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97/100
MovieNerd Score

A missing child causes four families to help each other for answers. What they could not imagine is that this mystery would be connected to innumerable other secrets of the small town.

Filmmaking

Overall
99
Screenplay
98
Acting
99
Cinematography
93
Production
94
Directing
93
Concept
100
Story
100
Dialogue
88
Characters
94
Pacing
83
Musical Score
90

Attributes

Entertaining
98
Uniqueness
99
How Much I Like It
99
Twists
100
Artistry
96
Fun
94
Cliche
5
Cheesy
23
Broad Appeal
58
Cerebral
100
Emotional
94
Discussion Worthy
100

Genres

Comedy
33
Drama
91
Suspense
100
Action
58
Mystery
99
Thriller
75
Horror
41
Adventure
72
Romance
53
Science Fiction
100
Fantasy
73
Animation
0

Maturity

Family Friendly
28
Positive Message
50
Thematically Mature
84
Intense
92
Sexuality
39
Nudity
29
Violence
53
Gore
20
Crude
12
Profanity
54
Scary
34
Substance Use
25

3 Reviews

Michael A Silva
100 Overall100 Screenplay100 Acting90 Cinematography90 Production100 Concept100 Story80 Dialogue90 Characters80 Musical Score100 Uniqueness100 Entertaining

I couldn't possibly put into words how good this show is. One of the best things I've seen in my 40 years

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OkBlasted
98 Overall100 Screenplay100 Acting90 Cinematography98 Production100 Concept100 Story95 Dialogue95 Characters100 Musical Score98 Uniqueness95 Entertaining

Top tier television

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DealOnTheCouch
99 Overall93 Screenplay98 Acting100 Cinematography95 Production100 Concept100 Story90 Dialogue96 Characters90 Musical Score98 Uniqueness98 Entertaining

No summary…

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Creators and Cast

Creators

Cast

Episodes

Specials

5 episodes

S0 E1 · Aftershow | Time Travel

Time travel. Changing the course of things. Is that even possible? Friedemann Karig, the host of our DARK Aftershow tries to answer those questions and many more together with actors Louis Hofmann (Jonas), Andreas Pietschmann (The Stranger) and with the physicist and philosopher Sibylle Anderl.

S0 E2 · Aftershow | Relationships

Love, betrayal and complex relationships are central topics in DARK. In our aftershow Friedemann Karig tries to clarify those complexities with the help of actors Maja Schöne (Hannah), Oliver Masucci (Ulrich) and the couple therapist Ann-Marlene Henning.

S0 E3 · Aftershow | Showrunner

DARK leaves a couple of questions open. In our Aftershow host Friedemann Karig talks to the only two people that are able to give answers: the writer Jantje Friese and the director Baran bo Odar.

S0 E4 · Aftershow | Small Town Secrets

The fictive small town Winden represents a lot of places. Everyone hates their town, but why? Friedemann Karig tries to answer this and many more questions in the Aftershow of DARK with the help of the actresses Deborah Kaufmann (Regina), Gina Alice Stiebitz (Franziska) and with Friedrich Liechtenstein, who know the oddities of small towns too well.

S0 E5 · Episode 5

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Season 1

10 episodes

A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations.

S1 E1 · Secrets

In 2019, a local boy's disappearance stokes fear in the residents of Winden, a small German town with a strange and tragic history.

S1 E2 · 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.

S1 E3 · Past and Present

It's 1986, and Ulrich's brother, Mads, has been missing for a month. Confusion reigns as past and present intertwine.

S1 E4 · Double Lives

Bizarre occurrences give Charlotte a sense of déjà vu, and she suspects Peter is hiding something. Franziska snaps when Magnus confronts her.

S1 E5 · 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.

S1 E6 · Sic Mundus Creatus Est

Ulrich looks to the past for answers and dredges up disturbing family secrets. Armed with new tools, Jonas probes the cave's murky depths.

S1 E7 · Crossroads

Ulrich questions a frail and frightened Helge in the nursing home. Jonas searches for Mikkel, but the stranger warns him about meddling with the past.

S1 E8 · 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.

S1 E9 · Everything Is Now

Ulrich runs afoul of the law, Helge tries to dodge Egon Tiedemann, Claudia harnesses the cave's powers, and Katharina lashes out at Hannah.

S1 E10 · 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.

Season 2

8 episodes

Six months after the disappearances of Mikkel, Jonas and Ulrich, Winden's web of mysteries deepens -- and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

S2 E1 · Beginnings and Endings

Six months after the disappearances, the police form a task force. In 2052, Jonas learns that most of Winden perished in an apocalyptic event.

S2 E2 · Dark Matter

Clausen and Charlotte interview Regina. The Stranger takes Hannah to 1987, where Claudia has an unnerving encounter and Egon visits an old nemesis.

S2 E3 · Ghosts

In 1954, a missing Helge returns, but he'll only speak to Noah. In 1987, Claudia brings the time machine to Tannhaus, and Egon questions Ulrich again.

S2 E4 · The Travelers

Jonas meets an ominous figure. While the kids comb the cave for answers, the adults gather in the bunker to share what they know about the travelers.

S2 E5 · Lost and Found

In 1987, Ulrich seizes an opportunity. The kids return to the cave with the time machine, and Jonas learns of a loophole that could change the future.

S2 E6 · An Endless Cycle

Armed with a plan to prevent the apocalypse, Jonas travels to 2019. During the Nielsens' anniversary party, Ulrich sneaks off with Hannah.

S2 E7 · The White Devil

Martha meets the Stranger and learns his true identity. Claudia tries to prevent Egon's death in 1987. Hannah travels to 1954 to see Ulrich.

S2 E8 · Endings and Beginnings

On the day of the apocalypse, Clausen executes a search warrant at the power plant as Jonas and Claudia use the time machine to connect past and future.

Season 3

8 episodes

The time-twisting madness reaches its conclusion in a strange new world, where some things are quite familiar — and others are disturbingly not.

S3 E1 · Deja-vu

In 2019, Jonas emerges from the cave into a strange but familiar world: the town of Winden, reeling from the recent disappearance of a young boy.

S3 E2 · 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.

S3 E3 · Adam and Eva

Charlotte and Ulrich try to piece together what happened in the bunker. In different times and worlds, Jonas and Martha work to gain each other's trust.

S3 E4 · The Origin

Martha and Jonas travel to 2052 and get a glimpse of a grim future. In 1954, two residents of Winden go missing, and Hannah receives surprising news.

S3 E5 · Life and Death

In 2020, a visitor delivers a warning to Claudia. The day before the apocalypse, Jonas begins to question Eva's motives.

S3 E6 · Light and Shadow

Adam holds Martha captive in 2020. On the day of the apocalypse, an increasingly frantic Martha begs Bartosz for his help.

S3 E7 · Between the Time

Across three centuries, Winden's residents continue their desperate quest to alter their fate and save their loved ones.

S3 E8 · The Paradise

Claudia reveals to Adam how everything is connected — and how he can destroy the knot.

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