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Dark Matter
A chilling, quantum-noir descent into grief and longing, where infinite corridors of cold steel mirror the fractured human heart, testing the desperate resolve to reclaim the only reality that truly matters.
Dark Matter
Dark Matter

"There's no world like home."

07 May 2024 — 27 August 2026 United States of America 2 season 19 episode Returning Series 7.8 (736)

Cast: Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy The Illusion of the "Path Not Taken" and Regret The Fluidity and Multiplicity of Identity The Cost of Hubris and Scientific Obsession Family, Intimacy, and Trust

Dark Matter — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Jason Dessen (Jason 1)

Joel Edgerton

Archetype: The Everyday Hero / Reluctant Odysseus Key Trait: Empathy, resourcefulness, and fierce devotion to his family

Motivation

To return to his home reality and reunite with his wife Daniela and son Charlie.

Character Arc

Starts as an unassuming academic who chose family over prestige. When cast into the multiverse, he endures immense physical and psychological trials, transforming into a fiercely resilient protector who realizes his original domestic life was already complete.

Jason 2

Joel Edgerton

Archetype: The Tragic Antihero / Shadow Self Key Trait: Ruthless ambition masking profound loneliness

Motivation

To fill the void of his unlived family life by taking over the life of his alternate self.

Character Arc

A brilliant physicist who built the Box but found world fame hollow. He steals Jason 1's life, only to discover he cannot artificially manufacture genuine marital warmth without poisoning it, ultimately confronting his failures and making a bittersweet sacrifice.

Daniela Vargas Dessen

Jennifer Connelly

Archetype: The Grounded Anchor / Truth Seeker Key Trait: Perceptive intuition and fierce maternal protection

Motivation

To protect her son Charlie and uncover the truth behind the changes in her husband.

Character Arc

An artist balancing motherhood and career who gradually perceives the subtle disconnect in her dynamic with the impostor Jason 2. She actively strategizes to safeguard Charlie and decipher which Jason is her true partner.

Amanda Lucas

Alice Braga

Archetype: The Companion / Compassionate Catalyst Key Trait: Deep emotional intelligence and adaptability

Motivation

To escape Velocity Labs and find a world where she can live independently without existing in anyone's shadow.

Character Arc

Velocity Labs' resident psychiatrist who flees into the Box with Jason 1, acting as his emotional anchor through harrowing worlds before deciding to stop running and build an independent life in a peaceful alternate reality.

Leighton Vance

Dayo Okeniyi

Archetype: The Ambitious Benefactor / Thrill Seeker Key Trait: Unchecked curiosity and daring opportunism

Motivation

To harness the power and thrill of multiversal travel for profit, prestige, and personal curiosity.

Character Arc

A billionaire tech mogul who funded the Box. In different timelines, he shifts between a corporate cutthroat and an adrenaline junkie chasing multiversal wonder, treating parallel worlds as his personal sandbox regardless of mortal danger.

Cast

Joel Edgerton as Jason Dessen / Jason2
Jennifer Connelly as Daniela Dessen
Alice Braga as Dr. Amanda Lucas
Jimmi Simpson as Ryan Holder
Dayo Okeniyi as Leighton Vance
Oakes Fegley as Charlie Dessen
Amanda Brugel as Blair Caplan
Aina Brei'Yon as Dawn Lawrence
William Smillie as Matt2
Tiff Abreu as Mindy
Suzy Dias as Chloe
Charlie Holcomb as Male Student #1
Bassam Abdelfattah as Anthony2
Kate Eastman as Detective Jamie Mason
Reilly Oh as Male Student #2 (In The Back)

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