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The Best Episodes of Dark

Every episode of Dark ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dark!

Best episode
S3E8 The Paradise
9.632,465 votes
Worst episode
S1E2 Lies
8.122,080 votes
Top season
Season 2
9.1avg
Binge time
1d 0h
26 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Dark Season 3 Episode 8 - The Paradise
    9.6/10(32465 votes)

    S3:E8

    Claudia reveals to Adam how everything is connected — and how he can destroy the knot.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writer:Jantje Friese

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  2. Dark Season 2 Episode 6 - An Endless Cycle
    9.5/10(22440 votes)

    S2:E6

    Armed with a plan to prevent the apocalypse, Jonas travels to 2019. During the Nielsens' anniversary party, Ulrich sneaks off with Hannah.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Martin Behnke

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  3. Dark Season 3 Episode 7 - Between the Time
    9.4/10(23148 votes)

    S3:E7

    Across three centuries, Winden's residents continue their desperate quest to alter their fate and save their loved ones.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writer:Jantje Friese

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  4. Dark Season 2 Episode 8 - Endings and Beginnings
    9.4/10(20642 votes)

    S2:E8

    On the day of the apocalypse, Clausen executes a search warrant at the power plant as Jonas and Claudia use the time machine to connect past and future.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Daphne Ferraro

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  5. Dark Season 2 Episode 4 - The Travelers
    9.4/10(19163 votes)

    S2:E4

    Jonas meets an ominous figure. While the kids comb the cave for answers, the adults gather in the bunker to share what they know about the travelers.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Martin Behnke

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  6. Dark Season 1 Episode 10 - Alpha and Omega
    9.2/10(19425 votes)

    S1:E10

    Peter gets a shock. Jonas learns the truth about his family, but there are more surprises still to come. Helge makes a sacrifice.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Ronny Schalk

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  7. Dark Season 3 Episode 5 - Life and Death
    9.2/10(19031 votes)

    S3:E5

    In 2020, a visitor delivers a warning to Claudia. The day before the apocalypse, Jonas begins to question Eva's motives.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writer:Jantje Friese

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  8. Dark Season 2 Episode 5 - Lost and Found
    9.2/10(17399 votes)

    S2:E5

    In 1987, Ulrich seizes an opportunity. The kids return to the cave with the time machine, and Jonas learns of a loophole that could change the future.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Ronny Schalk

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  9. Dark Season 1 Episode 8 - As You Sow, So You Shall Reap
    9.1/10(18633 votes)

    S1:E8

    In 1953, the disfigured bodies of two boys are exhumed at a construction site, the future location of Winden's nuclear power plant.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Martin Behnke

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  10. Dark Season 2 Episode 7 - The White Devil
    9.1/10(17147 votes)

    S2:E7

    Martha meets the Stranger and learns his true identity. Claudia tries to prevent Egon's death in 1987. Hannah travels to 1954 to see Ulrich.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

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  11. Dark Season 1 Episode 6 - Sic Mundus Creatus Est
    9.0/10(18903 votes)

    S1:E6

    Ulrich looks to the past for answers and dredges up disturbing family secrets. Armed with new tools, Jonas probes the cave's murky depths.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Ronny Schalk

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  12. Dark Season 3 Episode 6 - Light and Shadow
    9.0/10(18228 votes)

    S3:E6

    Adam holds Martha captive. On the day of the apocalypse, an increasingly frantic Martha begs Bartosz for his help.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

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  13. Dark Season 2 Episode 3 - Ghosts
    9.0/10(17290 votes)

    S2:E3

    In 1954, a missing Helge returns, but he'll only speak to Noah. In 1987, Claudia brings the time machine to Tannhaus, and Egon questions Ulrich again.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

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  14. Dark Season 1 Episode 5 - Truths
    8.9/10(19407 votes)

    S1:E5

    Hannah takes her obsession with Ulrich too far. The stranger asks Regina to deliver an important package. Martha is torn between Jonas and Bartosz.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Martin Behnke

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  15. Dark Season 2 Episode 2 - Dark Matter
    8.8/10(17202 votes)

    S2:E2

    Clausen and Charlotte interview Regina. The Stranger takes Hannah to 1987, where Claudia has an unnerving encounter and Egon visits an old nemesis.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Ronny Schalk

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  16. Dark Season 3 Episode 4 - The Origin
    8.8/10(17405 votes)

    S3:E4

    Martha and Jonas travel to 2052 and get a glimpse of a grim future. In 1954, two residents of Winden go missing, and Hannah receives surprising news.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writer:Jantje Friese

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  17. Dark Season 3 Episode 1 - Deja-vu
    8.8/10(19043 votes)

    S3:E1

    In 2019, Jonas emerges from the cave into a strange but familiar world: the town of Winden, reeling from the recent disappearance of a young boy.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writer:Jantje Friese

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  18. Dark Season 1 Episode 9 - Everything Is Now
    8.6/10(17049 votes)

    S1:E9

    Ulrich runs afoul of the law, Helge tries to dodge Egon Tiedemann, Claudia harnesses the cave's powers, and Katharina lashes out at Hannah.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

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  19. Dark Season 3 Episode 3 - Adam and Eva
    8.6/10(17200 votes)

    S3:E3

    Charlotte and Ulrich try to piece together what happened in the bunker. In different times and worlds, Jonas and Martha work to gain each other's trust.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writer:Jantje Friese

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  20. Dark Season 1 Episode 7 - Crossroads
    8.6/10(17388 votes)

    S1:E7

    Ulrich questions a frail and frightened Helge in the nursing home. Jonas searches for Mikkel, but the stranger warns him about meddling with the past.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

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  21. Dark Season 3 Episode 2 - The Survivors
    8.6/10(17487 votes)

    S3:E2

    Martha travels to 1888 to warn her friends about the 2020 disaster. Winden residents past and present search for their missing loved ones.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

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  22. Dark Season 2 Episode 1 - Beginnings and Endings
    8.6/10(18297 votes)

    S2:E1

    Six months after the disappearances, the police form a task force. In 2052, Jonas learns that most of Winden perished in an apocalyptic event.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Daphne Ferraro

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  23. Dark Season 1 Episode 3 - Past and Present
    8.5/10(19284 votes)

    S1:E3

    It's 1986, and Ulrich's brother, Mads, has been missing for a month. Confusion reigns as past and present intertwine.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

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  24. Dark Season 1 Episode 1 - Secrets
    8.2/10(22756 votes)

    S1:E1

    In 2019, a local boy's disappearance stokes fear in the residents of Winden, a small German town with a strange and tragic history.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writer:Jantje Friese

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  25. Dark Season 1 Episode 4 - Double Lives
    8.1/10(18209 votes)

    S1:E4

    Bizarre occurrences give Charlotte a sense of déjà vu, and she suspects Peter is hiding something. Franziska snaps when Magnus confronts her.

    Director:Baran bo Odar
    Writers:Jantje Friese, Martin Behnke

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Paradise" is the best rated episode of Dark. It scored 9.6/10 from 32,465 votes. Directed by Baran bo Odar and written by Jantje Friese, it aired on June 27, 2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "An Endless Cycle".

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