Every week, the streaming site releases a slew of compelling dramas and thrillers.
There are plenty of options, from Baby Reindeer to The Good Nurse, but now that you know about this miniseries, the selection may be a little more difficult.
The drama, based on Romy Hausmann’s novel of the same name, recounts a woman’s escape from prison and how investigators seek to uncover the truth about her disappearance 13 years ago.
The woman is joined in the hospital by a girl named Hannah, who appears to be her daughter – and from there, things grow increasingly weird.
People have taken to social media to express that, while it is not a horror, it has left them feeling uneasy.
One user comments, “Watching it now, it’s an awesome series, chilling to know this stuff happens on a daily basis. Things are not what they seem in this show.”
Another says, “Loved it but made me nervous.”
“How utterly disturbing!” says a third observer.
While a fourth writes, “Must-watch! It’s a limited serious but boy did it have me on the edge of my seat.”
“Exceptional dark European crime series. Also a breath of fresh air in the sea of cookie-cutter modern content,” somebody else shares. “Relax, enjoy, don’t spend every second trying to figure it out, it is not that kind of material.”
Isabel Kleefeld and Julian Pörksen directed the series, which was released in 2023. It stars Kim Riedle in the lead role, with Naila Schuberth as Hannah.
Friederich Oetker, co-producer, tells Netflix, “I found the motif of the inner and outer prison particularly interesting: Even if you manage to escape, you take your inner prison with you.”
“You have to free yourself from it.”
In an interview with Netflix’s Die Woche, Pörksen “These are all damaged characters: people who are severely scarred by a crime and deal with it very differently.”
“The perpetrator is often the focus of such series and is glorified as a mysterious, dark force. That’s not the case with us. And there is a main character who is extraordinary in every way. A girl who has a special view of the world, a special way of speaking, thinking and experiencing.”
This message clearly resonated with viewers, as Dear Child received an amazing Rotten Tomatoes rating of 85%.
As one admirer puts it, “Incredible and amazingly good drafted psychological thriller show! I had to binge-watch all [the] episodes. Unexpected and powerful.”
