The Joel Edgerton/Jennifer Connelly sci-fi thriller proved to be an enormous hit at Apple and the present has now been granted a second season.
The primary season of the Joel Edgerton/Jennifer Connelly sci-fi thriller Darkish Matter turned an enormous hit for Apple TV+. Within the assessment from our personal Alex Maidy, he glowed, “There are so many great angles this story takes that are unconventional for a series like this that discovering them from episode to episode enhances the experience of this story. Based on the cast alone, Dark Matter is worth checking out. Apple TV+ continues to excel as a home for creative expansions in the science fiction genre, but Dark Matter may be their best project since Severance. […] I cannot think of a better way to parse out this great tale that will have audiences theorizing week to week about what will come next.”
On the heels of the Darkish Matter edge-of-your-seat season one finale, Apple TV+ right now introduced a season two renewal for the sci-fi thriller, which has been hailed as “top-notch science fiction,” “a thrilling ride” and “one of the best shows of the year.” Primarily based on the blockbuster e-book by New York Occasions bestselling writer Blake Crouch and starring an ensemble forged led by Joel Edgerton alongside Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley, the entire first season of Darkish Matter is now streaming globally on Apple TV+.
“Thanks to everyone who tuned-in for season one—book fans and new fans—and of course our partners at Apple and Sony, my amazing producing partner, Matt Tolmach, our tremendous cast and crew, and the great city of Chicago—you were so good to us,” stated showrunner and writer Blake Crouch. “In the process of writing and filming season one, we discovered that there’s so much more story to tell, and we’ve only scratched the surface of these characters as they fight for survival and to find their way home through a landscape of mind-bending realities. See you in the Box!”
“Making Dark Matter was a longtime dream, and I’m so proud to see Blake’s vision come to life and to connect with so many people,” stated government producer Matt Tolmach. “Seeing the Dessens’ journey resonate with audiences has been extremely gratifying, and we can’t wait to bring more of this world — and others — to life in season two. Huge thanks to Apple TV+, Sony and our amazing cast and crew. Here we go!”
“The thought-provoking and gripping Dark Matter has quickly become a global hit, capturing audiences’ imaginations and making it a beloved and integral part of Apple’s world class sci-fi line up,” stated Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+. “We are thrilled to continue our collaboration with Blake Crouch, our partners at Sony and the rest of the creative team and cast — led by the remarkable Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly — on a new season that will captivate viewers with more twists and turns as we dive deeper into the mysteries of the multiverse.”
Hailed as probably the greatest sci-fi novels of the last decade and produced for Apple TV+ by Sony Footage Tv, Darkish Matter is a narrative concerning the street not taken. The sequence follows Jason Dessen (performed by Edgerton), a physicist, professor and household man who — one night time whereas strolling house on the streets of Chicago — is kidnapped into an alternate model of his life. Marvel rapidly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his actuality amid the mind-bending panorama of lives he may have lived. On this labyrinth of realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get again to his true household and save them from probably the most terrifying, unbeatable foe possible: himself.
Crouch serves as creator, government producer, showrunner and author alongside government producer Matt Tolmach. Along with starring, Edgerton serves as government producer. Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry can also be an government producer.
