Dark Matter
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Dark Matter

"One life. Infinite possibilities."

7.8
Yr 2024
Status Returning Series
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama
Series Brief

Overview

Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his true family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself.

Why fans love it

This 2024 drama turns a suburban Chicago life upside down through the lens of quantum physics. When a college professor is pulled into an alternate reality, the series forces a confrontation between the man he became and the person he might have been had he made different professional and personal choices. It treats the theoretical concept of multiple paths as a literal, high-stakes trap rather than a dry academic exercise.

Joel Edgerton carries the weight of a man navigating a world where his own history and family have been rewritten. The tension stems from the constant friction between the identity he holds onto and the versions of his life he encounters along the way. By grounding speculative sci-fi in the specific emotional geography of a father trying to return to his teenage son, the show moves away from distant cosmic exploration to focus on the terrifying implications of meeting a doppelgänger who shares your deepest desires and every past mistake.

Featured Players

Cast 61

Cara Reid
as Ms. Bumgarner
1 episode
Jimmi Simpson
as Ryan Holder
Elvis Garcia
as Cabbie #2
1 episode
Callie Johnson
as GG Sakey
1 episode
Joel Edgerton
as Jason Dessen / Jason2
Jennifer Connelly
as Daniela Dessen
Alice Braga
as Dr. Amanda Lucas
Dayo Okeniyi
as Leighton Vance
Oakes Fegley
as Charlie Dessen
Amanda Brugel
as Blair Caplan
5 episodes
Aina Brei'Yon
as Dawn Lawrence
6 episodes
Tiff Abreu
as Mindy
3 episodes
Matthew Amador
as Slightly Older Man
1 episode
Rolando Boyce
as Dr. Joseph Hart
2 episodes
Sam Cass
as Young Man
1 episode
Suzy Dias
as Chloe
3 episodes
William Smillie
as Matt
4 episodes
Joe Dioletto
as Jason Dessen Acting Double
1 episode
Snag Flynn
as Young Woman
1 episode
Charlie Holcomb
as Male Student #1
3 episodes
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Arti Ishak
as Mara McHenry
2 episodes
John Lister
as Angry Cabbie
1 episode
Jenne Kang
as Dr. Julianne Springer
2 episodes
Peter Sipla
as Dr. Randolph
1 episode
Kathryn Acosta
as Nurse
1 episode
Monica Patankar
as Faculty Woman
1 episode
Madelyn DePorter
as Receptionist
1 episode
Bassam Abdelfattah
as Anthony
3 episodes
Brenann Stacker
as Female Greeter
1 episode
Beacon Bowman
as Door Woman
1 episode
Tara Mallen
as Alesia Cheney
1 episode
Kate Eastman
as Detective Jamie Mason
2 episodes
Kyle Connors
as Executive Assistant
1 episode
Meghan Maureen McDonough
as Barbara Underell
1 episode
Jason Huysman
as Mike Underell
1 episode
Brandon Dahlquist
as Marcus Sakey
1 episode
Omar Villagomez
as Hazmat Man
1 episode
Jackie Dallas
as Hazmat Woman
1 episode
Lance Baker
as Alan
1 episode
Austin Nelson Jr.
as Whiny Student
1 episode
Yuchi Chiu
as Naked Man
1 episode
Jimmy Styx
as Gunter (Nightwatchman)
2 episodes
Patricia Mario
as Silvia
1 episode
Bamidele Ali
as Danny (National Guard Soldier)
1 episode
Sean James William Parris
as Dr. Jay Quayle
1 episode
Dani Deetté
as Annie
1 episode
Vinny Multhaupt
as Toby
1 episode
Camryn Ray Cavaliero
as Adeline
1 episode
Angie Shriner
as Sid (Bartender)
1 episode
Greg Foster
as Chad
1 episode
Michael A. Dean
as Rob
1 episode
Richard Cotovsky
as Jay
1 episode
Reilly Oh
as Male Student #2 (In The Back)
3 episodes
Missy Fierro
as Female T.A. (Violet)
3 episodes
Maeve Mollaghan
as Server
1 episode
Jennifer Joan Taylor
as Cat Hair Jacket Woman
1 episode
Paul Tavianini
as Manager
1 episode
Gabrielle Anne Garza
as Angie
1 episode
Sammy A. Publes
as Security Guard
1 episode
Peter DeFaria
as Campus Police Officer
1 episode
Elena Victoria Feliz
as Aliyah
1 episode
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Keywords

chicago, illinois based on novel or book fish out of water scientist doppelgänger alternative reality physics professor teenage son college professor quantum physics