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. Their attempt at a peaceful life is shattered when another version of Jason tracks them down, forcing the family to once again use the Box, a device enabling interdimensional travel, to search for a safe haven. Their journey through various realities, including worlds ravaged by natural disasters or operating as surveillance states, proves perilous and emotionally taxing.

Simultaneously, other characters are navigating their own multiversal challenges. Ryan Holder (Jimmi Simpson) and Amanda Lucas (Alice Braga) find themselves in a seemingly utopian world, but...