Summary
- Apple TV+ debuts its sci-fi thriller
Dark Matter
, starring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly, May 8. - The series, based on Blake Crouch’s book, follows physicist Jason Dessen as he is abducted into an alternate reality.
- Apple TV+ continues to excel in original sci-fi content, with high production values and acclaimed actors in shows like
Constellation, Foundation, Invasion
, and
Silo
.
Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for its new sci-fi thriller, Dark Matter, earlier this week. The anticipated series stars Joel Edgerton alongside Oscar-winner Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, and Oakes Fegley. Based on the blockbuster book by New York Times bestselling author Blake Crouch (Wayward Pines), the new, nine-episode Apple Original series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Wednesday, May 8, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through June 26, 2024. You can watch the trailer above and learn more about Dark Matter with the synopsis below:
”
Hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade
,
Dark Matter
is a story about the road not taken. The series will follow Jason Dessen (played by Edgerton), 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.”
Crouch serves as creator, executive producer, showrunner and writer alongside executive producers Matt Tolmach and David Manpearl for Matt Tolmach Productions. Edgerton also serves as executive producer. Dark Matter is produced for Apple TV+ by Sony Pictures Television.
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Apple TV has supported elevated, hard sci-fi series like Constellation, Invasion, and Foundation (there seems to be a trend there). There’s also the 2023 hit series Silo, and, of course, the massive phenomenon that was Severance, not to mention the films Finch and Fingernails. All of these titles have high production values, celebrated actors, and big storylines, so it’s exciting to see Dark Matter join the fray.
Dark Matter (2024)
- Release Date
- May 8, 2024
- Seasons
- 1
- Writers
- Blake Crouch
- Streaming Service(s)
- Apple TV+
- Directors
- Jakob Verbruggen
