Baran bo Odar

Odar directed and co-wrote the film with Friese.

Baran bo Odar studied at University of Television and Film Munich. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is film and film screenwriting. Residence is recorded at Berlin. Works named in the authority record are Dark.

• Name — Baran bo Odar • Born — 18 April 1978 • Birthplace — Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland • Occupation — Film and television director • Years Active — 2005–present • Known for — Who Am I Dark 1899 • Partner — Jantje Friese • Website — baranboodar.com

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.

Odar's first feature film, produced as a final project for his University of Television and Film Munich diploma, was Under the Sun (German: Unter Der Sonne), a sixty-minute coming-of-age story about a twelve-year-old boy who is infatuated with his older niece. It was screened at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2006 and Utah's Slamdance in 2007. For the film, Odar was awarded the Studio Hamburg Newcomer Award and the Munich Feature Film Award and was nominated for the Max Ophüls Prize. Directing a Hollywood production had been a longtime dream of Odar's. Following the success in Germany of The Silence and Who Am I, Odar attracted the attention of American producers who were searching for a director for Sleepless, an action thriller to which Jamie Foxx was already attached. After Odar came on board, Michelle Monaghan was cast as Foxx's co-star, and the film was shot in Atlanta. The TV series Dark, which Odar co-created with Friese, gained popularity worldwide and was Netflix's first German-language original series. Every episode was co-written by Friese and directed by Odar. Odar was honored with a Grimme-Preis, Germany's most prestigious television award, in 2018 for his direction of Darks first season. In 2019, the second season of Dark was released. The third, and final, season followed in 2020. Prior to the release of season 3 of Dark, Odar and Friese announced their next series, 1899. The first two episodes premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022. The full season came out on 17 November 2022 on Netflix. The creators had ideas for two more seasons, but in January 2023, Netflix canceled the show.

• Year — Title — Notes • 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

Baran bo Odar is recorded as screenwriter and director. The authorities additionally record the headings Baran Odar and Baran Veli Odar.