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Season 1 – Dark

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When two children go missing in a small German town, its sinful past is exposed along with the double lives and fractured relationships that exist among four families as they search for the kids. The mystery-drama series introduces an intricate puzzle filled with twists that includes a web of curious characters, all of whom have a connection to the town's troubled history -- whether they know it or not. The story includes supernatural elements that tie back to the same town in 1986. "Dark" represents the first German original series produced for Netflix.
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Dark — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Dark's central mystery unfolds slowly, both tense and terrifying, culminating in a creepy, cinematic triumph of sci-fi noir.

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Sean T. Collins Decider 06/21/2018
Dark feels like a version of Lost folded in on itself, in which the action on the magical, spacetime-traveling Island and the secret-revealing, surprise-laden, character-driven backstory flashbacks all occur simultaneously. Go to Full Review Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 03/29/2018
If Stranger Things is a big bowl of macaroni and cheese made with that lurid orange cheddar you can only get in America, Dark is a gamy Old World stew ladled out from a pot that has been bubbling away for centuries. Go to Full Review John Doyle Globe and Mail 12/07/2017
What sets Dark apart and raises it to the level of truly fine drama is its quietness and beauty. Go to Full Review Morgan Olson Loud and Clear Reviews 01/08/2025
Dark’s creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese’s have crafted a remarkable, labyrinthian series of interconnected characters, events, and consequences. Go to Full Review Rafael Sánchez Casademont Fotogramas 06/24/2024
A difficult series, perhaps the closest anything has come to 'Lost', without being a cheap copy of 'Lost'... Go to Full Review Jennifer Bisset CNET 04/06/2023
The OA is still the second-best TV show sunk into the mines of Netflix. We believe the best show is German sci-fi thriller Dark... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris H Feb 1 Absolutely hooked from minute one. Such a complicated story extremely well done. See more Danielle R @Witchydrichy Jan 27 One of the most intriguing and original shows in the past 10 years. I recommend this show to everyone, first season is a masterpiece. The dubbing is superb, once the plot hooked me, it was hard to notice that the actors and dubbed words are not from the original takes. See more K. E @SysComp Jan 24 An absolute masterpiece in each and every way imaginable. See more MBI M @MNZGamerX Jan 18 From Eps 1 of Dark there is a 'Stranger Things' Season 1 feel to it but the main characters are teenagers and the mood much gloomier, ominous & mature & being German, somewhat dryly intellectual but none of that should be considered as negatives. Eps 1 introduces us to the 4 families caught up in the mystery of the series with one teen already missing & soon another child missing & a dead one being found. Current events are linked to a similar incident 33 years earlier involving one of the families. Like in 'Stranger Things' the story in Dark centers around a particular building which here is a nuclear power station in the town of Winden. Things become complicated as Dark also involves time travel with existing characters but also younger versions of themselves & also some new characters to keep track of. There is a lot of interplay between past, present and future complicating matters. Things really take off in eps 5 as morality and religion intrude. A stunner of a series. See more Joe G. @Review_Joe Jan 17 Starting watching this after finishing Stranger Things and it did not disappoint. Dark is a fantastic and weird sci fi show. See more James G @abibunijimbere202 Jan 11 The series was going the music and the story wasn't Rush See more Read all reviews
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Oliver Masucci

Ulrich Nielsen

Karoline Eichhorn

Charlotte Doppler

Jördis Triebel

Katharina Nielsen

Louis Hofmann

Jonas Kahnwald

Maja Schöne

Hannah Kahnwald

Stephan Kampwirth

Peter Doppler

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 1, 2017 Secrets In 2019, a local boy's disappearance strokes fear in the residents of Winden, a small German town with a strange and tragic history. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 1, 2017 Lies When a grim discovery leaves the police baffled, Ulrich seeks a search warrant for the power plant; a mysterious stranger checks into the hotel. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 1, 2017 Past and Present It's 1986 and Ulrich's brother, Mads, has been missing for a month; confusion reigns as past and present intertwine. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 1, 2017 Double Lives Bizarre occurrences give Charlotte a sense of deja vu, and she suspects Peter is hiding something; Franziska snaps when Magnus confronts her. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 1, 2017 Truths Hannah takes her obsession with Ulrich too far; the stranger asks Regina to deliver an important package; Martha is torn between Jonas and Bartosz. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 1, 2017 Episode 6 Ulrich looks to the past for answers and dredges up disturbing family secrets; armed with new tools, Jonas probes the cave's murky depths. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 1, 2017 Crossroads Ulrich questions frail and frightened Helge in the nursing home; Jonas searches for Mikkel, but the stranger warns him about meddling with the past. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 1, 2017 As You Sow, so You Shall Reap In 1953, the disfigured bodies of two boys are exhumed at a construction site, the future location of Winden's nuclear power plant. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 1, 2017 Everything Is Now Ulrich runs afoul of the law; Helge tries to dodge Egon Tiedemann; Claudia harnesses the cave's powers; Katharina lashes out at Hannah. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 1, 2017 Alpha and Omega Peter gets a shock; Jonas learns the truth about his family, but there are more surprises still to come; Helge makes a sacrifice. Details

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Dark — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Baran bo Odar
Executive Producer
Erik Barmack, Quirin Berg, Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese, Kelly Luegenbiehl, Justyna Müsch, Max Wiedemann, Amanda Krentzman
Screenwriter
Jantje Friese, Ronny Schalk, Martin Behnke, Marc O. Seng
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date
Dec 1, 2017
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