Dark
Netflix | Release Date: December 1, 2017
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardNov 30, 2017
Season 1 Review: Dark’s acting is serviceable, the musical choices questionable and the location shooting in Berlin is ominous. The jump scares are out of an ’80s slasher film and get tiresome. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Jen ChaneyDec 1, 2017
Season 1 Review: Like other shows that invite the viewer to try to solve them, Dark suffers a bit in the humanity department. With so many characters, and such attention on how their identities and actions fit into the plot, there isn’t much room to truly get to know these people on a deeper level, at least not in the six episodes that I watched out of the ten total. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergNov 30, 2017
Season 1 Review: I grew initially frustrated at how little Dark was showing me about its characters and how little investment I was feeling in them, though the middle of the season produced some sympathy that I can't explain without spoiling the twists. Read full review
45
Reason.comGlenn GarvinDec 2, 2017
Season 1 Review: Where Stranger Things is deft, Dark is heavy-handed; where Stranger Things is well-paced, Dark moves at the speed of a dump truck lost in a bog; where Stranger Things' kids are likeable and funny, Dark's are sullen and sour. Read full review
40
Yahoo TVKen TuckerDec 1, 2017
Season 1 Review: The non-stop grimness of Dark strains both credulity and interest. Over the course of the three episodes I watched, Dark became both more complex and more easy to disengage from. Read full review
40
ColliderChris CabinDec 1, 2017
Season 1 Review: Dark feels strangely one-note, elevated purely by the increasing eccentricity of the plot, which eventually tip-toes into the science-fiction realm when time travel becomes a major element of the story. The less said about that the better. Read full review
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