Apple TV+ debuts trailer for SciFi series “Dark Matter”
Apple TV+ has just dropped the trailer for its much-anticipated sci-fi thriller series, “Dark Matter,” and it’s already creating a buzz in the entertainment world. The series, which stars Joel Edgerton and Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly, is set to make its global debut on May 8, 2024, with a storyline that promises to captivate audiences with its exploration of alternate realities and the essence of identity.
Dark Matter is based on the novel by Blake Crouch. It stars Joel Edgerton as Jason Dessen, who has a nice life with his wife (Jennifer Connelly) and son (Oakes Fegley). He does mysterious science work and seems happy enough until one night he is abducted and wakes up in a world that’s very, very different.
The summary spells it all out:
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 Joel 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.
The series also stars Westworld’s Jimmi Simpson and A Murder at the End of the World’s Alice Braga. Crouch himself is the series’ writer and showrunner—his third time working on an adaptation of his own work (he co-created Good Behavior with Chad Hodge, and was a writer for Hodge’s adaptation of Wayward Pines).
The trailer, which has garnered over 1.9 million views since its release, teases a series filled with suspense, emotion, and existential twists. Alongside Edgerton and Connelly, the ensemble cast includes Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, and Oakes Fegley, all of whom contribute to the rich tapestry of this complex narrative.
“Dark Matter” is not just a sci-fi series; it’s a profound look at the choices we make and the paths those choices lead us down. It’s about the road not taken and the infinite possibilities that exist within the multiverse. The show is poised to join the ranks of Apple TV+’s growing roster of acclaimed sci-fi originals, such as “Foundation” and “For All Mankind.”
The series is produced for Apple TV+ by Sony Pictures Television, with Crouch at the helm as creator, executive producer, showrunner, and writer. Matt Tolmach and David Manpearl also serve as executive producers, alongside Joel Edgerton.
