Published 18:12 IST, July 2nd 2020
Mumbai Police gives 'Dark' series reference while urging everyone to wear mask amid COVID
Mumbai Police, recently, shared a photo that had a Dark web series reference. They urged everyone to follow prescribed safety precautions through the post.
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On Thursday, Mumbai Police shared a picture on all its social media handles. The photo was from the Netflix web series Dark's central character Jonas Kahnwald (played by Louis Hofmann), with the caption that read: "Question - Is it okay to share masks? Answer- Absolutely not. It’s a #Dark habit." (sic) With the social media post, Mumbai Police urged everyone to use a mask while travelling amid coronavirus scare.
Check out Mumbai Police's post:
Question - Is it okay to share masks?
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 2, 2020
Answer- Absolutely not. It’s a #Dark habit pic.twitter.com/kiTsdBlIpR
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The post shared in the early hours of Thursday went viral within hours. Social media users were raving about Mumbai Police's promptness and creativity in spreading awareness through popular culture tropes. Here is how social media users reacted to Mumbai Police's Dark web series reference.
Netizens reaction to Mumbai Police's social media post:
Your social media messaging team is always on point .
— Lina Dsouza 👸 (@LinaDsouza1) July 2, 2020
Tick. Tack. Tick. Tack
Whoever's Handling the Mumbai Police's Social Media is very cool. Loving the tweets & posts!
— Pooja Daya (@pooj_daya) July 2, 2020
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Mumbai police is lit!!
— Rohit Agrahari (@Rohit_Agrahari8) July 2, 2020
Amchi Mumbai Police la pan #DarkNetflix #Dark series cha effect jhala re baba
— Hitesh Patel (@Hitesh86P) July 2, 2020
witty👍🏻💙
— apurva chavan (@apurvac43441230) July 2, 2020
excellently conveyed haha. Thank You Saviors 👍
— Ketaki Kets (@Kets00100) July 2, 2020
I just love the @MumbaiPolice media team. Great ideas
— Sandeep Dutta (@jeddidahsam) July 2, 2020
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Meanwhile, Mumbai Police is popular on social media for disseminating important messages through popular culture tropes. Recently, Mumbai Police shared an image wishing all frontline workers on National Doctors Day. In the photo, there were various costumes of a superhero with the caption- "#NationalDoctorsDay." (sic)
The doctor’s apron is no less than a superhero's cape.
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 1, 2020
We thank all the doctors for their selfless service to this city. #NationalDoctorsDay pic.twitter.com/g4nle2L3r5
All details about Dark web series
Dark, starring Louis Hofmann, Andreas Pietschmann, Dietrich Hollinderbäumer, has an ensemble cast consisting of actors like Maja Schöne, Angela Winkler, Lisa Vicari, among others in prominent roles. The science-fiction German series narrates the tale of a fictional town named Winden, Germany, where a child's disappearance brings light on a conspiracy that transpires through different generations. The German series airs on Netflix and is very popular among the masses.
18:12 IST, July 2nd 2020