Dark Matter
Our Review
The one you meant: the 2015 space opera about six people who wake on a derelict ship with no memories, armed with a pile of weapons and a receipt for murders they cannot remember. Each carries a hidden past, and the season of figuring out who they were, versus who they choose to become, is one of the best identity mysteries in sci-fi TV.
Melissa O’Neil, years before she became the beating heart of The Rookie, leads as Two and announces herself as a genuine action lead. The crew found-family chemistry carries the show, the Android (Zoie Palmer) is a quietly great character, and the show runs three full seasons of escalating twists before its cancellation cliffhanger, a cancellation fans still mourn.
Fair warning on that ending: Season 3 closes on a significant cliffhanger that never got resolved. What is here is still a great binge: tight, twisty, character-first space opera that respects your intelligence.
Our take: 8/10. A hidden gem with one of TV’s great unresolved cliffhangers.
