Sci-fi king Apple TV+’s new ‘Dark Matter’ series is thrilling at every turn
Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly star in “Dark Matter,” a new sci-fi thriller series on Apple TV+
The new nine-episode sci-fi thriller “Dark Matter,” is based on the blockbuster book by New York Times bestselling author Blake Crouch and features an ensemble cast that includes Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley.
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.
Louise Griffin for RadioTimes:
Carve out eight hours of your life immediately for Apple TV+’s Dark Matter – because once you start, you won’t want to stop.
Adapted from Blake Crouch’s best-selling novel, the series is, crucially, just as thrilling, haunting and romantic as the book. It’s a beautifully faithful retelling, no doubt in part due to Crouch’s involvement, and brings everything there is to love about the novel to life.
Some adaptations feel like they’re forced on screen; this one feels like it was made for TV.
To be brutal, there are a few moments that could have been even more fleshed out in its adaptation – and it’s largely elements we can’t reveal here for fear of spoiling too much… For the most part, though, Dark Matter is a glorious adaptation, beautifully paced and perfectly played by its cast.
Apple TV+ has earned its crown as the king of sci-fi TV – and Dark Matter is no different.
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