Countdown vs Dark
Dark has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.4/10 for Countdown). Dark is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, mystery shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Countdown
Dark| Countdown | Dark | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2017 |
| Seasons | 1 | 3 |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Derek Haas | Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese |
| Main cast | Jensen Ackles, Uli Latukefu, Eric Dane, Violett Beane, Jessica Camacho | Louis Hofmann |
Synopsis
Countdown
When an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate. But the hunt for the killer soon uncovers a plot far more sinister than anyone could have imagined, kicking off a race against time to save a city of millions.
Dark
A missing child causes four families to help each other for answers. What they could not imagine is that this mystery would be connected to innumerable other secrets of the small town.