Dark Matter Season 2 expands multiverse amid mixed reviews

The second season of the science fiction series "Dark Matter" has premiered on Apple TV+, expanding the multiverse narrative established in its first season while drawing mixed critical assessments. The new episodes, which began streaming in 2026, continue the story of physicist Jason Dessen, portrayed by Joel Edgerton, and his family as they navigate the dangers of infinite parallel realities. The season opens seven months after the events of the first season finale, where Jason, his wife Daniela (Jennifer Connelly), and their son Charlie (Oakes Fegley) fled into an unknown world to escape alternate versions of Jason.