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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!

The Best Episodes of Dark

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

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  1. Background image for The Paradise
    9.6/10(27.8k votes)

    #1 - The Paradise

    S3:E8

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

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  2. Background image for An Endless Cycle
    9.5/10(18.6k votes)

    #2 - An Endless Cycle

    S2:E6

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

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  3. Background image for The Travelers
    9.4/10(16.0k votes)

    #3 - The Travelers

    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.

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  4. Background image for Endings and Beginnings
    9.4/10(17.6k votes)

    #4 - Endings and Beginnings

    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.

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  5. Background image for Between the Time
    9.4/10(20.1k votes)

    #5 - Between the Time

    S3:E7

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

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  6. Background image for Lost and Found
    9.2/10(14.6k votes)

    #6 - Lost and Found

    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.

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  8. Background image for Life and Death
    9.2/10(16.3k votes)

    #7 - Life and Death

    S3:E5

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

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  9. Background image for As You Sow, So You Shall Reap
    9.1/10(15.4k votes)

    #8 - As You Sow, So You Shall Reap

    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.

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  10. Background image for Alpha and Omega
    9.1/10(16.0k votes)

    #9 - Alpha and Omega

    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.

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  11. Background image for The White Devil
    9.1/10(14.4k votes)

    #10 - The White Devil

    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.

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  12. Background image for Sic Mundus Creatus Est
    9.0/10(15.6k votes)

    #11 - Sic Mundus Creatus Est

    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.

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  13. Background image for Ghosts
    9.0/10(14.5k votes)

    #12 - Ghosts

    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.

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  14. Background image for Light and Shadow
    9.0/10(15.6k votes)

    #13 - Light and Shadow

    S3:E6

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

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  15. Background image for Truths
    8.9/10(15.9k votes)

    #14 - Truths

    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.

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  16. Background image for Dark Matter
    8.8/10(14.5k votes)

    #15 - Dark Matter

    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.

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  17. Background image for Deja-vu
    8.8/10(16.3k votes)

    #16 - Deja-vu

    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.

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  18. Background image for The Origin
    8.8/10(14.9k votes)

    #17 - The Origin

    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.

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  19. Background image for Crossroads
    8.6/10(14.4k votes)

    #18 - Crossroads

    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.

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  20. Background image for Everything Is Now
    8.6/10(14.1k votes)

    #19 - Everything Is Now

    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.

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  21. Background image for Beginnings and Endings
    8.6/10(15.5k votes)

    #20 - Beginnings and Endings

    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.

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  22. Background image for The Survivors
    8.6/10(14.9k votes)

    #21 - The Survivors

    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.

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  23. Background image for Adam and Eva
    8.6/10(14.7k votes)

    #22 - Adam and Eva

    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.

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  24. Background image for Past and Present
    8.5/10(15.9k votes)

    #23 - Past and Present

    S1:E3

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

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  25. Background image for Secrets
    8.2/10(18.7k votes)

    #24 - Secrets

    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.

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  26. Background image for Double Lives
    8.1/10(15.0k votes)

    #25 - Double Lives

    S1:E4

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Paradise" is the best rated episode of "Dark". It scored 9.6/10 based on 27793 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".