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69% Metacritic Created by Mati Kochavi Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 First episode date 21 January 2016 Program creator Mati Kochavi Genre Documentary film | 7.3/10 IMDb 67% Rotten Tomatoes Narrated by Lauren Terp Original language(s) English No. of episodes 8 (list of episodes) Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dark Net is an American documentary television series created by Mati Kochavi that explores the dark web, and themes such as biohacking, cyber-kidnapping, digital warfare, online cults, pornography addiction, and the webcam sex trade. The series premiered on January 21, 2016, on Showtime, with the first season consisting of eight episodes.
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Production
Showtime greenlit the series in November 2015. It was created by Mati Kochavi, the founder of Vocativ, and is co-produced by Part2 Pictures. The series was renewed for a second season in March 2016, and will premiere on April 6, 2017.
Reception
The series has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it has a score of 69 out of 100 based on six reviews. Keith Uhlich of The Hollywood Reporter gave it a positive review, calling it "compelling" and wrote, "Contemplation and condemnation, all wrapped up into one, with no easy answers at the end of it all. The fact that Dark Net never allows you to entirely pin down its perspective keeps the proceedings riveting." Brian Lowry of Variety gave it a more mixed review and wrote, "Other than acknowledging that these subcultures exist, what Dark Net doesn't do is shed much light on them."
International broadcast
The series premiered in Canada on The Movie Network on January 21, 2016, simultaneous with the American broadcast.