A quick guide to every major character in 'Dark'

Jonas is one of the main protagonists in Dark. We first meet him as a teenager living in Winden, Germany, and follow him as he starts time-traveling. His middle-aged self is referred to as The Stranger, while his older self (whose face is heavily scarred) goes by Adam.Mikkel Nielsen, the son of Urlich and Katharina, goes missing in the first episode of Dark. It turns out that he time-traveled to 1986, and got stuck there. He's adopted by Ines Kahnwald, and changes his name to Michael. He grew up, married Hannah, and eventually fathered Jonas. Ines Kahnwald is the adopted mother of Mikkel, and Jonas' grandmother. We first meet her in 2019, when she's much older. Throughout the first season, we see Ines working at the Winden hospital in 1986, and as a young girl in 1953.Daniel Kahnwald is Ines' father, and Jonas' great-grandfather. He first appears in season one, when we see Egon Tiedemann working with Daniel at the Winden police department in 1953. Urlich is Mikkel's father. We first meet him when he's middle-aged and having an affair with Hannah Kahnwald. In flashbacks to 1986, we see Urlich as a teenager.In the course of season one, Urlich travels from 2019 back to 1953 and winds up imprisoned. Thanks to his time spent in jail and institutions, Urlich ages into an old man by 1986. Katharina's maiden name is Albers, but she's known primarily as Urlich's wife, Katharina Nielsen. She dated Urlich in high school, as we saw in the 1986 flashbacks. Katharina is Mikkel's mother, and also mother to two other teens: Martha and Magnus.Martha, the only daughter of Urlich and Katharina, goes to high school with Jonas. She and Jonas have had a tumultuous romantic relationship, soured by his realization in the first season that she's technically his aunt. Magnus is Martha and Mikkel's brother, and the third child of Katharina and Ulrich. We saw him as an adult for brief scenes in season two, though most of his storyline has taken place in 2019 with him as a teenager.Jana (her maiden name is unknown) is Ulrich's mother. We first saw her as an old woman living in 2019, but also got flashbacks to her life in 1986 when she was grieving her other son, Mads, after he vanished. She was also friends with young Ines Kahnwald in 1953.Tronte is Jana's husband, and Urlich's grandfather. He moved to Winden in 1953 as a young boy. Though he eventually married Jana, Tronte has a long history with another woman: Claudia Tiedemann. The two of them were having an affair in 1986. In 2019, Tronte learned about time travel for the first time. Agnes is Tronte's mother. She moved to Winden in 1953, and started renting a room with the Tiedemann family. Agnes had a romantic relationship with Doris Tiedemann (who we'll introduce in a bit). Noah is Agnes' brother. He often works as a priest at the St. Christopher's Church in Winden, and travels through time in his middle age, making him appear almost immortal as he pops up in 1953, 1986, and 2019. Claudia Tiedemann is the primary person, aside from Jonas/Adam, who is leading a faction of people attempting to control time travel. We first met Claudia in her middle age in 1986, and saw how she first befriended Tronte in 1953. As an old woman, Claudia time travels frequently. Claudia's dog, Gretchen, is also a time traveler. She went missing in 1953 after running into the Winden caves, and emerged in 1986 to run into the arms of a much-older Claudia.Regina is Claudia's daughter. Her father is unknown. We first met Regina in 2019, when she was middle-aged and running a local Winden hotel. In 1986, Regina was a shy and anxious teenager until she met Boris/Aleksander.Aleksander first arrived in Winden in 1986, under mysterious circumstances. He quickly befriended Regina, and eventually they got married. Aleksander's real name is Boris Niewald, but as a teenager he stole the real Aleksander Kohler's identity, and eventually took Regina's last name when they were married.Bartosz is Regina and Aleksander's only child. Like Martha, we met Bartosz in 2019 as a teenager and have yet to see him at any other stage in his life. He and Martha were also a couple, but that relationship got complicated in the course of the first season when Martha and Jonas reconnected. Egon is Claudia's father, and Regina's grandfather. He was a police officer in Winden, and oversaw important missing-persons cases in both 1953 and 2019. Doris is Egon's wife (her maiden name is unknown) and Claudia's mother. Doris and Agnes Nielsen started a romantic affair in 1953. Tannhaus is a clockmaker who owns a small shop in Winden in 1953, and later in 1986. He is the author of a book called A Journey Through Time, and has helped Jonas and Claudia at various points with time travel. Charlotte is Tannhaus' adopted granddaughter who was a teenager in 1986 and an adult working at the police station in 2019. At the end of season two, we learned that Charlotte is the daughter of Noah and Elisabeth — Charlotte's own daughter (a confusing paradox, we know).Elisabeth is the daughter of Charlotte and Peter Doppler. She's a young girl in 2019, and we later see her alive and now-adult in 2052.Elisabeth became romantically involved with Noah (presumably after Noah traveled to 2019 as a younger man), and they eventually had baby Charlotte. But baby Charlotte was taken back in time, and left in 1986. So Charlotte grew up and gave birth to Elisabeth, closing the loop. Franziska is Elisabeth's sister, and the second child of Charlotte and Peter. We first meet her in 2019, when she's a teenager and romantically involved with Magnus Nielsen. Later Franziska is shown as an adult, working with Adam alongside grown-up Magnus.Peter is Charlotte's husband, and works as a therapist in Winden. Peter is another one of the rare characters we've only seen at a single stage in his life (as an adult in 2019).Helge is Peter's father. He was attacked by Urlich as a young boy, and has scarring on one side of his face and ear. Helge was a child in 1953, a grown man working for Claudia in 1986, and elderly in 2019.Bernd is Helge's alleged father, and Peter's grandfather. He is the founder of the nuclear power plant in Winden, Germany, which is a central part of the time travel and devastation that has plagued Winden. Greta is Helge's mother. In season one, we saw her confessing to Noah (her priest) that she worried Helge was not Bernd's son, but instead born after she was violently assaulted. Torben is another police officer working in Winden in 2019. He's the subordinate of both Urlich and Charlotte, and wears an eyepatch due to an unknown injury. He occasionally does covert work for Aleksander Tiedemann. Bernadette is a transgender sex worker, and Torben's sister. She works at a truck stop just outside Winden. Jürgen Obendorf is another adult living in Winden in 2019. He also does secretive work for Aleksander, who is running the nuclear power plant in 2019. His son, Erik, was one of the boys who went missing at the start of season one. Erik is missing at the start of Dark season one. He was kidnapped and taken into a bunker in the year 1986, where Noah tested a time machine on him. Erik was killed, and had his body transported to the year 1953.Read more:An essential recap of everything that's happened in 'Dark' so far23 questions we have heading into the final season of Netflix's 'Dark'Netflix's new series 'Dark' has a terrific and unique soundtrack — here are all the best songs featured

A quick guide to every major character in 'Dark'

Jonas Kahnwald, also known as "Adam" and "The Stranger"

Hannah Kahnwald, neé Krüger

Michael Kahnwald, also known as Mikkel Nielsen

Ines Kahnwald

Daniel Kahnwald

Urlich Nielsen

Katharina Nielsen (neé Albers)

Martha Nielsen

Manus Nielsen

Jana Nielsen

Tronte Nielsen

Agnes Nielsen

Noah, also known as Hanno Tauber

Claudia Tiedemann

Gretchen the Poodle

Regina Tiedemann

Aleksander Tiedemann, also known as Boris Niewald

Bartosz Tiedemann

Egon Tiedemann

Doris Tiedemann

H.G. Tannhaus

Charlotte Doppler

Elisabeth Doppler

Franziska Doppler

Peter Doppler

Helge Doppler

Bernd Doppler

Greta Doppler

Torben Wöller

Bernadette Wöller

Jürgen Obendorf

Erik Obendorf