We think that Dark Matter is one of the best shows on Apple TV Plus, and it seems Apple agrees: it just greenlit the show for a second season. In a fun post on X, Apple TV Plus posted the teaser image below and said “in this reality, there will be a second season of Dark Matter“.
If you haven't seen the show you might not get the joke: Dark Matter It's about alternate realities. It follows Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) as his current life is stripped away and he has to fight to get it back. Like my favorite sci-fi shows, it's dark, complicated, and at times mind-bending; it's also smarter than your average multiverse adventure.
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Is Dark Matter worth streaming?
Based on the novel by Blake Crouch, who was the show's head writer and showrunner, Dark Matter It currently has an 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and viewers.
Many people love it as one of their favorite sci-fi shows, but some argue that it's perhaps a bit over-the-top to fill the first season's nine episodes. However, there's a lot to appreciate here. The Wall Street Journal said that “There's a high level of suspense, tangible tension created by Jason's dilemmas and by the action-thriller aspects of the show.” Dark Matterand the acting is top-notch,” while The Age said: “It is hard to conceive of a better introduction for Edgerton, a fine actor who is rarely ostentatious.” (Don't read the rest if you don't want some mild spoilers.)
Empire said it was “not as ambitious as Basenot as demanding on the brain as Constellation,“but it hits the mark nonetheless, maintaining Apple's status as the default home of thoughtful, adult-oriented sci-fi.”
Not all critics were so supportive, however. IndieWire said that “its constant pessimism and flat characters limit its ability to make the audience part with anything,” while CNN said that “the main problem, plaguing this entire sci-fi subgenre, is the feeling that nothing really matters, as every new door or chapter seems one step away from being rewritten or undone.”
You can find out for yourself: in this reality, the first season of Dark Matter is available to stream on Apple TV Plus.
