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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!

A missing child causes four families to help each other for answers. What they could not imagine is that this mystery would be connected to...
Genres:CrimeDramaSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Network:Netflix

Best Episodes Summary

"The Paradise" is the best rated episode of "Dark". It scored 9.6/10 based on 25865 votes. Directed by Baran bo Odar and written by Jantje Friese, it aired on 6/27/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "An Endless Cycle".

  • The Paradise
    9.6/1025,865 votes
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    #1 - The Paradise

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 6/27/2020

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

    Director: Baran bo Odar

    Writer: Jantje Friese

  • An Endless Cycle
    9.5/1016,785 votes
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    #2 - An Endless Cycle

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/21/2019

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Martin Behnke

  • The Travelers
    9.4/1014,574 votes
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    #3 - The Travelers

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/21/2019

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Martin Behnke

  • Endings and Beginnings
    9.4/1016,190 votes
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    #4 - Endings and Beginnings

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/21/2019

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Daphne Ferraro

  • Between the Time
    9.4/1018,835 votes
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    #5 - Between the Time

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 6/27/2020

    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

  • Lost and Found
    9.2/1013,306 votes
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    #6 - Lost and Found

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/21/2019

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Ronny Schalk

  • Life and Death
    9.2/1015,082 votes
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    #7 - Life and Death

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 6/27/2020

    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

  • As You Sow, So You Shall Reap
    9.1/1013,943 votes
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    #8 - As You Sow, So You Shall Reap

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/1/2017

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Martin Behnke

  • Alpha and Omega
    9.1/1014,571 votes
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    #9 - Alpha and Omega

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2017

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Ronny Schalk

  • The White Devil
    9.1/1013,159 votes
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    #10 - The White Devil

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/21/2019

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

  • Sic Mundus Creatus Est
    9.0/1014,082 votes
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    #11 - Sic Mundus Creatus Est

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/2017

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Ronny Schalk

  • Ghosts
    9.0/1013,257 votes
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    #12 - Ghosts

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/21/2019

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

  • Light and Shadow
    9.0/1014,464 votes
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    #13 - Light and Shadow

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 6/27/2020

    Adam holds Martha captive in 2020. On the day of the apocalypse, an increasingly frantic Martha begs Bartosz for his help.

    Director: Baran bo Odar

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

  • Truths
    8.8/1014,365 votes
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    #14 - Truths

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/1/2017

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Martin Behnke

  • Dark Matter
    8.8/1013,290 votes
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    #15 - Dark Matter

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2019

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Ronny Schalk

  • Deja-vu
    8.8/1015,180 votes
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    #16 - Deja-vu

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/27/2020

    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

  • The Origin
    8.8/1013,795 votes
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    #17 - The Origin

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/27/2020

    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

  • Beginnings and Endings
    8.7/1014,228 votes
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    #18 - Beginnings and Endings

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/2019

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Daphne Ferraro

  • Crossroads
    8.6/1013,038 votes
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    #19 - Crossroads

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/2017

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

  • Everything Is Now
    8.6/1012,815 votes
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    #20 - Everything Is Now

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2017

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

  • The Survivors
    8.6/1013,856 votes
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    #21 - The Survivors

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/27/2020

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

  • Adam and Eva
    8.6/1013,594 votes
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    #22 - Adam and Eva

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/27/2020

    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

  • Past and Present
    8.5/1014,391 votes
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    #23 - Past and Present

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/1/2017

    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

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Marc O. Seng

  • Secrets
    8.2/1016,873 votes
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    #24 - Secrets

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2017

    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

  • Lies
    8.1/1014,854 votes
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    #25 - Lies

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/2017

    When a grim discovery leaves the police baffled, Ulrich seeks a search warrant for the power plant. A mysterious stranger checks into the hotel.

    Director: Baran bo Odar

    Writer: Jantje Friese, Ronny Schalk