# Dark (Netflix series)

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Dark (Netflix series) and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A German science fiction series that people call remarkable and among the best recent shows. Some viewers find it hard to follow, even when they speak German.

## Why people recommend it

- Remarkably good, standout series (2 comments): "The last truly remarkable series they had was Dark" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47545978)) "Dark is so, so, so good. Just wow." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46183857))
- Among the best recent shows (2 comments): "There's still some gems like Westworld, The Expanse or DARK" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46062882)) "Stranger Things, Dark, Ozark, Orange is the New Black" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46165628))

## What people warn about

- Hard to follow (1 comments): "I found it hard to follow (despite speaking German)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46438872))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Star Trek: The Next Generation](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-trek-the-next-generation.md): 88 recommend
- [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md): 59 recommend
- [The Expanse](https://hackerapproved.com/p/expanse.md): 51 recommend
- [Silo by Apple TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silo.md): 27 recommend
- [Altered Carbon (Netflix series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/altered-carbon.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dark (Netflix series)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dark/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).