Dark Matter: Season 1

Cast View all

	Jennifer Connelly	Daniela Vargas Dessen
	Joel Edgerton	Jason Dessen
	Alice Braga	Amanda Lucas
	Jimmi Simpson	Ryan Holder
	Dayo Okeniyi	Leighton Vance
	Oakes Fegley	Charlie Dessen
	Marquita Brooks	Dawn Lawrence
	Amanda Brugel	Blair Caplan
	William Smillie	Matt
	Andre Bellos	Scientist
	Ian Bonds	Researcher
	Tiff Abreu	Mindy
	Bassam Abdelfattah	Anthony
	Missy Fierro	Violet
	Suzy Dias	Chloe
	Charlie Holcomb	Male Student #1
	Reilly Oh	Male Student #2
	Rolando Boyce	Dr. Joseph Hart
	Jenne Kang	Dr. Julianne Springer
	Kate Eastman	Detective Jamie Mason
	Patrick Hickman	Jason Dessen Acting Double
	Arti Ishak	Mara McHenry
	Jimmy Styx	Gunter (Nightwatchman)
	Lance Baker	Alan
	Jennifer Joan Taylor	Cat Hair Jacket Woman

Crew View all

Director	Jakob Verbruggen
	Logan George
Celine Held
Roxann Dawson
Alik Sakharov
Writer	Blake Crouch, Megan McDonnell, Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry, Ihuoma Ofordire
Producer	Dustin Bernard, Drew Bryden, Blake Crouch, Joel Edgerton, Lee A. Frost, Camilla Grove, Don Kurt, Jeff MacVittie, David Manpearl, Megan McDonnell, Ihuoma Ofordire, Matt Tolmach, Katrina Ungewitter, Jakob Verbruggen, Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry
Musician	Jason Hill
Photography	John Lindley, Jeffrey Greeley

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My quick rating - 7.5/10. At the core of this show, it is just an insane love story. A man, played extremely well by Joel Edgerton is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could've lived, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from a most terrifying foe: himself. I was quite biased throughout the ordeal since the wife he is trying to get back to was played equally as well by my longest celebrity crush, Jennifer Connelly. Most people adored her in Labyrinth but I had already been enamored with her the moment I saw Creepers/Phenomena (the same movie, was Creepers when I saw it) LOL. While I am still on the acting, you must keep in mind that Edgerton not only plays the lead and the hero if you will but also has to assume the role of the villain. And he does so well at adding slight nuance to his character just enough to make himself evil without acting completely different. The entire cast makes this show work to be honest since each part is played to their best and contributes to the whole so well. Ok, enough of the acting, onto this excellent show. The initial trip into this multiverse is subtle and you can clearly see what is going on at the end of episode 1 but don't think for a moment that will prepare you for the magnitude of what occurs throughout the entire season. I think the cover gives you a slight idea of what I mean. Each episode manages to add to the tension that is building as to what each opening of the door will bring. The explanation of how the multiverse travel works is a bit geeky but the writing crew does an adequate dumbing down of it so it will be plausible enough to just enjoy the romantic story. As I said at the finale, at its core, this is a love story and everything revolves around a man's love of his family and the lengths Jason Dessen (Edgerton) will go to reunite with them. With top-notch acting and a solid story, I found this mini-series to be a bit of scifi fun that I wasn't expecting from this. Definitely must-see TV for any fans of the aforementioned genres along with the cast.

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