Dark Matter

2015 • Syfy

4.7

935 reviews

TV-14

Rating

Eligible

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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 Episode 1

6/12/15

Season-only

Six strangers awake from stasis on board a derelict ship with no memories of who they are or how they got there. The search for answers only leads to more questions, and when they discover the ship’s destination, a mining colony, things only get cloudier.

2 Episode 2

6/19/15

Season-only

A mysterious locked door, an unfathomable puzzle box, and an exploration of the ship’s maze-like vent systems heighten the tension as a decision is reached on the desperate miners. But the arrival of a corporate ship disrupts the crew’s best laid plans.

3 Episode 3

6/26/15

Season-only

Five’s exploration of the ship’s vent system yields a shocking discovery, but before the crew can investigate, the ship drops out of FTL. What appears to be a mechanical issue soon becomes a suspected case of sabotage. And the bad news gets even worse.

4 Episode 4

7/3/15

Season-only

The crew visits a space station to make repairs and get some R and R, but the stop takes some unexpected turns. Six visits a dodgy doctor. One and Three meet a dangerous doppelganger. Two and Five bet their lives. Four makes a discovery about his past.

5 Episode 5

7/10/15

Season-only

The crew is hired by their handler to salvage an abandoned freighter. What appears to be a standard operation turns into a fight for survival when the crew discovers the ship is populated by virus-stricken, flesh munching former crewmembers.

6 Episode 6

7/17/15

Season-only

Five explores the crew’s memories hidden in her subconscious, where she uncovers the dark truth about Four and Six’s violent pasts, the circumstances that landed her on the ship, and the idyllic childhood of a mysterious little boy named Titch.

7 Episode 7

7/24/15

Season-only

The crew gains access to the secret room in the ship’s underbelly. Among the items they find inside is a sultry android named Wendy and a dying woman in stasis. Wendy is an entertainment android, but her idea of fun turns out to have fatal consequences.

8 Episode 8

7/31/15

Season-only

Six has mysterious business with a transfer transit. One and Four follow him in an attempt to answer lingering questions. Unfortunately, their journey ends with an unwelcome revelation for One.

9 Episode 9

8/7/15

Season-only

Four abandons ship to reclaim his past. The rest of the crew race against time to locate and rescue him before he can be delivered back to his homeworld to face certain execution at the hands of his former enemies.

10 Episode 10

8/14/15

Season-only

The crew is taken hostage by bounty hunters and forced to give them access to their secret unit. Two faces cold, hard space. One endures a violent interrgoation. Will any of them get out alive?

11 Episode 11

8/21/15

Season-only

The crew is taken hostage by bounty hunters and forced to give them access to their secret unit. Two faces cold, hard space. One endures a violent interrgoation. Will any of them get out alive?

12 Episode 12

8/28/15

Season-only

Tabor sends the crew on a mission to retrieve a scientist held captive on a remote planet. But in space nothing is as simple as it seems, and the mission devolves into a horrifying ordeal for one member of the crew, led by an individual from her past.

13 Episode 13

8/28/15

Season-only

When the crew is attacked, they begin a search for the culprit. But as the hunt drags on, suspicions between crew-members mount, alliances shift, secrets are revealed, and the individual responsible for their collective mind wipe finally makes their move.

About this show

The crew of a derelict ship awakens from stasis with no memories of who they are or how they got onboard. Their search for answers only leads to more questions, as they discover how their own sordid pasts inform an increasingly dangerous future.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

935 reviews

Kwan Lowe

June 25, 2016

I just finished watching Season 1 of this surprisingly good series. It starts off quickly (reminiscent of the opening of Pitch Black) and throws you into a proper science fiction universe complete with warring corporations, androids, FTL and secret military research. The characters, despite their names (One, Two, Three, etc.), are each unique and memorable. In some ways they remind me of the crew of Serenity. I found myself comparing them to Jayne or Mal or River. It's also a fun romp. It has some darker moments but remains playful without being campy. With so many somber shows today with Bruce Wayne levels of dark angst and soul-crushing backstories, it's refreshing to have the "I'll be in my bunk" moments. This is not to say the series was flawless. There are some stock characters and setups that have been seen a thousand times in Star Trek, BSG, Firefly, etc.. For example, the socially dysfunctional android who yearns to be human is standard fare and difficult to pull off in this day when even our phones have nuanced speech.

56 people found this review helpful

Jerald A. Gross

March 27, 2019

Unique in many ways, but also various similarities to other productions within the genre. The initial mystery of their identities and how they arrived at their situation, compounded by the absence (Black Hole) of information that would lead to anything other than more questions and mysteries, tended to keep ones interest perked. And even if you grew a little weary towards the end of the 1st season, the jaw dropping betrayal in the last episode would drive almost anyone to look for the nxt seasn.

Carter Holland

August 5, 2015

I'll give it 4, but its really more like 3.75. Slowly getting better and deeper, but its like getting a report card full of C's and B's. It passes, but at any moment it could fail...or become something worthy of A's. Its better than Season 1 of STNG...and its outclassed by Killjoys on the same channel/same night. Still, as the show progresses and the characters get fleshed out to where they aren't cardboard archtypes and the writers get a feel for the show it does get better. Or at least it doesn't make you want to stop watching.

15 people found this review helpful

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