when does arcadia analog horror take place

Arcadia appears to take place in the late 1980s , based on discussion around the series and fan explanations. One Reddit post about the series specifically says, “This series takes place during the late 1980s,” and other writeups place the story around a rural Alaska disaster involving a lab explosion and strange breaches in reality.

Setting

• Time period: Late 1980s.

• Location: Rural Alaska / northern Alaska.

• Core event: A government or lab experiment goes wrong and triggers the main horror.

Why people say that

The series itself seems to use retro broadcast styling, which fits the late-’80s reading, and multiple viewers describing the timeline point to that era rather than a modern setting. The exact year may not be firmly stated in the material I found, so “late 1980s” is the safest answer.

If you want, I can also break down the full Arcadia timeline in plain English.