Netflix is preparing to take viewers back to 1999, when the Y2K bug was a concern, mobile phones were primarily used for making calls, and the word “Google” had not yet been invented. “Analog Squad,” a charming television comedy that delves into the lives of a fictional family against the backdrop of a globe embracing a new millennium, will have its global premiere on December 7.

The protagonist of the tale is Pond, a middle-aged man who, in an attempt to make his father proud one last time, gathers a motley crew to join him on his estranged father’s deathbed. And while it was difficult to find out someone’s genuine identity at the time, it was simple for him to do so.

 Pond enlists the help of his ex-girlfriend Lily to assume the roles of his wife and mother of his fictitious children, Bung, a tomboyish girl who runs a video rental business, and Keg, a lively adolescent employee at a pager firm. Pretending to be a family, the four discover what it means to be a family along the road.

Netflix is preparing to take viewers back to 1999, when the Y2K bug was a concern, mobile phones were primarily used for making calls, and the word “Google” had not yet been invented. Analog Squad, a charming television comedy that chronicles the ups and downs of a fictional family against the backdrop of a globe embracing the new millennium, will have its global premiere on December 7.

Experienced director and co-writer Nithiwat “Ton” Tharatorn, best known for his work on the wildly successful feel-good Thai films Teacher’s Diary, Dear Galileo, and Seasons Change, makes his series directorial debut with Analog Squad.

Nithiwat chose 1999 as the setting for the family-friendly series, calling it a unique time. “Whether it was the turn of the century or the allure of the analogue age, marked by how we used to wait and long for people far off and how our lives stayed private since we weren’t as linked previously, there were many unforgettable events at that time,” he says. We would only get to know someone on the first day of our meeting. Thus, the concept of a make-believe family makes sense in that time period, which I and many others want for.

To make his father proud one last time, middle-aged Pond (Nopachai “Peter” Jayanama) in Analog Squad gathers a motley crew of people to form a makeshift family to be with him on his estranged father’s deathbed. And while it was difficult to find out someone’s genuine identity at the time, it was simple for him to do so.

Pond gets his ex-girlfriend Lily (Namfon Kullanut) to play the role of his wife and mother to his made-up kids, who are actually two different people: Bung (Primmy-Wipawee Patnasiri), a tomboyish girl who owns a video rental shop, and Keg (JJ-Krissanapoom Pibulsonggram), a playful teenage employee at a pager company. Pretending to be a family, the four discover what it means to be one along the road.

Surasee Ithikul, Viyada Komarakul-nanakorn, Kasap Champadip, Yoko Takano, and Thanida Manalertruengkul complete the superb ensemble cast.

On December 7, exclusively on Netflix, “Analog Squad” will teach you the genuine meaning of family.