Netflix’s German-language sci-fi series *Dark* is presented as a concise yet highly intricate masterpiece of time-travel television. Across three seasons, it follows Jonas and the residents of Winden as they confront disappearances, tragedies and a recurring time loop, blending complex mysteries with deeply developed characters.

The series consists of 26 episodes and centres on the disappearance of Mikkel, strange bodies appearing from the 1980s, and portals hidden in the Winden Caves. Its escalating lore and carefully constructed timelines reward repeat viewing, while its treatment of fate and causality is portrayed as more sophisticated than approaches used in series such as *Back to the Future* and *Lost*.