Preview — Dark Matter Season 1: A Reality Hopping Sci-Fi Thriller
Dark Matter, a new series from Apple TV+, is a mind-bending thriller that brings one of the most acclaimed sci-fi novels to the screen.
Based on the book of the same name, Dark Matter follows the story of Jason Dessen. Dessen seems to have it all. He is a successful physicist and professor living with his loving family.
However, his world is turned upside down when he is abducted while walking home and thrown into an alternate universe and an alternate version of his life.
Desperate to get his life back, Dessen must navigate a tangled web of realities and versions of his life to save his family from a truly menacing threat. Himself.
Blake Crouch, the author of the original novel, is the show’s creator, executive producer, and showrunner. The series also boasts an impressive cast, including Joel Edgerton, Alice Braga, and Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly.
Check out the photos and promo video below for a preview!
Season description: Hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, “Dark Matter” is a story about the road not taken. The series follows Jason Dessen, a physicist, professor, and family man who — one night, while walking home on the streets of Chicago — is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.
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Dark Matter premieres Wednesday May 8 on Apple TV+.
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Sarah Fields
Sarah is an obsessive geek who likes to get into the weeds and over think things. She is passionate about Sci-Fi and comics and is a giant classic film nerd. Sarah cares deeply about media representation and the power of telling diverse stories. When she's not writing or watching her favorite shows she spends her days working in the non-profit world trying to make life a little better for those that need some extra help.