Dark (2017)

Name: Dark
Released: 2017
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Louis Hofmann

TV-MA 8.4/10 IMDb

A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations.

Creator: Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese

Cast: Louis Hofmann

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Forced institutionalization Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) Terminal illness

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction Natural disasters Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Jump scares

Sexual Content

Incest (referenced)

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

10 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.1)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityKidnapping / abductionBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Jump scaresChild abuse / harm to childrenSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

Season 2 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityKidnapping / abductionBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)IncestChild abuse / harm to childrenSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

Season 3 10 warnings

Avg severity:(4.1)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationGenocide / ethnic cleansingKidnapping / abductionBody horrorIncestChild abuse / harm to childrenSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)