The WORST episodes of Dark

Every episode of Dark ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.

Last Updated: 10/20/2026Network: NetflixStatus: Ended
Light and Shadow
star
4.67
3 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Life and Death
star
4.67
3 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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The Origin
star
4.67
3 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Adam and Eva
star
4.67
3 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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The Survivors
star
4.67
3 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Deja-vu
star
4.67
3 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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The Paradise
star
6.00
4 votes

#7 - The Paradise

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/27/2020

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

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Ghosts
star
6.00
4 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Beginnings and Endings
star
6.33
6 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Dark Matter
star
6.80
5 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Between the Time
star
6.80
5 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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The White Devil
star
6.80
5 votes

#12 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Lost and Found
star
6.80
5 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Past and Present
star
7.29
217 votes

#14 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
The Travelers
star
7.33
6 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Secrets
star
7.53
177 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
Double Lives
star
7.56
155 votes

#17 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
Crossroads
star
7.66
185 votes

#18 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
Sic Mundus Creatus Est
star
7.68
210 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Lies
star
7.68
183 votes

#20 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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As You Sow, so You Shall Reap
star
7.80
187 votes

#21 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
Alpha and Omega
star
7.99
187 votes

#22 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
Endings and Beginnings
star
8.00
8 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Truths
star
8.13
155 votes

#24 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar
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Everything Is Now
star
8.15
186 votes

#25 - 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.

Directors: Baran bo Odar