Dark Timeline ( Real )

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December 1, 2017

Premiere of 'Dark' TV series

The German TV series 'Dark,' a science fiction thriller involving time travel and complex family relationships, premiered on Netflix.

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June 27, 2020

Conclusion of 'Dark' TV series

'Dark' concluded with its third season, wrapping up the complex narrative about time travel and multiple dimensions.

Dark Timeline ( Fictional )

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Pre-1800

The Origin Day

The formation of the time travel knot and the creation of intertwined cycles causing events to repeat in Winden.

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1888

The Creation of the Time Machine

H.G. Tannhaus completes his time machine attempting to change the past and prevent the death of his family.

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1953

The Start of the Winden Nuclear Power Plant

Winden establishes its nuclear power plant, becoming a focal point of various mysterious events and accidents.

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2019-06-21

The Disappearances Begin

Children start mysteriously disappearing in Winden, evidenced by Mikkel Nielsen's disappearance in 2019 which triggers the chain of events across time.

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2019-06-21

Mikkel Nielsen Travels to 1986

Mikkel Nielsen travels back to 1986 through the mysterious cave and ends up adopted as Michael Kahnwald, setting up future paradoxes.

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2019-06-22

Jonas Kahnwald Discovers Time Travel

Jonas learns the truth about time travel and his role in the cycles, leading him to attempt to break the cycle.

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2036

The Origin of Adam

It is revealed Jonas becomes Adam, leader of Sic Mundus, attempting to destroy the time loop.

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Undefined (post-2053)

The Final Event and Loop Break

In the Origin world, Jonas and Martha realize the root cause of the loop is the existence of the Origin World and the Knot, leading to its destruction and resetting of timelines.