We think that Dark matter is one of the best Apple TV Plus shows, and it looks like Apple agrees: it just greenlit it for a second season. In a nice post on XApple 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 is about alternate realities. It follows Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) as his existing life is taken away and he must fight to get it back. Like my favorite sci-fi shows, it’s dark, complex, and occasionally mind-bending – it’s also smarter than your average multiverse adventure.
Is Dark Matter worth streaming?
Based on the novel by Blake Crouch, who served as lead writer and showrunner on the show, Dark matter currently holds an 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and audiences.
Many people consider it one of their favorite sci-fi series, but some argue that it may be a bit too long to fill the nine episodes of the first season. Still, there is a lot to love. The Wall Street Journal said that “there is a high level of tension, palpable tension created by Jason’s dilemmas and by the action thriller aspects of Dark matterand that the acting is first class,” while The age said: “It’s hard to think of a better role model for Edgerton, a fine actor who is rarely showy.” (Don’t read the rest of that book if you don’t want mild spoilers.)
Empire said it’s “not as ambitious as Foundationand also not as taxing on the brain as Constellation,“but it hits the mark nonetheless, and it maintains Apple’s status as the standard for thoughtful, adult-oriented science fiction.”
However, not all critics were so positive. IndieWire said that “the relentless gloom and monotonous characters limit its ability to resonate with the audience,” while CNN said that “the biggest problem that plagues this entire subgenre of science fiction is the feeling that nothing really matters, because each new door/chapter feels like it’s just one step away from being rewritten or undone.”
You can find out for yourself: in this reality, season one of Dark matter is available to stream on Apple TV Plus.