'Dark' Release Date, Plot News: Netflix Releases Teaser to Intriguing 'Stranger Things' of Germany
An upcoming Netflix series has viewers quite intrigued. The platform recently released the teaser to "Dark," which fans label as the "Stranger Things" of Germany.
There's a lot that can be said about why "Dark" is comparable to "Stranger Things." Based on the German show's teaser, the story takes place in modern times but a twist in the plot reveals an '80s element.
Like "Strange Things," the German show centers on missing children and four families. There's also a hint of the supernatural much like the Demogorgon that haunted the kids in "Stranger Things."
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Despite the similarities, "Dark" is hardly a copycat. Swiss director Baran Bo Odar and producer Jantje Friese are behind "Dark." The two previously worked together in the 2014 critically-acclaimed feature film "Who Am I."
"Dark" is the first Netflix original show from Germany. Netflix funded the project and tapped Odar and Friese to develop the 10-episode German-language series.
"We had absolute creative freedom," Odar said about developing the sci-fi thriller. "We could cast whoever we wanted, the actors who fit best for the role. Netflix gave us a budget and a couple of notes and let us do it."