The Worst Episodes of Dark
Every episode of Dark ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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 innumerable other secrets of the small town.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Dark" is "Lies", rated 8.1/10 from 14507 user votes. It was directed by Baran bo Odar and written by Jantje Friese, Ronny Schalk. "Lies" aired on 12/1/2017 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Double Lives".
8.1/10 14,507 votes#1 - 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
8.1/10 13,269 votes#2 - Double Lives
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/1/2017
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
Writer: Jantje Friese, Martin Behnke
8.2/10 16,460 votes#3 - 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
8.5/10 14,052 votes#4 - 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
8.6/10 12,741 votes#5 - 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
8.6/10 12,530 votes#6 - 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
8.6/10 13,627 votes#7 - 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
8.6/10 13,364 votes#8 - 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
8.7/10 13,948 votes#9 - 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
8.8/10 14,025 votes#10 - 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
8.8/10 13,018 votes#11 - 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
8.8/10 14,933 votes#12 - 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
8.8/10 13,556 votes#13 - 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
9.0/10 13,765 votes#14 - 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
9.0/10 12,983 votes#15 - 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
9.0/10 14,220 votes#16 - 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
9.1/10 13,624 votes#17 - 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
9.1/10 14,231 votes#18 - 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
9.1/10 12,887 votes#19 - 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
9.2/10 13,017 votes#20 - 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
9.2/10 14,825 votes#21 - 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
9.4/10 14,265 votes#22 - 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
9.4/10 15,888 votes#23 - 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
9.4/10 18,544 votes#24 - 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
9.5/10 16,395 votes#25 - 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