Dark Matter

I just finished watching Dark Matter on AppleTV+. I really enjoyed it.

It’s weird. They ran a show called Constellation that centered on the idea of a multiverse and people swapping between parallel universes. That show was okay but it was a little confusing and they never really spelled out the hows or whys or even the whats. Apparently that show was cancelled after it’s one season.

Almost immediately after Constellation ended, Dark Matter came out. Nine episodes focusing on the idea of the multiverse and people swapping between parallel universes. The difference between the two shows? Simple. Constellation was okay. Dark Matter was excellent. At times it was riveting. Just when you thought you had your brain wrapped around it, BAM so new piece of information that turned everything upside down. It was just really good.

Will there be a season two? I don’t think so. The show was based on a book (and you can bet your sweet ass that the book is on my reading list now) and I believe the entire book was covered. They could always come up with some new issue for our main characters to deal with, but I don’t know. I think we’ve gotten all we’re getting.

If that’s the case and the show is a one and done… then it was really well done and I’m glad I watched it all the way through.

If you like science fiction and good TV, and you have an AppleTV+ subscription… check it out.