Dark Matter stars Jimmi Simpson and Jennifer Connelly share what makes the sci-fi show different: "They just articulated this universal human wondering so beautifully"
May. 8, 2024Exclusive: Jimmi Simpson and Jennifer Connelly talk the “Odyssean adventure” that is Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter
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Dark Matter stars Jennifer Connelly and Jimmi Simpson have hit just about every genre in their careers – but there was something special that true them to the new Apple TV Plus series.
“I thought it was a great idea for a show. I thought the combination of the sort of domestic love story that kind of then tipped into a little bit of a thriller later in the season with this adventure,” Connelly, who’s done everything from bloody giallo horror films to action movies likeTop Gun: Maverick, tells GamesRadar+. “[It’s] kind of like an Odyssean adventure that Jason goes on to get back home and all of the literal different crazy worlds that he goes through. I thought it could make really fun, exciting television, and I like the opportunity to play different versions of a character.”
Connelly plays Daniela Dessen, wife to physicist and professor Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton), who gets kidnapped one night after walking home from a bar in Chicago. After Jason is thrown into an alternate version of his life, a new Jason takes his place. The series is based on the acclaimed novel by Blake Crouch, who is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the series.
The series also stars Jimmi Simpson, who is no stranger to the sci-fi genre having starred in Westworld, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone. Simpson says the series stood out to him for a particular, more emotional reason.
The cast includes Alice Braga, Oakes Fegley, Dayo Okeniyi, and Amanda Brugel. The first three episodes are helmed by Jakob Verbruggen, who helmed the Black Mirror episode, ‘Men Against Fire.’
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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