Dark

2017 • TMDB 8.4 • 3 seasons • Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery

Overview

When a boy vanishes in the small German town of Winden, the search for him cracks open a mystery that stretches across generations — and across time itself. Four families, bound together by secrets, affairs and old grudges, discover that their lives are tangled in ways they never imagined, and that the caves beneath the town’s nuclear power plant hide a passage to the past and the future. Dark is a slow, rain-soaked puzzle of a series: every answer raises a new question, every character turns out to be someone else at another age, and every timeline is connected by a thread you cannot see until it pulls tight. It is the most intricately plotted show Netflix has ever made — a story about free will, fate and the terrible things families do to protect one another — and it rewards viewers who pay attention with one of the most satisfying endings in modern television.

Creator and Main Cast

Dark was created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese for Netflix. The cast includes Louis Hofmann as Jonas Kahnwald (26 episodes), Lisa Vicari as Martha Nielsen (26 episodes), Andreas Pietschmann as The Stranger (26 episodes), Maja Schöne as Hannah Kahnwald (26 episodes), Stephan Kampwirth as Peter Doppler (26 episodes), Paul Lux as Bartosz Tiedemann (26 episodes), Jördis Triebel as Katharina Nielsen (26 episodes), Karoline Eichhorn as Charlotte Doppler (26 episodes), and Moritz Jahn as Magnus Nielsen (18 episodes).

Seasons Snapshot

Dark has run for 3 seasons and 26 episodes on Netflix. Season 1 premiered on December 1, 2017, with 10 episodes, Season 2 followed with 8 episodes, and Season 3 concluded the story with 8 episodes, ending with the finale “The Paradise” on June 27, 2020. The final season takes the time-twisting madness to its conclusion in a strange new world, where some things are quite different — and some are exactly the same.

Why Watch Dark?

Dark is the gold standard of puzzle-box television: a show that trusts its audience, never dumbs anything down, and actually sticks the landing. Its atmosphere — cold, wet, beautifully shot, scored with dread — is unforgettable, and its cast, playing the same characters across multiple timelines, is extraordinary. If you love mysteries that make you think, rewatch episodes just to catch what you missed, and argue about timelines with friends, there is nothing else quite like it. Just keep a family tree handy.

Trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube: Dark | Teaser [HD] | Netflix

Where to Watch

In the US, Dark streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Availability was checked against JustWatch US listings on October 29, 2026, and may change over time.