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Season 3 – 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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Critics Consensus

Dark's final chapter is as thrilling as it is bewildering, bringing viewers full circle without sacrificing any of the show's narrative complexities.

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Lawrence Ware New York Times 10/13/2023
A+
When you’re done with the Battle of Starcourt, feel free to visit Winden, Germany. There are even stranger and better things happening there. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager The Daily Beast 08/24/2020
Watching Dark's third and final season is like clutching the hand of a person who's dangling from a helicopter over a vast canyon-you're just holding on for dear life, desperate to maintain your grip on the wild situation. Go to Full Review
Sean T. Collins Decider 08/24/2020
The thing about Dark is that you don't need to maintain a complex diagram of overlapping timelines and rootless family trees to maintain an interest in what's happening to the people of Winden. Go to Full Review
Mark Serrels CNET 03/28/2023
Three seasons of perfect television, available on a streaming service you most likely already subscribe to. Dark won't disappoint you, or turn like Game of Thrones. It won't end unfinished like Deadwood, or make zero sense like Westworld. Go to Full Review
Victor Pineyro Seventh Art Studio 10/22/2021
8/10
Dark's last season overcomplicates the time travel experience but in some weird way creates an emotional goodbye to this technically incredible show. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Fausto Ponce Alta Fidelidad Magazine 03/02/2021
Is it too early to say that Dark is one of the best series of the century so far? I don't believe so. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Joe G. @Review_Joe 1d Personally didn't find the final season as strong as the first two. But Dark as a whole was one fantastic show. Glad I got to experience it. See more stevko O @EldoradoAvocado Feb 13 It's not terrible, per se, but compared to first two seasons, it's SLOP. It was very easy to suspend your disbelief and enjoy seasons 1 and 2, since the rules were simple and the writing was coherent. That's not the case in season 3. Every time they write themselves into the corner, they invent new rules, only to break them in the next episode. When something interesting happened in s01 and s02, it was cool, since the story was consistend and writing made sense. Anything "interesting" in s03 is just unexplained arbitrary randomness. See more MBI M @MNZGamerX Jan 27 Season 2 left things at an extremely complex juncture with the narrative and plot taking an unexpected and mind-bending turn in Eps 8 & with the whole season conveying a depressing commentary on human nature and possibly on why humanity is wholly unfit for time travel. Season 3, complicates matters from the outset by adding to time travel the idea of an alternate world with the same characters, some playing different roles, others not in existence, even a few having the same or 'alternate' innate characteristics and traits that include cruelty, infidelity, manipulation, vindictiveness, jealousy, selfishness etc. In this new world everything is literally turned on its head, with new characters, different scenarios and role reversals from the previous world. What Season 3 says about love is possibly the most insightful. The season has numerous plot twists as two factions battle it out to break the knot in time or not and the solution seems to have been staring us in the face all along. See more K. E @SysComp Jan 24 What a finale! Ending a show with this complexity in such a perfect way is not easy, but they did a perfect job. The only bad thing about all of this is that I can never watch it again for the first time. :( See more Kenneth M @Kennetj Jan 13 The previous review exemplifies how people are products of their time, an era rife with immediacy. The problem is that it's accused of having "bad things" when the real problem lies with the viewer, who, upon not understanding something, attributes it to a narrative flaw. The series resolves its plot threads, answers 95% of the questions, and maintains a perfect pace for what it wants to convey: "its characters," with motivations and ideas that are thoroughly explored according to their fundamental principles. Dark is perfect in all its aspects—technical, narrative, and scientific—which it employs masterfully. See more SELECT @SetecAstronomy Jan 11 I am an avid time travel story enthusiast and so I was intrigued when it was recommended to check this out. I binge watched the series and I did not like the show! Here are just a small list of problems with this show: 1) It is difficult to follow! The scenes, while they have great framing, music, and cinematography, linger too long - across the board! This could be a short story or a 2-4 part 3 hour mini-series! Incredibly stretched out story with not much to say! **SPOILER*** 2) The entire show revolves around an incestuous relationship! 3) The male and female protagonist have no character to speak of except that they love each other! I liked this better when it was written centuries ago by William Shakeseare!!! 4) There are plot holes galore, time travel devices which aren't explained, and even with a flowchart showing all of the connections I'm convinced there are tons of holes!!!! Do not recommend! See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Jun 27, 2020 Deja-vu In 2019, Jonas emerges from the cave into a strange but familiar world in which the town of Winden is reeling from the recent disappearance of a young boy. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 27, 2020 The Survivors Martha travels to 1888 to warn her friends about the 2020 disaster; Winden residents -- past and present -- search for their missing loved ones. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 27, 2020 Adam and Eva Charlotte and Ulrich try to figure out what happened in the bunker; in different times and worlds, Jonas and Martha strive to gain each other's trust. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 27, 2020 The Origin Martha and Jonas travel to 2052 and get a glimpse of a grim future; in 1954, two townspeople go missing; Hannah receives surprising news. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 27, 2020 Life and Death In 2020, a visitor delivers a warning to Claudia; Jonas questions Eva's motives the day before the apocalypse. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 27, 2020 Light and Shadow Adam holds Martha captive in 2020; a frantic Martha begs Bartosz for his help on the day of the apocalypse. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 27, 2020 Between the Time Across three centuries, the townspeople continue their desperate quest to alter their fates and save their loved ones. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 27, 2020 The Paradise Claudia explains to Adam how everything is connected and gives him some ideas on how he can destroy the knot. Details
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Season Info

Director
Baran bo Odar
Executive Producer
Quirin Berg, Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese, Max Wiedemann
Screenwriter
Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng, Baran bo Odar
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date
Jun 27, 2020
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