Where they’re going, they don’t need source material. Apple TV’s Dark Matter is headed into its second season, which will venture beyond the 2016 Blake Crouch novel on which the show is based. But as Crouch is the showrunner and creator of the series, he probably has a good idea what’s next for the several Jason Dessens (all played by Joel Edgerton) running around the show’s multiverse.
According to Apple TV, Dark Matter “is a story about the road not taken.” That road appears via a box that allows people to visit alternate worlds. There’s just one big catch: there are other versions of each person in those other worlds. Here’s the synopsis for season two:
In season one, the series followed Jason Dessen (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. Season two picks up with the Dessens as they settle into a quiet life in a world that finally seems safe, until the unimaginable forces them to run once again. As Jason’s obsession with the Box deepens, Daniela’s (Connelly) growing paranoia pushes her to the brink, and their son Charlie (Oakes Fegley) starves for a sense of stability as their family is threatened. Elsewhere, Amanda (Alice Braga) and Ryan (Jimmi Simpson) join forces in a desperate attempt to find their way home. With Blair (Amanda Brugel) determined to stop him, Leighton (Dayo Okeniyi) relentlessly chases his grand vision of creating a perfect world.
As seems to be the case for every show nowadays, Dark Matter will now be accompanied by Dark Matter: The Official Podcast, for which creator Crouch and executive producer Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry will chat “with a robust roster of cast members, key creatives and industry experts” about “the show’s biggest moments, the science behind the multiverse, the creative process and how the series expands beyond Crouch’s original novel.” The podcast’s first episode will be a handy-dandy recap, in case you forgot all of season one’s highlights.
Dark Matter returns to Apple TV on August 28, with weekly episodes through the October 30 season finale.
