Dark (2017)
Everything is connected.
A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 1 December 2017 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 27 June 2020 |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery |
| Created by | Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese |
| Starring | Louis Hofmann |
| Seasons | 3 seasons, 26 episodes |
| Episode length | about 51 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 22 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes 95% · Metacritic 72/100 · TMDB users 8.4/10 |
Where to watch Dark
Dark is streaming on Netflix ($17.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Netflix, or $17.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Dark is a 2017 mystery that treats time travel not as a superpower, but as a bureaucratic trap. Created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, it spans 3 seasons and 26 episodes, totaling 22 hours of viewing. That is a lot of time to spend in a small town where everyone is hiding something. The tone is cold, precise, and relentlessly logical. It does not ask for your suspension of disbelief; it demands your attention to detail. If you like puzzles that hurt, this is the one. The tagline "Everything is connected" is not a promise; it is a threat.
What the critics said
Critics treated Dark as a mandatory viewing experience, which is a high bar for a show about time travel in a small German town. Rotten Tomatoes sits at 95% positive reviews as of January 2026. Metacritic is less effusive, landing at 72 out of 100. The gap suggests the plot twists are dense enough to make some viewers pause, or perhaps just blink. It has been listed among the best shows of the 2010s and the 21st century. The BBC ranked it the 58th best series of the century. That is a specific number, which feels appropriate for a series obsessed with clocks.
How it did with audiences
Dark holds an 8.4 TMDB user score, a number that suggests the audience appreciated the puzzle more than the solution. There is no box office data to weigh against that rating, which keeps the conversation firmly in the realm of streaming habits rather than theatrical receipts. Viewers likely stayed for the twist and left satisfied, provided they did not mind the time loop eating their free time.
What came next for the cast
Louis Hofmann moved from Land of Mine (2015) and Alone in Berlin (2016) to Red Sparrow (2018). Lisa Vicari jumped from Hell (2011) to Isi & Ossi (2020), then Hijack (2023). Andreas Pietschmann went from Belle and Sebastian (2013) to 1899 (2022), Nuremberg (2025), and Survive (2024). The credits list what came next. They cannot say this specific show caused that shift.
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Sources
- Dark on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q28443710 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Dark (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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