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Dark Matter

TV·2024–present·Apple TV·Science-Fiction, Thriller, Mystery·53m·7.4·Created by Blake Crouch

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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 multiverse of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of mind-bending 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.

Cast

Joel EdgertonJoel EdgertonJason Dessen / Jason2Jennifer ConnellyJennifer ConnellyDaniela DessenAlice BragaAlice BragaDr. Amanda LucasJimmi SimpsonJimmi SimpsonRyan HolderDayo OkeniyiDayo OkeniyiLeighton VanceOakes FegleyOakes FegleyCharlie Dessen

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