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2009 – Beforeigners (TV Series 2019– )
spacetime coordinates: season 1 takes place in 2019 Oslo, where sudden flashes of light appear in the bay in Bjørvika. People from different time periods—the Stone Age, Viking Age, and the 19th century—suddenly appear in the present.
Beforeigners is a Norwegian sci-fi buddy cop series created and written by Eilif Skodvin and Anne Bjørnstad and directed by Jens Lien. The main protagonists are Lars (Nicolai Cleve Broch), an Oslo police detective, and Alfhildr (Krista Kosonen), a Viking-era recruit, who investigate the murder of a Stone Ager. (wiki)
imdb / Shield-maiden / Thorir Hund / Olaf the Stout / Battle of Stiklestad / neo-Luddism
1937 – The Chronicles of Narnia (film series)
spacetime coordinates: 1940.s United Kingdom / the fantasy world of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia series of films is based on The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of novels by C. S. Lewis. From the seven books, three were adapted—The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) – imdb, Prince Caspian (2008) – imdb, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) – imdb.
1871 – Edge of the World (2021)
spacetime coordinates: Borneo in 1839
Edge of the World is an adventure drama film directed by Michael Haussman and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the British soldier and adventurer James Brooke (1803-1868). Edge of the World is a co-production between the US, the UK, Malaysia, and China. (wiki)
1841 – Voyagers (2021)
timespace coordinates: ~2080’s on a generation ship in search of a new home
Voyagers is a 2021 American science fiction film written and directed by Neil Burger. The film stars Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead and Colin Farrell. The film was described as being “Lord of the Flies in space”. (wiki)
1739 – Soul (2020)
timespace coordinates: 2010’s New York City, the Great Beyond / the Great Before
Soul is a 2020 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for distribution by Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Kemp Powers, The film stars the voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Questlove, Phylicia Rashad, Daveed Diggs, and Angela Bassett. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composed the film’s score, while Jon Batiste wrote the jazz songs for the film. (wiki)
1681 – Planeta bur (1962)
timespace coordinates: 1960’s. the first human landing on Venus
Planeta Bur (Russian: Планета Бурь) is a 1962 Sovcolor Soviet science-fiction film scripted by Alexander Kazantsev from his novel, and co-scripted and directed by Pavel Klushantsev.
In English, the film is often informally referred to as Planet of the Storms, Planet of Storms, Planet of Tempests, Planeta Burg, and Storm Planet, though it was never actually released in the US in its original form until the 1990s, via home video. It is better known to American audiences via two American television movies which featured special effects and most of the primary footage from it: Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet and Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women. (wiki)