Dark - Season 1 May 2026

: The series explores whether characters can actually change the past or if every attempt to fix things only ensures the future already happened.

: After Mikkel Nielsen vanishes near the town's cave system, teenagers and local police begin to discover that Winden's history is repeating itself in 33-year cycles. Dark - Season 1

: Characters and events are linked across time, with the town’s "sinful past" constantly re-emerging. : The series explores whether characters can actually

The story is built around four interconnected families: the , Nielsens , Dopplers , and Tiedemanns . The story is built around four interconnected families:

: Season 1 primarily moves between 2019 , 1986 , and 1953 , exploring how past actions dictate future events through a wormhole hidden in the caves beneath a nuclear power plant.

The first season of , Netflix's first German original series, is a complex sci-fi thriller centered on the small town of Winden. The narrative begins in 2019 with the disappearance of a young boy, Erik Obendorf, which triggers an investigation that unearths dark secrets spanning generations. Plot Overview