{"product_id":"9783032189493","title":"Illuminating Netflix's Dark A Critical Companion to the German Television Series","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIlluminating Netflix's Dark\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Critical Companion to the German Television Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStuart Joy | Roy Hanney\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Television \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNetflix’s \u003cem\u003eDark \u003c\/em\u003e(2017-2020) is more than a time-travel thriller — it’s a dense, haunting meditation on trauma, determinism, and the tangled relationships between past, present, and future. Demanding both emotional and intellectual investment, \u003cem\u003eDark\u003c\/em\u003e rewards viewers with a narrative as intricate as it is thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis groundbreaking edited collection is the first to offer a comprehensive scholarly exploration of \u003cem\u003eDark\u003c\/em\u003e. Bringing together leading voices in contemporary screen studies, philosophy, and cultural theory, \u003cem\u003eIlluminating Netflix’s Dark\u003c\/em\u003e examines the series’ intricate narrative structure, philosophical depth, and global resonance. Across fourteen original chapters, the contributors explore \u003cem\u003eDark\u003c\/em\u003e’s temporal puzzles, mythic echoes, aesthetic strategies, and cultural context—tracing how a German-language sci-fi series became a worldwide phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHow does grief shape the stories we tell about our lives? Can we ever escape the patterns set in motion by those who came before us? What kind of responsibility do we bear for the future we help create? In addressing these questions, \u003cem\u003eIlluminating Netflix’s Dark\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how the series speaks directly to our most urgent anxieties—ecological, existential, and emotional.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWritten for fans, scholars, and anyone drawn to \u003cem\u003eDark\u003c\/em\u003e’s narrative intricacies, this collection is both a critical companion and a meditation on why the series continues to resonate. Like \u003cem\u003eDark\u003c\/em\u003e itself, it resists closure—offering not simple resolution, but a deeper understanding of the series’ complexity and the human desire to make sense of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuart Joy \u003c\/strong\u003eis the course leader of film and television at Southampton Solent University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Traumatic Screen: The Films of Christopher Nolan\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Cinema of Christopher Nolan: Imagining the Impossible\u003c\/em\u003e (2015), \u003cem\u003eThrough the Black Mirror: Reflections on the Digital Age\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), \u003cem\u003eContemporary American Cinema: The Science Fiction Film\u003c\/em\u003e (2022), and \u003cem\u003eJames Bond Will Return: Critical Perspectives on the 007 Film Franchise\u003c\/em\u003e (Wallflower Press, 2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoy Hanney \u003c\/strong\u003eis an interdisciplinary researcher and practitioner with expertise in interactive storytelling, experience design, transmedia, and media practice education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032189493\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e343\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45938034180236,"sku":"9783032189493","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032189493.jpg?v=1781088181","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032189493","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}