Dark

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Season 3
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 1, 2017
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 282 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 250 out of 282
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 282
  3. Negative: 13 out of 282

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  1. Leonando_souza
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    It's completely incredible how the show keep you very anticipated for what may come next and the end is a masterpiece
  2. RickyBachtiar
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    Absolutely Amazing
    unpredictable, beyond everything
    the best finale season ever all the time
  3. DiogodosSantos
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Freaking amazing.
    With a lot of new lines of narrative, Odar and Friese managed to keep ir logic and emotional.
    Lisa Vicari got the chance to lead and she did it perfectly. Turned out to be an amazing actress. Louis Hofmann grew a lot as an actor and had the most convincing performance of his role as Jonas. The built up between episode 1 and 5 is very similar to the first season in what    Freaking amazing.
    With a lot of new lines of narrative, Odar and Friese managed to keep ir logic and emotional.

    Lisa Vicari got the chance to lead and she did it perfectly. Turned out to be an amazing actress.
    Louis Hofmann grew a lot as an actor and had the most convincing performance of his role as Jonas.

    The built up between episode 1 and 5 is very similar to the first season in what comes to surprises (and its demanding due to the new set up), but that is a lot of intrigue still.
    In what comes to powerful moments, the ending scene from episode 6, mixed up with Pioneers (M83 Remix) from Bloc Party achieves one of the greatest moments from the show, sublime.

    Episode 7 is a well made timeline delight, with an unknown story and a lot of new plots.
    The last episode “The Paradise”, manages to close the cycle in a powerful and very emotional way, giving a sense of an ending to every character arcs without any plot hole.

    Easily a 10/10.    … Expand
  4. vinilsk
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    I love this series, and this final season is amazing. The conclusion is very satisfying.
  5. EMPERORHW
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    Así se termina una serie compleja , casi perfecta son muy pequeños errores que sería injusto ver esos pequeños puntos negros en una gran sábana blanca !!!
  6. guhareis_
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    Dark é de longe a série mais planejada da atualidade, tendo o final mais redondo e fechado possível. Não existe um final (apesar de existir), servindo como um gatilho pra infinitas reflexões. É simplesmente fantástica, insana, filosófica, inteligente, excitante, cativante...INSANA
  7. Phenompt
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    With all the theories that were put forth before the release,dark seemingly had a tough task to please everyone. However, it went on to deliver and cover more ground than one had expected it to in its embroiled up plot.
    A few things,still, were not given enough space to breathe, and it would be fair to say they weren't that important to the plot as well. So ,overall,a nice go home season    With all the theories that were put forth before the release,dark seemingly had a tough task to please everyone. However, it went on to deliver and cover more ground than one had expected it to in its embroiled up plot.
    A few things,still, were not given enough space to breathe, and it would be fair to say they weren't that important to the plot as well. So ,overall,a nice go home season that brought a satisfying end.    … Expand
  8. SeaBass-XXV
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    One of the best serie I've ever watched. The plot, the actors, the atmosphere: everything is high caliber here.

    What a ride!!! Worth watching again, and again...
  9. matheuscassol
    Jul 28, 2020
    6
    Season 1 and 2 of Dark are consistent in style, tone, character development, dialog and plot. In Season 3 the quality simply vanishes. The style goes from truly dark and mysterious (the creepy room where they do experiments with the kids, Noah's priest outfit etc) to absolutely stupid (Martha's crazy hair and matrix overcoat). The tone goes from dark realism to over the top pseudo sci-fi.Season 1 and 2 of Dark are consistent in style, tone, character development, dialog and plot. In Season 3 the quality simply vanishes. The style goes from truly dark and mysterious (the creepy room where they do experiments with the kids, Noah's priest outfit etc) to absolutely stupid (Martha's crazy hair and matrix overcoat). The tone goes from dark realism to over the top pseudo sci-fi. Character development is clearly not the focus, which would be more understandable if the plot was going somewhere. The dialog becomes just stupid. I don't know how many times I heard "everything is happening as it always did". And the biggest disappointment is that the genius time travel plot becomes the most nonsensical, stupid and virtually useless garbage.
    That said, the ending is pretty redeeming, specially the episode 7 which is a true masterpiece. Tne last two episodes are so good that they elevate this dull season to a mediocre place. I do not understand the universal acclaim that this season gathered, but I agree that we have a satisfying ending to the show    … Expand
  10. muldjord
    Aug 11, 2020
    6
    Way, way, waaaaaaaaay too many characters to keep track of. And top that off with the fact that you also have to remember them at their different ages, dimensions and timelines. I lost interest completely at episode 4. I had no idea what was going on anymore. To me it had turned into a lot of nonsense about beginnings and endings and knots that need to be stopped before they form. ButWay, way, waaaaaaaaay too many characters to keep track of. And top that off with the fact that you also have to remember them at their different ages, dimensions and timelines. I lost interest completely at episode 4. I had no idea what was going on anymore. To me it had turned into a lot of nonsense about beginnings and endings and knots that need to be stopped before they form. But nothing seems to matter anyway. Everyone is lying, everyone good turns bad and vice versa.

    I give up! Piling new characters on top of an already immensely complicated plot does not, for me, make for a good show. Season 1 was a bit slow, but interesting. 2 hooked me. 3 lost me. So yeah, I guess I'm in the dark.    … Expand
  11. Shambayati
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Perfect series and darkness story and the best news in age of covid 19.............
  12. Juliansarmien18
    Jun 27, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nunca habia visto una serie tan bien construida, sigue al pie de la letra su filosofia del eterno retorno y toca temas cpmo la fisica cuántica y paradojas metafísicas como la paradoja de schrödinger, todo esto de manera compleja y combinada con ciencia ficción que hace que el televidente desee seguir viéndola, no doy 10 ya que hubo un cabo suelto, ¿de donde salió el artefacto para viajar entre mundos? Creo que fue el único vacío en la trama, lo cual es perdonable teniendo en cuenta todos los cabos por atar, gran serie sin duda,… Expand
  13. Hubwood
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Thank you Netflix!
    Thank you Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese.
    THIS IS how Sci-Fi should be!

    My head is exploding. But I am thankful for the great finale!
    What an amazing show / cast / story / music / visuals / everything!

    Please. Let those 2 do more shows! PLEASE!
  14. anauarc
    Jun 27, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the greatest series of this time.
    Great casting, the CGI is on point, amazing photograph and sounds. Excellent work.
    Regarding the writing of this third season, I believe they did an amazing job. However, there were several weak spots on the plot.
    Last season left us with the feeling that Magnus, Bartosz and the rest of the gang would plat a big role in the following events. However, Sic Mundus left us with a bitersweet taste: Nor Magnus or Franziska had any significant roles in this season except for a couple of takes. Bartosz had a little more of importance both in the past and in the "other" future, but still makes us feel that this "Sic Mundus" organization, with this pictures and clues that made us believe that it was a huge organization, ended up being just Adan giving orders to his mindless marionettes.

    In the other world, they didn't explain very well how this rival Light organization worked, how did they start it, or how did they manage to build their underground portal (was it Noah?).

    Also, they didn't really explain how did Claudia got to know about this "og" world, how were the worlds connected (did she manage to get to this reality anytime before she spoke to Adan or was she just speculating?)

    Overall, somethings felt kind of rushed and put just to "cover the wholes", which happens to be really different to the previous seasons, all delicately planned and thorough.

    But still, it managed to give us a good experience and a good ending to a spectacular and original story.    … Expand
  15. Juarsenal
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    Dark is nothing less than a modern masterpiece. Not only is this the revival of the Noir genre mixed with sci-fi elements, but also a new standard for modern tv shows to come. From the amazing cinematography to the outstanding direction and writing from Baran Bo Odar, Dark excels every aspect of what I love about cinema.
  16. willi4525
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    By far the best series I have ever seen. By FAR. After season 8 of games of thrones and star wars episode 9, I had lost fate in great series and movies to be able to end on a great note. This series not only surpass my expectations but took it to a other level for what we has a viewer can and should expect from storytelling, characters build ups and just the beauty of cinematography andBy far the best series I have ever seen. By FAR. After season 8 of games of thrones and star wars episode 9, I had lost fate in great series and movies to be able to end on a great note. This series not only surpass my expectations but took it to a other level for what we has a viewer can and should expect from storytelling, characters build ups and just the beauty of cinematography and filming in general. The ending his just perfect on the same standard and even more than breaking bad season 5 ending. I don't think I will ever see a series like this again but this is also the beauty of it because the beginning his the end and the end his the beginning.… Expand
  17. max_monk
    Jul 23, 2020
    6
    It should end in the first season, then the shots and colors, yellow accents were also taken care of. Season three is incredibly tangled
  18. JLuis_001
    Jul 4, 2020
    8
    Out of nowhere this show became one of the best shows of the decade and probably in history.
    They really closed the loop and personally all three seasons were an incredible journey.
  19. AX10
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Ciencia Ficción pura y dura, metafísica y existencialismo. Todos los elementos que importan en el mundo para llenarse de preguntas que enriquezcan el pensamiento lúdico están aquí, presentados de una forma extraordinaria y escritos con una prolijidad inusitada. Este tipo de historias suelen estar llenas de agujeros de guión, pero en Dark todo tiene un propósito y la serie se esfuerzaCiencia Ficción pura y dura, metafísica y existencialismo. Todos los elementos que importan en el mundo para llenarse de preguntas que enriquezcan el pensamiento lúdico están aquí, presentados de una forma extraordinaria y escritos con una prolijidad inusitada. Este tipo de historias suelen estar llenas de agujeros de guión, pero en Dark todo tiene un propósito y la serie se esfuerza exitosamente por establecer justificaciones solidas. En pocas palabras, una de las series mejor escritas de los últimos años y sin duda una de las 10 mejores series de Netflix. Para quien les escribe, la número 1.… Expand
  20. sebastian36036
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    Amazing show. And magnific ending. One of the best shows alongside Twin Peaks, Mr.Robot, Breaking Bad and others.
  21. cterryr2
    Jul 21, 2020
    1
    I liked seasons 1-2. This is just reusing old tape and rehashing the same stuff over and over. Very boring and most of it did not matter for the plot. In other words: TERRIBLE!
  22. shoulderoforion
    Jul 15, 2020
    3
    Finally sat down and watched Dark seasons 1 through 3, first season was like homework, it's way too slow burn almost had me shut it off, the universe building took so long and there were so many pieces I almost didn't stick around, Season 2 was markedly better with faster action and reveals, Season 3, in this one mans opinion, was a mess, throwing everything and anything against the wallFinally sat down and watched Dark seasons 1 through 3, first season was like homework, it's way too slow burn almost had me shut it off, the universe building took so long and there were so many pieces I almost didn't stick around, Season 2 was markedly better with faster action and reveals, Season 3, in this one mans opinion, was a mess, throwing everything and anything against the wall that would stick, and I lost interest at Episode 2 but hate watched the rest just to see how it'd end… Expand
  23. pablo_delRey
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No me esperaba eso, quería que fueran felices. Tantas perdidas ugggjhh me encantó no tengo palabras… Expand
  24. gromjow
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Incrível, uma temporada que cumpre a proposta da obra e que consegue ser melhor a cada episodio. Um desfecho com gosto de quero mais. A temporada que faz jus ao "o começo é o fim e o fim é o começo".
  25. Tonyyy
    Jul 16, 2020
    3
    Didn't expect this promising show to turn into a boyscout-esque, poorly made, typical bad-german series. Oh my god, that was chewy. It's unthrilling because nothing matters anyways. Who's the father or mother of whom, who did this and that, this all becomes completely meaningless because we already know: Things can't really change and what these people do doesn't impact the final outcome.Didn't expect this promising show to turn into a boyscout-esque, poorly made, typical bad-german series. Oh my god, that was chewy. It's unthrilling because nothing matters anyways. Who's the father or mother of whom, who did this and that, this all becomes completely meaningless because we already know: Things can't really change and what these people do doesn't impact the final outcome. Spoiler alert: In the end it somehow does. But not in a way that makes us go: Oh my god! Like the Hodor Moment in Game of Thrones - it doesn't make us even go "Ahh!", - it's more like: "Well, I guess, whatever". The slow pace of the series doesn't pick up and what created tension before becomes boring now. We don't find things out in a thrilling fashion. No, characters just slowly tell all the exposition to one another. The last episode was especially hilariously bad. I don't even know.… Expand
  26. truerock
    Mar 12, 2022
    9
    Dark is a German language science fiction thriller.

    The story is complex and requires complete attention of the viewer in order to follow the plot.
  27. fra92
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    a great and emotional journey, for a well-developed and intriguing tv show. It's a must-watch! I will miss it
  28. beast18
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    Fantastic series. Time travel and tense thriller through and through. Series planned out and written perfectly. And keeps asking questions and insight into life, fate, desire, actions, past, future, and the meaning of our actions.
  29. NBMTX
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    It's a 10. Breaking Bad tier show for me. The show got crazier from S1 to series end, but that's perfectly in line with the series itself. The pieces fit, and Dark sticks it's landing.
  30. Dobian
    Jul 28, 2020
    10
    I had seen this show pop up in my list from time to time the past couple of years, and when I was between shows a month ago I looked at it a little more closely and decided to give it a try. Viewing it in the native German with English subtitles (which I strongly recommend), I was captivated by a story that lifted this show up into the stratosphere of Breaking Bad, The Americans, TheI had seen this show pop up in my list from time to time the past couple of years, and when I was between shows a month ago I looked at it a little more closely and decided to give it a try. Viewing it in the native German with English subtitles (which I strongly recommend), I was captivated by a story that lifted this show up into the stratosphere of Breaking Bad, The Americans, The Expanse, and only a handful of other series I have ever watched. Dark expertly examines not simply time travel but the whole nature of spacetime and quantum mechanics that I have read about in books. Does free will exist, or is it just a myth as we plod along the same path to our ultimate fate no matter what we try and do to change it? This is the question Dark explores. It then weaves these theories into the lives of four families across multiple generations and even alternate realities, and just when you think this show has bit off more than it can chew and is heading down the road traveled by "Lost", it perfectly connects all the dots and explains all. But even that alone isn't what propels Dark into "Greatest Ever" territory, it is the unbelievable heart it displays as it explores all of these characters through different points in their lives, understanding their strengths and weaknesses, their flaws and imperfections, their motivations and desires. You care about these people and what happens to them. You root not only for their happiness, but their very existence. I don't give 10/10 lightly, but Dark is just that, certainly one of the greatest series I have ever watched, and possibly the best.… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Michael Frank
    Jul 6, 2020
    100
    The season-three set pieces are gorgeous, as the German show remains fantastic on a technical level. The camerawork goes from feeling hectic and nervy to slow, steady, and measured several times throughout each episode. It’s disorienting, just like the layered narrative it’s depicting. Hoffman’s performance continues to be top-tier, especially from a young actor. ... One of the most mind-melting shows on television, and possibly the most unique Netflix original, “Dark” finishes its run with peak writing, shocking conclusions, and a bittersweet sense of finality.
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  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Jack Seale
    Jun 29, 2020
    80
    Dark is distilled to its essence, which is a mix of epic philosophical arguments and sad vignettes about loss and betrayal, all wrapped up in anything-goes sci-fi and gorgeous production design that delivers ice-cool ideas and imagery.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Jun 29, 2020
    91
    Even with all that uncertainty, “Dark” has maintained that highwire act for three of the most thrilling sci-fi TV seasons ever made. To see it make it across the chasm with its ambitions and technique intact is certainly something worth remembering.
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