Baran bo Odar (born 18 April 1978) is a German film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for co-creating the Netflix series Dark (2017–2020) and 1899 (2022) with his creative and romantic partner, Jantje Friese.
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Odar in 2018 | |
| Born | (1978-04-18) 18 April 1978 (age 44) Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Film and television director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Who Am I Dark |
| Partner | Jantje Friese |
| Website | baranboodar |
His film Who Am I reached the top of the German cinema charts[1] and was nominated for a German Film Award for Best Fiction Feature Film and Best Screenplay in 2015. Odar directed and co-wrote the film with Friese.
Odar was born in Switzerland. He is of Turkish descent on his mother's side and has Russian ancestry from his paternal grandfather, a former doctor who fled Russia after the October Revolution.[2]
The TV series Dark, which Odar co-created with Friese, gained popularity worldwide and was Netflix's first German-language original series. Every episode is co-written by Friese and directed by Odar.[3] Odar was honored with a Grimme-Preis, Germany's most prestigious television award, in 2018 for his direction of Dark's first season.[4] In 2019, the second season of Dark was released. The third, and final, season followed in 2020.[5]
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| 2010 | The Silence | Film |
| 2014 | Who Am I | Film |
| 2017 | Sleepless | Film |
| 2017–2020 | Dark | TV series |
| 2022 | 1899 | TV series |
| TBA | Tyll | TV series |
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