Netflix Dark
Created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese · 2017–2020 ·
Dark (2017–2020) earns a 90% Celluloid Score — Celluloid Pick. Recommended overall. Created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese; stream on Netflix.
Calculated from four inputs (Celluloid editorial, Metascore, IMDb and TMDB fan rating). Audience sentiment is shown separately. See how we calculate scores.
Four-input score + separate audience snapshot
Where to watch Dark
Dark is available on Netflix — regional notes: Netflix in the United States; Netflix in the United Kingdom; Netflix in Indonesia. Catalog platform tag: Netflix.
Where to watch Dark by country
| Country | Streaming on |
|---|---|
| India | Netflix |
| Indonesia | Netflix |
| Japan | Netflix, Hulu, U-NEXT |
| Malaysia | Netflix |
| Nigeria | Netflix |
| Pakistan | Netflix |
| Philippines | Netflix |
| South Africa | Netflix |
| South Korea | Netflix |
| Thailand | Netflix |
| Turkey | Netflix |
| United Arab Emirates | Netflix |
| United Kingdom | Netflix |
| United States | Netflix |
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Is Dark worth watching?
Yes — Dark earns a 90% Celluloid Score. Celluloid Pick, created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese and streaming on Netflix.
Celluloid Verdict
A staggeringly ambitious, meticulously plotted time-travel epic — dense, bleak and endlessly rewarding, it stands among the finest sci-fi ever made for television.
Celluloid editorial verdict
What is Dark about?
A child's disappearance in a small German town unravels a labyrinthine mystery of time travel, interlocking families and cosmic determinism across multiple generations — an intricately engineered puzzle-box of a series that rewards total attention.
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Critic Reviews
Dark Review: The Time-Travel Puzzle That Rewards Total Devotion
★★★★★
Germany's Dark spins a child's disappearance into a labyrinthine, multi-generational time-travel epic of interlocking families and cosmic determinism — one of the most intricately engineered and rewarding science-fiction series ever made.
A staggeringly ambitious, meticulously constructed puzzle-box — bleak, beautiful and endlessly rewarding. A high-water mark for TV sci-fi.
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Most searched questions about Dark
High-intent answers for seasons, streaming, cast, and whether Dark is worth watching — built for search and AI overviews.
Yes — Dark scores 91% on Celluloid. A staggeringly ambitious, meticulously plotted time-travel epic — dense, bleak and endlessly rewarding, it stands among the finest sci-fi ever made for television. Stream on Netflix.
Dark has 3 seasons and 26 episodes (2017–2020). It is currently marked ended on Celluloid.
Dark is catalogued under Netflix and commonly streams on Netflix. Availability varies by country — open the platform app or the Celluloid series page for regional notes.
Dark stars Louis Hofmann, Lisa Vicari, Oliver Masucci, Jördis Triebel. Created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese.
Yes in many regions — Dark is a Netflix-catalogued title on Celluloid. Confirm your country’s Netflix library before starting a binge.
Yes — Dark has ended (2017–2020). You can watch the complete 3-season run without waiting on renewals.
Dark is primarily in German (Germany). Subtitles/dubs depend on your streaming platform.
About 20 hours at ~45 minutes per episode across 26 episodes — a focused weekend binge for many viewers.
Dark scores 90% from four inputs: Celluloid editorial 95/100, Metacritic 84/100, IMDb 8.7/10 and TMDB fan rating 94%. The separate audience snapshot is 93%. A staggeringly ambitious, meticulously plotted time-travel epic — dense, bleak and endlessly rewarding, it stands among the finest sci-fi ever made for television. See the full breakdown on the Dark series page.
Yes — Dark is a tightly plotted time-travel mystery. Watch seasons 1→3 in order; skipping episodes will spoil the family-tree reveals.
No — Dark is not on Prime Video. It streams on Netflix, and on Celluloid it is catalogued under Netflix. Streaming rights rotate by country, so confirm in your region before subscribing.
Dark first aired in 2017 and ran through 2020 (2017–2020). Created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese; it streams on Netflix today.