Netflix has been killing it with their German shows lately. First, it was Generation War, kind of a "Band of Brothers" from the German perspective. Next was Babylon Berlin, a 1920s historically-grounded cop show which I think is one of the best shows on Netflix. Now, I recently started Dark and am really impressed.

Understand that Dark takes a minute to hook you. You'll spend the first few episodes trying to figure out just what exactly is going on, and who is who, but once the pieces start to click and the hook is set, hang on... You're in for a wild ride. I don't want to spoil anything, so I won't go into details on the plot, other than to say it's a little like a more serious Stranger Things, with more focus on adults and older teens, and more mature content.

This is not a casual "background noise" show. You have to pay attention, not only because of the subtitles, but also because of the plot twists and turns, hints, and foreshadowing. This is a "weekend afternoon with my full attention" kind of show, not a "catch an episode at bedtime while nodding off" show.

But it's well worth it.

Season 3 just dropped yesterday, so there are three full seasons to binge, if you're so inclined.

Netflix seriously has a lot of foreign content. I hate wading through it because some of it is awful. Thanks for these though.

I've been trying to get into this show, but just can't seem to do it.

Once you get to the 3rd episode or so, things start to click. I was lukewarm on it for the first couple.

It does drag a little in a few spots, like the very first part of Season 1, and the middle of Season 3. But it's worth sticking with.

(You also have to be okay with subtitles... I know some people claim they just can't do it, but that unfortunately means they're missing out on a huge variety of fantastic non-English shows/movies.)

I was on vacation so it took me a bit, but I just finished season 1. you're right, once you get hooked it's a great show.

Also helped once I got a grasp of who was who in the different time periods.

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Originally posted by esdunbar:
Also helped once I got a grasp of who was who in the different time periods.

Yep. I think as the series went on, they did a good job of repeatedly reinforcing that to help viewers keep it straight, with the split-screen comparisons, photo clusters on bunker walls, continually referencing the character names, etc.

I just heard about this. Think I'll be giving it a try.

This is a show that's on my list. Haven't started it yet.

Watch it complete awake or completely hammered. It takes some thought to wrap your head around it , especially towards the end.

Just watched the first Generation War episode and it was pretty good.
A much different perspective, for sure.