First trailer for Apple’s trippy new sci-fi series based on a best-selling novel sees Joel Edgerton caught between universes
Apr. 11, 2024The series premieres in May
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Apple TV Plus has dropped the trippy first trailer for Dark Matter, a new sci-fi thriller series starring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly.
In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, physicist and family man Jason Dessen (Edgerton) is abducted on the streets of Chicago one night while walking home – and thrown into an alternate version of his life. As Jason tries to navigate this sudden nightmare, he slowly begins to realize that he was kidnapped by an alternate universe version of himself – and it’s up to him to return to his wife Daniela (Connelly) and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.
The cast includes Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, Amanda Brugel, and Oakes Fegley. The first three episodes are directed by Jakob Verbruggen (Invasion, The Twilight Zone). WandaVision andThe Marvelswriter Megan McDonnell penned episodes four and five, and co-wrote episode eight with Lovecraft Country writer Ihuoma Ofordire.
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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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