Space and sci-fi have been a popular genre to be watched amongst people of almost every age group. One of the primary reasons behind this is also the fact that sci fies offers a variety of stories and theories to intrigue the audience. The show has been inspired by a comic book which was created by Prodigy Pictures and Space channel.
Dark matter is a Canadian television series that is based on the life events of a group of people who have come from a vessel and into the starship Raza. They suffer from amnesia which makes them lose their entire memory and they forget their identities. They refer to each other by the number in which they came out.
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Show Details:
| TV Series: | Dark matter |
| Genre: | Space opera |
| Created by: | Joseph Mallozzi
Paul Mullie |
| Based on: | Dark Matter
by Joseph Mallozzi Paul Mullie |
| Starring: | Marc Bendavid
Melissa O’Neil Anthony Lemke Alex Mallari Jr. Jodelle Ferland Roger Cross Zoie Palmer Melanie Liburd Shaun Sipos |
| Running time: | June 12, 2015 –
August 25, 2017 |
| Producers | Joseph Mallozzi
Paul Mullie Jay Firestone Vanessa Piazza Keith Goldberg Mike Richardson |
| Composer: | Benjamin Pinkerton |
| Original language: | English |
More about the show:
Dark Matter is a Canadian television series that belongs to the genre of space opera and it has been created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. The show is based on a comic book named Dark Matter which was written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. It stars Marc Bendavid, Melissa O’Neil, Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr. Jodelle Ferland, Roger Cross, Zoie Palmer, Melanie Liburd, and Shaun Sipos in important roles.
Music for the show has been given by Benjamin Pinkerton. The show has been shot across different locations in Canada and it was originally made in English. The show had a total of 3 seasons and 39 episodes. The executive producers of the show are Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, Jay Firestone, Vanessa Piazza, Keith Goldberg, and Mike Richardson. The production locations for the show are Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Each of its episodes was approximately 43 minutes long.
The production companies involved in the making of the show are Prodigy Pictures Inc. and Dark Horse Entertainment. The official distributors of the show are NBC Universal Syndication Studios and Funimation. The original networks on which the show aired were Space and Syfy. The show premiered on June 12, 2015, and aired successfully until August 25, 2017.
Plot:
There is a group of people who are in stasis pods and they wake up in a starship named Raza. They realize they are suffering from amnesia. They lose every memory they’ve ever had, even of their own identity.
They do not even know where they have come from or who they are so they refer to each other by the number of their exit out of the stasis. They are on a journey, which is more like a mission to them, in order to discover their identities, and to where they belong.
Characters:
- Marc Bendavid featured in the role of One/Jace Corso/Derrick Moss.
- Melissa O’Neil featured in the role of Two/Rebecca/Portia Lin.
- Anthony Lemke featured in the role of Three/Marcus Boone/Titch.
- Alex Mallari Jr. featured in the role of Four/Ryo Tetsuda/Ryo Ishida.
- Jodelle Ferland featured in the role of Five/Das/Emily Kolburn.
- Roger Cross featured in the role of Six/Griffin Jones/Lt. Kal Varrick.
- Zoie Palmer featured in the role of the ship’s AI, Android/Suki.
- Shaun Sipos was featured in the role of Devon Taltherd.
- Melanie Liburd featured in the role of Nyx Harper.
- David Hewlett featured in the role of Tabor Calchek.
- Jeff Teravainen featured in the role of Lt. John Anders.
- Torri Higginson featured in the role of Commander Delaney Truffault.
- David Richmond-Peck featured in the role of Commander Nieman of Ferrous Corp.
- Natalie Brown featured in the role of Sarah.
- Ellen Wong featured in the role of Misaki Han.
- Ennis Esmer was featured in the role of Wexler.
Episodes:
- The first episode of the first season premiered on June 12, 2015. It was directed by TJ Scott and it was written by Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie.
- The second episode of the first season aired on June 19, 2015. It was directed by TJ Scott and written by Joseph Mallozzi.
- The third episode of the first season aired on June 26, 2015. It was directed by Paolo Barzman and written by Martin Gero.
- The fourth episode of the first season aired on July 3, 2015. It was directed by Amanda Tapping and written by Joseph Mallozzi.
- The fifth episode of the first season aired on July 10, 2015. It was directed by Lee Rose and written by Paul Mullie.
- The sixth episode of the first season aired on July 17, 2015. It was directed by Ron Murphy and written by Paul Mullie.
- The seventh episode of the first season aired on July 24, 2015. It was directed by Bruce McDonald and written by Robert C. Cooper.
- The eighth episode of the first season aired on July 31, 2015. It was directed by TW Peacocke and written by Trevor Finn.
- The ninth episode of the first season aired on August 7, 2015. It was directed by Ron Murphy and written by Joseph Mallozzi.
- The tenth episode of the first season aired on August 14, 2015. It was directed by John Stead and written by Paul Mullie.
- The eleventh episode of the first season aired on August 21, 2015. It was directed by Martin Wood and written by Paul Mullie.
- The twelfth episode of the first season aired on August 28, 2015. It was directed by Andy Mikita and written by Joseph Mallozzi.
- The thirteenth episode of the first season aired on August 28, 2015. It was directed by Andy Mikita and written by Joseph Mallozzi.
Will there be a season 4?
Fans of the show were left overwhelmed by the show. After its third season went off air, fans couldn’t wait to watch its fourth season. However, it has been announced by the makers of the show that there shall be no fourth season for the show.