Netflix Dark
Created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese · 2017–2020 ·
Is Dark worth watching?
Dark (2017–2020) earns a 90% Celluloid Score — Celluloid Pick. Recommended overall. Created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese; stream on Netflix. See how the score is built.
Four-input score + separate audience snapshot
Also known as ダーク 다크 暗黑 闇 ดาร์ก Đêm lặng
Dark season guide
Dark has 3 seasons and 26 episodes , and it has ended (2020). Season and episode data from TMDB.
| Season | Episodes | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | |
| Season 2 | 8 | |
| Season 3 | 8 |
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.
Kaiser Khan, Founder & Editor
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 (2017) Review: A Time Loop Built Like a Watch
★★★★★
Dark is Germany's three-season Netflix time-travel mystery, a bleak, meticulously plotted puzzle about four families that rewards viewers who give it full attention.
Yes, emphatically. It is one of the finest science fiction series ever made, ideal for viewers who love intricate mysteries and do not mind keeping notes.
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Dark: frequently asked questions
Seasons, episodes, where to stream, the cast and whether Dark is worth your time.
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 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.
Dark is primarily in German (Germany). Subtitles/dubs depend on your streaming platform.
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.
Dark has 3 seasons across 26 episodes (2017–2020). Status: ended / complete.
At roughly 40–50 minutes per episode, Dark’s 26 episodes take roughly 20 hours of runtime (plus credits). Binge pace depends on season breaks.
Dark stars Louis Hofmann, Lisa Vicari, Oliver Masucci, Jördis Triebel. Created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese.