Apple TV’s sci-fi thriller Dark Matter gets even trippier in season 2

<figure> <img alt="A still photo from season 2 of Dark Matter." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Apple" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Dark_Mater_Photo_020101.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Confusion is <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/957707/from-season-4-finale-tv-show-endings">a generally accepted side effect of mystery box shows</a>. They slather on secrets with the promise of a satisfying payoff in the end, and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/960265/silo-season-3-apple-tv-interview-mystery-box">sometimes the cast and crew even have a hard time following what's going on</a>. But even by the standards of the genre, <em>Dark Matter</em> is extreme. Its multiversal premise, which involves a man kidnapping a version of himself from another world, can be hard to wrap your head around, and as <a href="https://www.theverge.com/24150193/apple-tv-plus-sci-fi-streaming-dark-matter-constellation">the first season</a> went on, things only got harder to follow. With the return of the show for season 2, I have both good and bad news: The show is more dramatic and thrilling than ever, while also being ever so much har …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/983263/dark-matter-season-2-review-apple-tv">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>