# Dark (2017–2020) — Celluloid TV fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/shows/dark-2017/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-13

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 91% |
| Critic Score | 95% |
| Audience Score | 93% |
| Metascore | 84/100 |
| IMDb | 8.7/10 |
| Fan Score | 94% |
| Creator | Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese |
| Platform | Netflix |
| Genres | Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery |
| Seasons | 3 (26 episodes) |
| Language | German |
| Country | Germany |

## Quick answer

Dark (2017–2020) is a Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery series created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese, streaming on Netflix. It holds a 91% Celluloid Score — Celluloid Pick — averaged from critic reviews (95%), audience ratings (93%), Metascore (84/100), IMDb (8.7/10), and fan ratings (94%) across 3 seasons.

## Critics consensus

A staggeringly ambitious, meticulously plotted time-travel epic — dense, bleak and endlessly rewarding, it stands among the finest sci-fi ever made for television.

## Synopsis

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.

## Cast

Louis Hofmann, Lisa Vicari, Oliver Masucci, Jördis Triebel

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is Dark worth watching?**
Dark holds a 91% Celluloid Score. It comes recommended overall. A staggeringly ambitious, meticulously plotted time-travel epic — dense, bleak and endlessly rewarding, it stands among the finest sci-fi ever made for television.

**Where can I stream Dark?**
Dark streams on Netflix. It ran for 3 seasons (2017–2020).

**Who created Dark?**
Dark was created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Dark?**
91% — the average of five public sources: critics 95%, audience 93%, Metascore 84/100, IMDb 8.7/10, and fan score 94%.

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