Apple TV+which has put together quite a few science fiction series, is now going to focus on one of those series.
The streamer has been renewed Dark matterstarring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly, for a second season. The revival comes less than two months after the show's nine-episode first season ended in late June.
Dark matterfrom Sony Pictures TV, is based on the best-selling novel by Blake Crouch, who also serves as showrunner on the series. Edgerton plays Jason Dessen, a physicist, professor and family man who, while walking home to Chicago, is abducted into an alternate version of his life and must figure out how to get back — and who's trying to stop him. Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley also star.
“Thank you to everyone who tuned in for Season 1 — book fans and new fans alike — and of course our partners at Apple and Sony, my incredible producing partner, Matt Tolmach, our incredible cast and crew, and the great city of Chicago — you were so good to us,” Crouch said in a statement. “While writing and filming Season 1, we discovered there was so much more story to tell, and we've only scratched the surface of these characters as they fight to survive and find their way home across a landscape of mind-bending realities. See you in the Box!”
Fellow EP Tolmach added, “Making Dark matter has been a long-time dream, and I’m so proud to see Blake’s vision come to life and connect with so many people. It’s been incredibly rewarding to see the Dessens’ journey resonate with audiences, 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 incredible cast and crew.”
Dark Matter is one of several science fiction and speculative series on Apple TV+, along with For All Mankind, Severance, Foundation, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Silo, Invasion and the recently released Sunny.
“We’re 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 surprises as we delve deeper into the mysteries of the multiverse,” said Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+.
Crouch and Tolmach are executive producers Dark matter starring Edgerton and Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry.