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Dark (TV series)
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Dark is a German science-fiction mystery thriller television series created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese. It ran for three seasons from 2017 to 2020. The story primarily follows four families from the fictional town of Winden, Germany, as they pursue the truth in the aftermath of a child's disappearance, unraveling a sinister time travel conspiracy that spans several generations. The series explores the existential implications of time and its effect on human nature and life, with its plot structure making prominent use of the bootstrap paradox. It features a large ensemble cast led by Louis Hofmann.
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Key facts
- Genre
- Science-fiction Thriller Mystery Tragedy
- Created by
- Baran bo Odar Jantje Friese
- Showrunners
- Baran bo Odar Jantje Friese
- Written by
- Jantje Friese Ronny Schalk Marc O. Seng Martin Behnke Daphne Ferraro
- Directed by
- Baran bo Odar
- Starring
- See below
- Theme music composer
- Apparat
- Opening theme
- "Goodbye" by Apparat (featuring Soap&Skin )
- Composer
- Ben Frost
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original languages
- German German Sign Language
- Executive producers
- Justyna Müsch Jantje Friese Quirin Berg Max Wiedemann Abraham Davies
- Production location
- Germany
- Cinematography
- Nikolaus Summerer
- Running time
- 44–73 minutes
- Production company
- Wiedemann & Berg Television
- Network
- Netflix
- Release
- 1 December 2017 ( 2017-12-01 ) –, 27 June 2020 ( 2020-06-27 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- German
- Depicts
- parallel universe
- Creator
- Jantje Friese
- Director
- Baran bo Odar
- Composer
- Ben Frost
- Producer
- Jantje Friese
- FilmAffinity ID
- 103430
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- darknetflix.io/en
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Encyclopedic overview
Dark is a German science-fiction mystery thriller television series created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese. It ran for three seasons from 2017 to 2020. The story primarily follows four families from the fictional town of Winden, Germany, as they pursue the truth in the aftermath of a child's disappearance, unraveling a sinister time travel conspiracy that spans several generations. The series explores the existential implications of time and its effect on human nature and life, with its plot structure making prominent use of the bootstrap paradox. It features a large ensemble cast led by Louis Hofmann.
Dark debuted on 1 December 2017 on Netflix; it is the service's first German-language original series. The second season was released on 21 June 2019, while the third and final season was released on 27 June 2020.
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