Series Review
Netflix's 'Dark': a psychological thriller with a deliciously twisted plot
People online are losing their minds over this captivating series in which a savior arrives in a haunted little German town, writes Dineo Tsamela
"We trust that time is linear. That it proceeds eternally, uniformly. Into infinity. But the distinction between past, present and future is nothing but an illusion. Yesterday today and tomorrow are not consecutive, they are connected in a never-ending circle. Everything is connected."
This eerily ominous monologue is the fitting start of Netflix's hair-raising psychological thriller that has people online losing their minds. Dark is a captivating series with a deliciously twisted plot that embodies the name in every sense of the word.
Set in the small German town of Winden, Dark deals with greed, secrets, manipulation, retribution, atonement, salacious affairs rooted in unforgotten grudges and impressions of innocence. All these themes lie just below the surface and the writers make a great effort to dig into each and come up with a well-thought-out narrative that spans 10 50-minute episodes. This story is as morbid as it is sordid.
WATCH | The trailer for Dark..
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