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Dark is a German TV series which Netflix has bought for their service. The Netflix version is dubbed in English.
Dark is Stranger Things for grownups. There are also shades of David Lynch's Twin Peaks and Stephen King's It.
The series starts with a suicide in the town of Winden in June of 2019. There are strange happenings in Winden centered around Winden Caves, and not just in 2019.
Winden is a town in the proverbial shadow of a nuclear power plant. The nuclear power plant is the counterpart to the Hawkins National Laboratory in Stranger Things.
The story follows four families. I will outline the families below because it helps to have a roadmap to the characters of 2019 when the story jumps to 1986.
Kids are disappearing in 2019, and the adults who were alive in 1986 see parallels.
The man who commits suicide leave a note with instructions on the envelope not to open it until after 10:13 pm on November 4, 2019.
After the opening scene of his suicide, the story then jumps to...November 4, 2019.
That's all I'm going to tell you. If you liked Twin Peaks or It or Stranger Things, you will like Dark.
It helps a lot if you are the kind of person who pays attention to details while watching this show.
These are the 2019 characters:
The Khanwalds:
Jonas - Son of the suicide man. A troubled youth who was sent away for treatment for a couple months after his father killed himself.
Hannah- Wife of the suicide man, mother of Jonas. She is a masseuse. One of her clients is the director of the nuclear power station, Aleksander Tiedemann. Hannah is having a secret affair with Ulrich Nielsen.
Michael - Father of Jonas. He is the suicide man.
Ines - Grandmother. She is the one who opens Micheal's suicide note at 10:13 on November 4, 2019. She also encountered Mikkel Nielsen in 1986 when she was a nurse. Her son's widow, Hannah, suspects Ines is behind the power frequently cutting out in Hannah's house in order to run Hannah and Jonas out of the house for some reason.
The Nielsens:
Ulrich - Father. A cop. He is responsible for the investigation of a missing boy, Erik Obendorf. Ulrich's younger brother, Mads, went missing in 1986 much like Erik in 2019. Ulrich is having an affair with the suicide man's wife, Hannah Khanwald.
Katharina - Mother. The high school principal. Wife of Ulrich. Katharina calls a town meeting to discuss how to make the town safer for the kids.
Mikkel - Son. Youngest child of the family. An aspiring magician.
Magnus - Son. Oldest child of the family. Regularly bullies his little brother Mikkel.
Martha - Daughter. On a hunger strike. Girlfriend of Bartosz Tiedemann, much to Jonas Kahnwald's chagrin when he returns from treatment.
Jana - Grandmother. Mother of UIrich and Mads. She has never recovered from the disappearance of Mads in 1986. She sees strange beings in the forest near Winden Caves.
Tronte - Grandfather
The Dopplers:
Helge - Grandfather. Used to work at the nuclear power plant in the 80s. As an old senile man in 2019, he tries to warn the town "It is going to happen again!" Like the Giant in Twin Peaks.
Peter - Father. Son of Helge. He cries and trembles and repeatedly utters the Serenity Prayer when the strangeness begins. He knows something.
Charlotte - Mother. A cop who works with Ulrich Nielsen. As a child in 1986, she begins to investigate the mass die-offs of birds. A born investigator. In 2019, she investigates the disappearance of Erik Obendorf.
Franziska - Daughter. A foil of the other teens. She believes possession is 9/10 of the law.
The Tiedemanns:
Regina: Mother. Owner of a hotel which is in financial trouble.
Bartosz: Son. Best friend of Jonas Kahnwald. Boyfriend of Martha Nielsen. While Jonas was in treatment, Bartosz told everyone Jonas was in France as part of a student exchange program.
Aleksander: Father. Director of the nuclear power plant.
Dark is Stranger Things for grownups. There are also shades of David Lynch's Twin Peaks and Stephen King's It.
The series starts with a suicide in the town of Winden in June of 2019. There are strange happenings in Winden centered around Winden Caves, and not just in 2019.
Winden is a town in the proverbial shadow of a nuclear power plant. The nuclear power plant is the counterpart to the Hawkins National Laboratory in Stranger Things.
The story follows four families. I will outline the families below because it helps to have a roadmap to the characters of 2019 when the story jumps to 1986.
Kids are disappearing in 2019, and the adults who were alive in 1986 see parallels.
The man who commits suicide leave a note with instructions on the envelope not to open it until after 10:13 pm on November 4, 2019.
After the opening scene of his suicide, the story then jumps to...November 4, 2019.
That's all I'm going to tell you. If you liked Twin Peaks or It or Stranger Things, you will like Dark.
It helps a lot if you are the kind of person who pays attention to details while watching this show.
These are the 2019 characters:
The Khanwalds:
Jonas - Son of the suicide man. A troubled youth who was sent away for treatment for a couple months after his father killed himself.
Hannah- Wife of the suicide man, mother of Jonas. She is a masseuse. One of her clients is the director of the nuclear power station, Aleksander Tiedemann. Hannah is having a secret affair with Ulrich Nielsen.
Michael - Father of Jonas. He is the suicide man.
Ines - Grandmother. She is the one who opens Micheal's suicide note at 10:13 on November 4, 2019. She also encountered Mikkel Nielsen in 1986 when she was a nurse. Her son's widow, Hannah, suspects Ines is behind the power frequently cutting out in Hannah's house in order to run Hannah and Jonas out of the house for some reason.
The Nielsens:
Ulrich - Father. A cop. He is responsible for the investigation of a missing boy, Erik Obendorf. Ulrich's younger brother, Mads, went missing in 1986 much like Erik in 2019. Ulrich is having an affair with the suicide man's wife, Hannah Khanwald.
Katharina - Mother. The high school principal. Wife of Ulrich. Katharina calls a town meeting to discuss how to make the town safer for the kids.
Mikkel - Son. Youngest child of the family. An aspiring magician.
Magnus - Son. Oldest child of the family. Regularly bullies his little brother Mikkel.
Martha - Daughter. On a hunger strike. Girlfriend of Bartosz Tiedemann, much to Jonas Kahnwald's chagrin when he returns from treatment.
Jana - Grandmother. Mother of UIrich and Mads. She has never recovered from the disappearance of Mads in 1986. She sees strange beings in the forest near Winden Caves.
Tronte - Grandfather
The Dopplers:
Helge - Grandfather. Used to work at the nuclear power plant in the 80s. As an old senile man in 2019, he tries to warn the town "It is going to happen again!" Like the Giant in Twin Peaks.
Peter - Father. Son of Helge. He cries and trembles and repeatedly utters the Serenity Prayer when the strangeness begins. He knows something.
Charlotte - Mother. A cop who works with Ulrich Nielsen. As a child in 1986, she begins to investigate the mass die-offs of birds. A born investigator. In 2019, she investigates the disappearance of Erik Obendorf.
Franziska - Daughter. A foil of the other teens. She believes possession is 9/10 of the law.
The Tiedemanns:
Regina: Mother. Owner of a hotel which is in financial trouble.
Bartosz: Son. Best friend of Jonas Kahnwald. Boyfriend of Martha Nielsen. While Jonas was in treatment, Bartosz told everyone Jonas was in France as part of a student exchange program.
Aleksander: Father. Director of the nuclear power plant.
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