Netflix’s Dark: How Quality Content finds it’s way into Popularity
Dark, a German Sci-fi Thriller show on Netflix released it’s third and final season on the 27th. Since then, it is the number one show on IMDb, #1 trending on many countries on Netflix. What’s the reason?
Like Game Of Thrones (at least before the last season) and Breaking Bad, Dark, even though not English, was unique enough to get on a common viewer’s radar. It gained popularity because it is one of it’s kind. There are a lot of Sci-Fi, time travel shows, but many science-fiction shows fail to impress their audiences. Westworld was great for the first two seasons, but then it reached its lowest point. Black Mirror also hasn’t peaked for a long time.
Dark meanwhile, had brilliant people who worked on the show. Netflix didn’t limit the creative control, and the creators and actors were satisfied with their treatment which resulted in a good quality series. The writing wasn’t forced, there was no filler content and everything else ranging from the music to the special effects were outstanding.
Jantje Friese and Baran Bo Odar, the creators, had been creating a vast and complex storyline since the beginning. They knew where they were going, and Netflix helped them, gave them their time and all turned out to be good. Unfortunately, not all shows get this treatment, so its result is poor quality and less efforts made by creators and writers. They are not encouraged, they are given deadlines. Creative control is taken away for a stricter regulated timeline which deteriorates its quality and the show fails to impress people.
