{"id":823900,"date":"2026-07-26T00:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T00:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/823900\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T00:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T00:12:08","slug":"dark-matter-season-2-trailer-raises-the-stakes-across-dimensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/823900\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Dark Matter’ Season 2 Trailer Raises the Stakes Across Dimensions"},"content":{"rendered":"

We enjoyed Dark Matter season one<\/a>, which very closely adapts Blake Crouch\u2019s sci-fi novel of the same name. So we were especially intrigued when Apple TV ordered up another season<\/a>, because there\u2019s uncharted narrative territory ahead. With Crouch himself behind the wheel\u2014the author is also the show\u2019s creator, executive producer, showrunner, and writer\u2014it\u2019ll be like getting a sequel novel in the form of a TV series, with Joel Edgerton again leading the way as main character Jason Dessen.<\/p>\n

As fans will recall, season one saw Jason being kidnapped by himself\u2014or rather, a version of himself who\u2019d devoted his entire life to creating the Box, a device that enables cross-dimensional travel. As we learn, this more intense Jason started feeling regrets over his life choices and decided to use his invention to see what other paths were out there.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how he comes to switch places with the main Jason, whose existence as a physics teacher may be a bit more humdrum but is worth it because he gets to be married to Daniela (Jennifer Connelly). Across season one, Jason frantically tried to get back to his proper timeline while experiencing multiple \u201cwhat if\u201d scenarios, with Chicago evolving in ways both idyllic and apocalyptic.<\/p>\n

Other characters include Jason\u2019s teenage son, Charlie (Oakes Fegley); Jason\u2019s colleague and frenemy, Ryan (Jimmi Simpson); a sympathetic woman from the other Jason\u2019s timeline, Amanda (Alice Braga); Leighton (Dayo Okeniyi), who runs the secretive company where the Box was constructed; and a fellow cross-dimensional traveler named Blair (Amanda Bruegel).<\/p>\n

The Dark Matter cast and crew appeared as part of Apple TV\u2019s San Diego Comic-Con panel and shared a trailer for season two.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the official description of Dark Matter season two: \u201cSeason two picks up with the Dessens as they settle into a quiet life in a world that finally seems safe until the unimaginable forces them to run once again. As Jason\u2019s obsession with the Box deepens, Daniela\u2019s (Connelly) growing paranoia pushes her to the brink, threatening to tear their fragile stability apart. Elsewhere, Amanda (Braga) and Ryan (Simpson) join forces in a desperate attempt to find their way home. With Blair (Brugel) determined to stop him, Leighton (Okeniyi) relentlessly chases his grand vision of creating a perfect world.\u201d<\/p>\n

A new official companion podcast was also announced, entitled \u201cDark Matter: The Official Podcast.\u201d Here\u2019s the official description for that: \u201cHosted by Dark Matter author and showrunner Blake Crouch and executive producer Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry, the podcast takes listeners deeper into the series with a robust roster of cast members, key creatives, and industry experts. Together, they explore the show\u2019s biggest moments, the science behind the multiverse, the creative process and how the series expands beyond Crouch\u2019s original novel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dark Matter returns August 28 to Apple TV; it will have a weekly rollout through October 30.<\/p>\n

Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a>, and Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We enjoyed Dark Matter season one, which very closely adapts Blake Crouch\u2019s sci-fi novel of the same name.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":823901,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[23083,64,63,20470,134,22647,427],"class_list":["post-823900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-apple-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-dark-matter","tag-entertainment","tag-san-diego-comic-con","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}