Biohackers

No, it's not Dark, but it didn't strike me it was trying to be. For one, it's far less serious. There are exactly zero comedic characters in Dark, while this show has three. The science is over the top, but as long as you're not a doctor or a scientist it's possible to suspend reality and just enjoy the story. It's no less implausible than Rain. I thought the main character was quite good. The pace was a little too quick. I think it would have been better spread out over a few more episodes to give more opportunity for the characters to develop, but they did a good job in the 6 episodes they had to work with. American network television can't manage the same level in 12 or 13 episodes most of the time.

I'm at that point where I'm struggling to find something really good to watch I haven't already seen. That happens when you binge watch too much great television, so you find something to hold you over. This did it for an evening. Looking forward to Season 2.

This is a good show. Yeah Dark is better but both are different ffs! If your only basis of comparison is that it a German Netflix Original then yes, you are going to be disappointed. But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't watch this. Biohackers is a fast paced drama that is short and enjoyable af. If you are looking for something to binge in a day, or even under 4 hours then this is the show. The story is compelling, the ideas are new and it just feel more fresh. It doesn't concentrate on teen romance much which is always a good thing and it gets most of the science right, if that matters to you.

Overall, would recommend it and eagerly waiting for its second season.

"Biohackers" is about genetic experiments of a semi-secret research group in Freiburg, Germany. The basic idea has enormous potential as already movies like Gattaca, The Island, Avatar, etc. showed. Unfortunately, the series uses the potential only very superficially and uses it instead to occupy a basic theme for a lame, little believable sermon on morality. The show seems like a much too long episode of the German long-running "Tatort".

The characters have no depth. They are stereotypical clichés of their roles, which were used so many times before. They are bloodless and you can't identify with anyone. Additionally, a Deus Ex Machina has to intervene to save their stupid behavior many times.

The most annoying tropes of German TV shows are used, which causes the show to slip into deep cringe sometimes. All the freshness that the series still had in the first episode, and even then it was only sporadically to be found, has vanished at the latest by half of the season and it becomes the degenerated good vs. evil that you could already guess after a few minutes of the first episode. There are no surprises, no twists. Everything happens exactly as you expect it to, only more boring. Only in the last minute of the last episode a cliffhanger is added, which should probably make you want to watch a possible second season. I gladly decline.

At least the cameramen managed to capture Freiburg and its surroundings in beautiful pictures. Unfortunately, this is also the only advantage of the series.

Good story if u dont know much about the subject. Characters are not great but the young ones are fresh unused and credible. The story cant decide if it should be thriller or science but has great pace nothing surprising realy. Great locations and a surprising carelessness dealing with dna and its possibilities. Cant judge if the science is correct but sounds realistic. All in all good entertainment but no need for this end. Not all series need a second one.

German series don't usually grab many headlines, with stodgy plots and dead-serious characters, but this is somewhat better: decent plot, well-acted and, once you get past the sci-fi hokum, pretty engaging. Film editing is sharp and glossy, with high production values and some good use of flash- backs. It touches on some vitally-important issues in bio-ethics, but it's not going to win prizes for insight and originality. Worth a watch.