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«Everything is connected.»

Year
2017
Age rating
TV-MA
Seasons
3 seasons · 26 episodes
Countries
Germany
Production
Director
Baran bo Odar
Starring
Louis Hofmann

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About the series

In the small German town of Winden, a boy disappears, drawing four families into a mystery that spans generations. The investigation leads to a hidden cave in the forest and reveals a strange connection between different time periods. As the characters uncover long-buried secrets, they discover that the disappearances are tied to a complex cycle connecting the past, present, and future.

Seasons & episodes

Season 1

2017 · 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.

  1. Still from episode 1
    E01

    Secrets

    01 Dec 2017 52 min

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

  2. Still from episode 2
    E02

    Lies

    01 Dec 2017 45 min

    When a grim discovery leaves the police baffled, Ulrich seeks a search warrant for the power plant. A mysterious stranger checks into the hotel.

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    E03

    Past and Present

    01 Dec 2017 46 min

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

  4. Still from episode 4
    E04

    Double Lives

    01 Dec 2017 48 min

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

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    E05

    Truths

    01 Dec 2017 46 min

    Hannah takes her obsession with Ulrich too far. The stranger asks Regina to deliver an important package. Martha is torn between Jonas and Bartosz.

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    E06

    Sic Mundus Creatus Est

    01 Dec 2017 51 min

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

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    E07

    Crossroads

    01 Dec 2017 52 min

    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.

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    E08

    As You Sow, So You Shall Reap

    01 Dec 2017 51 min

    In 1953, the disfigured bodies of two boys are exhumed at a construction site, the future location of Winden's nuclear power plant.

  9. Still from episode 9
    E09

    Everything Is Now

    01 Dec 2017 56 min

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

  10. Still from episode 10
    E10

    Alpha and Omega

    01 Dec 2017 57 min

    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

2019 · 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.

  1. Still from episode 1
    E01

    Beginnings and Endings

    21 Jun 2019 54 min

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

  2. Still from episode 2
    E02

    Dark Matter

    21 Jun 2019 55 min

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

  3. Still from episode 3
    E03

    Ghosts

    21 Jun 2019 57 min

    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.

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    E04

    The Travelers

    21 Jun 2019 61 min

    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.

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    E05

    Lost and Found

    21 Jun 2019 57 min

    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.

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    E06

    An Endless Cycle

    21 Jun 2019 55 min

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

  7. Still from episode 7
    E07

    The White Devil

    21 Jun 2019 59 min

    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.

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    E08

    Endings and Beginnings

    21 Jun 2019 58 min

    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

2020 · 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.

  1. Still from episode 1
    E01

    Deja-vu

    27 Jun 2020 63 min

    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.

  2. Still from episode 2
    E02

    The Survivors

    27 Jun 2020 60 min

    Martha travels to 1888 to warn her friends about the 2020 disaster. Winden residents past and present search for their missing loved ones.

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    E03

    Adam and Eva

    27 Jun 2020 57 min

    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.

  4. Still from episode 4
    E04

    The Origin

    27 Jun 2020 65 min

    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.

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    E05

    Life and Death

    27 Jun 2020 65 min

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

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    E06

    Light and Shadow

    27 Jun 2020 59 min

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

  7. Still from episode 7
    E07

    Between the Time

    27 Jun 2020 70 min

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

  8. Still from episode 8
    E08

    The Paradise

    27 Jun 2020 74 min

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

Specials

2017 · 5 episodes

  1. Still from episode 1
    E01

    Aftershow | Time Travel

    11 Dec 2017 20 min

    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.

  2. Still from episode 2
    E02

    Aftershow | Relationships

    12 Dec 2017 18 min

    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.

  3. Still from episode 3
    E03

    Aftershow | Showrunner

    13 Dec 2017 18 min

    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.

  4. Still from episode 4
    E04

    Aftershow | Small Town Secrets

    14 Dec 2017 14 min

    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.

  5. E05

    The big DARK farewell show

    05 Jul 2020 36 min

Questions and answers

How many seasons and episodes does “Dark” have?

3 seasons, 26 episodes.

When did “Dark” premiere?

Premiere: 1 December 2017.

Who stars in “Dark”?

Starring: Louis Hofmann.

What age rating does “Dark” have?

Age rating: TV-MA.

Who directed “Dark”?

Director: Baran bo Odar.

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