'Dark': An Inside Look At Netflix's First German Horror Series | Entertainment Weekly

[@shravangram2539]

NOT A SINGLE PERSON - is bothered/offended that they've called Dark a 'HORROR' show?

[@darthbane7140]

I was

[@brickastley2920]

Me too

[@yasminemekhlouf7333]

I am!

[@IvanPavlov]

Was my first thought >:(

[@umute.7388]

It would be better if they called thriller instead of horror and lol Dark is R rated in my country

[@ADIMIRROR]

In my sense it is absolutely not an horror movie. It’s fantastic science fiction and a masterpiece of art.

[@kimberlygranger5205]

LOVED this show!!! AMAZING! Each episode drew me in a bit more. It was a slow burn in the first half of the season, but then... it all pulled together and the last episode of the season was superb. I didn’t want it to end! Can’t wait for the next season.

[@duckhongjoong]

THIS BOY AND HIS ACCENTS I SWEAR

[@vegetabletv]

Amazing show, I’m obsessed. A total work of art

[@s3lfFish]

Great show, Hope they keep making quality shows from all around the world, not just from the US or UK.

[@barbaro267]

I never realized how much of the cast and crew knew English. It's weird, actually. I expected a large language barrier with a majority of the cast, at least lol.

[@phangirlable]

Unlike Americans and Brits most people in the rest of the world are fluent in at least two languages, their own and English, sometimes even French or Spanish.

[@barbaro267]

You mean in developed countries with government-funded public education? In America, you have to have at least 2 years of foreign language in high school (the same language), and 2 semesters/quarters of foreign language in college. We at least mandate students to be exposed to these languages and learn them to a certain extent. My only problem is that there isn't one language that could be designated as America's secondary language because the country is so big, with different areas influenced by different languages and cultures (French, German, Spanish (Mexico), etc). If there was such a language, then I would love it if children were taught that secondary language as early as preschool (due to the critical language learning period, which is 2-5 years of age). But alas, foreign languages are simply not as prioritized in the American public school system.

[@AnoNymous-dh2sv]

Europeans have an even better accent in countries that don't dub English-speaking shows.

[@lukadese]

They are actors, well paid, well educated. Of course they speak english, espacially when they have to work with an american production like netflix.

[@roulasaidi5685]

English can't be a language barrier since it's super easy compared to other languages ..here in my country Tunisia we are fluent at two foreign languages french and english ( obligatorly taught in schools) besides our native language arabic which is the hardest even for us .. and we have also a fourth optional language at high school for 2 years ( I personally chose German)

[@SummersTimeEntertainment]

This show is beautifully shot. It is truly a work of art.

[@birth31121980]

This show literally blew my mind 😱 One of the best TV shows ever👏👏👏

[@demonicneil]

The language hold is unbelievable.. he even differentiates the pronounciation of the name as per language.. German character name sound is Yonas... In English he pronounced it as Jonas.. the way it is speller..😲

[@phangirlable]

The funny thing is that everyone absolutely loves this show expect maybe half of the German critics. This is an interesting phenomena. Every time Germany produces a good show or movie, even worse, an exceptional or brilliant one, and even more worse, a successful and internationally acclaimed one, some German critics will hate on it out of reflex because they absolutely cannot stand anything German to be successful or better than mediocre. If it's really good then they are almost eaten up from the inside with self-loathing and if it's a show that is not about WWII, the holocaust or the DDR they will lose their fricking mind.

[@redtoffey]

I think that's a bit of an exaggeration but there's certainly an element of truth, though I don't think this is confined to Germany alone. It's generally a trait for a lot of cultures, within Europe too, to be more self-critical than they are critical of something foreign. It's a bit like when you criticise your kids more than outsiders will, for their betterment usually. Also, a German film or TV series breaking national boundaries and going global is not a very frequent case so usually it gets a lot of praise and encouragement form US/UK critics who dominate the global film/tv landscape, partly because some variety is always nice. So it's a combination of two effects, highly critical German critics and a bit more lenient US/UK critics. And never forget that critics always love to be controversial. It's kinda their "thing".

[@shittymcrvids3119]

Self-hatred is just part of our culture, unfortunately

[@differentboy9697]

Germany should be proud of their shows and movies to be honest. Ive seen a couple of german films and believe me its better and original than anything the american cinema is doing now

[@ShiftyGeeza]

Interesting observation. If you look through IMDB user reviews for Dark you'll often see a negative review with a 'by the way I'm German' qualifier inserted in it.

[@Kasiarzynka]

Similar thing happened to Netflix's The Witcher from the Polish side. I'm not sure about Polish critics as I don't live there anymore, nor do I care about them, but from what I've heard: a) critics talk shit about the show and normal viewers' reviews are much better and b) there's quite a handful of comments by Polish people that the show is really bad, that they made horrible changes to it, that it sucks in general because it's "not Slavic enough" (even though the original books had lots of Germanic/Norse kind of vibe), that it was made in English and it's an American show and so on. With the "btw I'm Polish so I know mah shit" kind of part. Again, it's a typically Polish behavior that many of my countrymen display even in their daily lives - everybody should have at least a little bit worse life situation than they do. And if they kept talking about how shitty The Witcher was gonna be, based on stuff like casting (OmG FRinGiLLa iS bLaCk WhaT A DiSgRacE), they won't be able to admit that it's not that bad after all. Thus being said, Dark is my favorite show of all time and I can't really imagine another show taking its place in my heart any time soon. I'm also so happy that it got well deserved international attention. And it's always nice to see comments like "I don't know where all the 'German is a terrible, harsh language' are coming from, haven't seen the whole first season of Dark, I really love it, it's beautiful"

[@theverge8210]

omg his English is perfect, he sounded like an American native speaker.

[@wattfadad688]

he lived in Australia

[@Zephr238]

Netflix is a American company so they need to learn English

[@victorpetrichenko2023]

@@Zephr238 where did this info come from?

[@thespookprod]

american natives don't speak english lmao

[@chiaras6019]

@Norman Bates idk if it’s the same for everyone but when I’ve been listening to someone with a very distinct accent for some time I kind of “absorb” their accent. it’s a subconscious thing, it happens in our native languages too but I think it’s more common when speaking a language we learnt later in life

[@inkypinky4818]

Finally a writer included in the interviews! 😍

[@theoryofthemobius]

Jantje is always so gregarious... Baran always looks like he's just waiting until it's over so he can go to the bathroom.

[@jimgombocz3440]

This is a great series. You guys absolutely nailed this series!!

[@motivationcure9312]

They the writer and director have done a masterpiece...respect !!!! Love the series...!!! Mindboggling

[@reamsel]

The best tv series I have watched from Europe 😍

[@antonleimbach648]

Fantastic series, I can't wait for season two!

[@80sfreak14]

I loved this series! Especially the version of you spin me round in this is better than the original. I loved it so much

[@101egirl]

Loved this show so much, hoping there is more seasons! I binge watched it way too fast haha

[@adynizamani]

It sounds weird when he pronounces Jonas in English 😅

[@Kasiarzynka]

Ikr it's like he jumped so deep into English pronunciation that he actually went "just pronounce everything in an English manner" :D.

[@endor8witch]

louis is so hot!!!

[@pisces6220]

0:00 - 0:17 ......OH BOYYYYYYyYy! If only he knew.

[@joepvanuden3913]

Jonas saying 'Jonas' in an American way is very disturbing.

[@nicolemoore5148]

que venha a 3 temporada pra enlouquecer mais ainda a gente rs

[@almiranara]

baran bo odar is also the guy behind who am i, wow, I'm not too surprised because that movie is also amazing

[@CASNY4METAL]

great show

[@marcuscarrington3688]

Louis is so hot!

[@kevinyoung7294]

Any idea what was the budget was?

[@fastpitchmermaid4550]

Best show on Netflix!!!!

[@RuhaanNiazi]

Omg he speaks English 💯

[@wattfadad688]

he lived in Australia for years

[@janemarinelli2838]

Love love love Dark!!!!!!!!

[@youboss692]

It's. Not. Horror.

[@destinaronin]

The best serie in the world.

[@sylwia7426]

omg, in Europe we start learning languages in primary school, everybody knows English now, it's nothing special. It's so annoying, all those comments.

[@duru_mii]

Sylwia cut the non-Europeans some slack lol not everybody is aware of that fact. it's not universal knowledge

[@sylwia7426]

I think that it's universal knowledge, we don't leave on the other planet so there is no need to be surprised. English is used everywhere, so it would be weird if people didn't know it.

[@duru_mii]

Sylwia the fact that there are people surprised in the comments directly disproves your statement. some people just didn't know but some kind souls explained to them and now they know. simple!

[@llothar68]

You need some holiday in France, Spain and even Italy. English is far from used everywhere, even if the internet made clear it will be one day. Not long ago, spain and even the arrogant french thought that their language will be the world language.

[@Hussain-tv6rs]

Because the quality of education in those countries, in particular with language learning is bad.

[@Zephr238]

Jonas has good English

[@simoncm2632]

Louis Hofmann, eres el hombre más bello de todo el mundo!!! Está guapísimo.... Y eres mi novio en mi imginación. :* TE AMO, Louis Hofmann!!!!!! :* JE T'AIME!!!!

[@useeerr___U]

La serie es hermosa

[@frequency-copyrightfreesou3217]

Horror series? Seriously? That's an insult

[@rattletop]

Wow Germans seem to have the least influence of mother language on their English

[@michaelcullen5308]

Sun That’s cause English is just lazy German ;)

[@rattletop]

really? or just joking?

[@michaelcullen5308]

Sun Sort of really. English is descended from German. It used to be called Anglo-Saxon, named after two Germanic tribes. There are almost no sounds in English that German speakers can't make. There are fewer rules in English, the grammar is easier, and no genders. Basically, lazy German.

[@rattletop]

Ah. Cool. Genders in language aren't new to me. Maybe I should take up German classes. German women look beautiful.

[@ravenxie2121]

Sun lol definitely not all of them.

[@suumcuique4530]

who am i was great!

[@drmedborn]

inside look. nicht mal 2 minuten, jo.

[@adriansan212]

Part of me wishes this was an English speaking show but I’m very happy to see the German industry get its due

[@debbiedeb125]

But it’s not “horror”

[@hekter2364]

Try waking up in a time line you are not supposed to be in all alone and tell me if that isn't horrifying.

[@jeffreykey3316]

Well Debbie is correct. Horrifying situation yes but for this show to fit into the symbolic, American definition of horror that is not an accurate category for this show. Maybe more of a thriller / drama and labeling this as a horror could turn a lot of people away so I really hope more channels do not label this show as such because that's not what this show is.

[@Sheyvanrocks]

It has Horror Elements. Its a Character Driven Drama with Horror and Sci-Fi Elements. Its just that the Horror is truly subtle, psychological and deep, instead of cheap gory jumpscare crap.

[@g.s9223]

I said the same thing to myself, not "horror"....Then I coundn't watch it at night.

[@dhivahawk]

@@g.s9223 Why you couldn't watch it at night? I watch it almost always at night only.

[@hiranyajayakody]

'Horror'? what????

[@shubhrad1645]

Horror????

[@mc9399]

Hes trying an American accent here lol

[@sunzidaafroj2000]

People who are not from America like me,we don't have an accent actually!So you better shut your mouth,he is not trying,he actually doesn't have any,lmfao

[@honigkuchenpferd1237]

Everyone has an accent, you can't have no accent. So for example in German: “Hochdeutsch” is considered as no accent, but in fact, it is a accent since it’s a certain type of pronouncing something.:) and I’m as a German think that you can guess from listening to him that he his a German, so he has an accent, a German one. but that's just my opinion (but I have to say, I’m a bit jealous of his accent)

[@HannahNguyen1995]

In all honesty, even though the British accent is taught in English classes in Germany, students just naturally gravitate towards the American accent more. It's easier to pick up because of the media influence that is primarily from the US.