7.1/10115 votes#1 - The Disappearing
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/25/2020
In the summer of 1989, four bodies are found in the woods. Shortly after, Barbara Neder, the sister of high-ranking federal officer Thomas Bethge, disappears without a trace. Rookie Anne Bach is assigned to investigate both cases.
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7.2/10102 votes#2 - The Dark Force
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/25/2020
Barbara’s estranged husband, Robert, becomes the prime suspect after the police learn she had blackmailed him, but Anne’s hunch points to a gardener who had taken Barbara home drunk. A lead suspect in the Isefort murders is announced in the press.
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7.3/1093 votes#3 - The Double Decker
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/2020
Four years later, the Weesenburg police have moved on from the case with no arrests, assuming Robert was responsible but have no proof. Still suspicious of Jürgen the gardener, Anne digs into his past and discovers a troubling history.
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7.3/1095 votes#4 - The Promise
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/2020
While searching Jürgen’s house, Anne and her team find handcuffs with traces of what appears to be blood and excavate a car from the ground. Jürgen goes on the run but is eventually caught. Will Anne and Thomas finally get answers?
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7.3/1091 votes#5 - The Forbidden Room
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/2020
It’s now 15 years later and Thomas is retired. Still unable to shake his sister’s disappearance, he revives the case with the help of Anne and his old colleague Frank. Together they make a breakthrough when they interview Jürgen’s old friend Heiner.
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7.6/1089 votes#6 - Forever and Ever
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/2020
As they continue their rogue investigation, Thomas, Anne, and Frank put the pieces together between Jürgen, the Isefort murders, and Barbara’s disappearance. Will Thomas and his family finally get closure after nearly 30 years?
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In the summer of 1989, the sister of Hamburg's LKA chief Thomas Bethge disappears without a trace. For almost three decades, he investigates the mysterious...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:Das Erste
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Disappearing" is the best rated episode of "Dark Woods" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 115 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/25/2020. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Dark Force".