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Dark Matter( 2024)

TV-MASci-Fi & FantasyDrama
78%
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One life. Infinite possibilities.

Overview

Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his true family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself.

  1. Blake Crouch

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Joel Edgerton

    Jason Dessen / Jason2

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    Jennifer Connelly

    Daniela Dessen

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    Alice Braga

    Dr. Amanda Lucas

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    Jimmi Simpson

    Ryan Holder

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    Dayo Okeniyi

    Leighton Vance

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    Oakes Fegley

    Charlie Dessen

Current Season

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Season 1

2024 | 9 Episodes

Season 1 of Dark Matter premiered on May 07 2024

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A review by MovieGuys

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Written by MovieGuys on Wed May 08 2024
Why does every series with a premise based on alternate reality, look a whole lot like every other series with the same premise? The fact is tales of alternate reality have been done to death, so much so, that the whole premise now looks a lot like a cliche. Dark Matter has an instant issue, with this reviewer, for this very reason. There have been series that have pulled it off beautifully, like German series Dark. It worked because there was enough complexity and depth in the alternate reality story, not to mention it played wonderfully with paradoxes. By contrast, Dark Matter feels ...

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Facts

Status

Returning Series

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • chicago, illinois
  • based on novel or book
  • fish out of water
  • doppelgänger
  • alternative reality
  • questioning
  • complex
  • suspenseful