10 behind-the-scenes facts about Netflix’s “darkness” you missed
If you are reading this article, we are sure you have watched all three seasons of the Netflix series darkHowever, if you haven’t watched the puzzling video yet, please watch it now.
For everyone who has been dark A screen chaos composed of multiverse timelines, time travel, and sinful family secrets-to show you ten of the most interesting behind-the-scenes facts about the mysterious sci-fi series.
Let’s go then!
1. The wind tunnel is not real
Netflix series Winden’s Cave in the Dark (Photo: Twitter)
One of the most important landmarks in the series dark There is no doubt that it is Winden Cave. However, this cave is also the location of the time travel wormhole in the series, which is not real.
In the show, the outer rock part of the mysterious cave is made of polystyrene. The location of the structure is located between the forests between Tremsdorf and Salmond in Brandenburg, south of Berlin.
In addition, the show host also used CGI to complete the cave entrance more terribly.
2. There is a troupe of actors
Netflix’s Dark actor and director Baran bo Odar (right) (Photo: Dark Fan Account/Instagram)
What everyone appreciates about this drama is the perfect connection between the casting and the characters. But did you know that the presenter actually arranged a team building meeting for the actors?
Before the initial filming of the series, in 2016, the show host sent the actors to an adventure park. The purpose of that visit was to make each actor know each other. It seems that this technique has worked.
3. The performers of the “Dark” series are couples in real life
Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese (Photo: Dark Fan Account/Instagram)
Host of the series dark It is Baran bo Odar (creator/director) and Jantje Friese (creator/writer). What surprised them most was that they were a pair in real life.
In November 2017, in a video interview with HeyUGuys, the two were asked how they combined their ideas to create such a wonderful show. In this regard, Balambooda revealed that the two are actually a couple, and there is also a daughter. He also added that they have been together for 15 years.
We are also a couple, we have a daughter. Therefore, it is impossible for us not to do it together. But in fact, we really enjoy working together after 15 years and getting so familiar with each other.
4. “Dark” is the most popular TV show
Just a few days before the final season dark, The show ranks first in IMDb’s “Most Popular TV Shows” list.
The creator of the show, Baran bo Odar, immediately posted the news through his Instagram account. He wrote: “imdb ranks first…”
5. It took 438 days to complete the “Dark” series
According to creator/director Baran bo Odar (Baran bo Odar), it took more than 438 days to complete the entire season. darkIn addition, there are a total of 95 actors and 549 employees working together on the project.
“This crazy journey is over! It’s an honor and a blast! Wenden, we will miss you very much. Our hearts are bleeding… Now we rush to the editing room to deliver the last cycle of next year on time,” Barbara Lan later wrote a farewell Instagram post. dark End with season 3.
First day of shooting dark The first season was on October 16, 2018, and the last day of filming dark Season 3 aired on December 15, 2019.
6. The first season of “Dark” premiered at TIFF
The first season of the series dark World premiere at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The film festival was held from September 7th to 17th, 2017. However, the first two episodes of the series premiered at TIFF.
Later, in December 2017, everyone can watch all 10 episodes on Netflix.
7. In 2018, “Dark” won 7 Grimme-Preis Awards
After the success of the first season dark, The series won 7 Grimme-Preis awards (the most prestigious awards in the German television industry) in various categories in 2018.
First of all, actors Louis Hoffman, Angela Winkler and Oliver Masucci won awards for their performance in the series. Similarly, Jantje Friese won the best screenplay award, Baran Bo Odar won the best director award, and Udo Kramer won the production design award.
8. Winden is a fictional town in the series, but few landmarks are real
The series dark The story takes place in a fictional town Winden. This is why most of the shooting is done indoors with the help of advanced CGI. However, some milestones in the series were shot in real locations in Germany.
According to Fotostrasse, the high school in the series is called Reinfelder-Schule and is located in Berlin.
Similarly, the train track shown under the bridge where Jonas, Martha, Bartoz, Magnus, and Mikel met in the first season is located in a place called Dreilinden.
Another popular place in the series is the church where Jonas (played by Louis Hoffman) and a stranger (played by Andreas Pittschman) met for the first time in the first season. The church is located in Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf, Germany.
Jonas (Louis Hoffman) and a stranger (Andreas Pitzman) in front of the church in the first season of darkness (Photo: Stefan Erhard/Netflix)
9. “Dark” fan paintings are painted on the Berlin Wall
On May 29, 2020, director Baran Bo Odar invited fans and art creators from all over the world to create works of art inspired by the show darkHe also announced that Netflix and show creators will select four best works of art to be displayed on the big wall in Berlin.
Netflix and show producers received more than 1,500 submissions from which they selected the four best works of art. The winners were Dale Lundell Romero, Amori Filho, Ahmed Gamal and Gokul Gautam.
As promised, these artworks were painted on the big walls in Berlin. The actor Louis Hofmann and actress Lisa Vicari of the series were all present, while exhibiting the artwork on the Berlin Wall.
10. Netflix’s first German series
Germany has always been an important center for the production of excellent films and TV series.Show like Tato, the war of generations, and Stromberg It is a big hit in the German entertainment industry. However, the industry has never been pushed to a larger market to attract more audiences.
But the German series dark It broke this dilemma by becoming the first German TV show to be released on Netflix. The series originally released its first season on December 1, 2017.
With this, the program has been distributed globally and can reach audiences in 190 countries/regions.
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