Dark

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 1, 2017
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10

Critic Reviews

  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Dec 5, 2017
    80
    Jonas’s search for answers offers the pleasures of puzzle-solving, if not profound drama, and if you give Dark a few episodes you may find yourself hooked.
  2. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Dec 4, 2017
    80
    A consistently engaging genre effort in its own right, employing unsettling production values and an enormous cast of well-drawn characters for a narratively splintered investigation into questions of fate and free will. ... Come for the surface similarities to Stranger Things, stay for the unique time-travel insanity.
  3. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Dec 4, 2017
    70
    It’s beautiful, mysterious, and a little bit maddening, and you’d want to take in every little second of the show even if it wasn’t in German with English subtitles, because every aspect of it matters.
  5. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Nov 16, 2017
    75
    Even when Dark is clinical in its set-up of these interweaving story threads, there’s still an incredible amount of energy coursing through the show.

Awards & Rankings

11
#11 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
60
#60 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

User Reviews

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 373 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 324 out of 373
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 373
  3. Negative: 28 out of 373
  1. Bojack_Horseman
    Dec 2, 2017
    10
    I don't get why critics do not like this gem of a series; it is written wonderfully and I like that it enters more of a science-fiction realmI don't get why critics do not like this gem of a series; it is written wonderfully and I like that it enters more of a science-fiction realm than a supernatural one.… Full Review »
  2. L_iquorice
    Dec 1, 2017
    9
    Whomever compared Dark to Stranger Things should apologise. It's not Stranger Things and never meant to be. It's a show that needs the viewerWhomever compared Dark to Stranger Things should apologise. It's not Stranger Things and never meant to be. It's a show that needs the viewer to focus on what he or she is seeing and even for that it won't gratify you with simple feeling of nostalgia or just pure fun. It's a puzzle. Well crafted, very complicated story with layers. An yes - the story unfolds rather slow, but once you make an effort to embrace this amazing universe you won't be able to stop watching.… Full Review »
  3. michuoz
    Dec 5, 2017
    10
    This TV show is very diffrent than Stranger THings, I may say its even better, darker and more mature and the climat is very heay, music andThis TV show is very diffrent than Stranger THings, I may say its even better, darker and more mature and the climat is very heay, music and sound makes me scare up a little bit. Dont know why critics are giving so low opinions- becouse its german actros ? its not again some USA prodtuction ? Hope to see season 2 DARK.… Full Review »
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