Scripted series · Syfy
Dark Matter
Bad Guys Have Way More Fun
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Marc Bendavid
One
26 eps
Melissa O'Neil
Two
39 eps
Anthony Lemke
Three
39 eps
Alex Mallari Jr.
Four
39 eps
Jodelle Ferland
Five
39 eps
Roger Cross
Six
39 eps
Zoie Palmer
The Android
39 eps
Melanie Liburd
Nyx
13 eps
Kirsten Alter
Commodore Tarvas
1 eps
Karl Ang
Hiro
2 eps
James Binkley
Rebel #2
1 eps
Robin Brûlé
Mother
1 eps
Yoseph Chang
Young Hiro
1 eps
Pay Chen
GNN Anchor
2 eps
George Chiang
Sergeant of the Guards
1 eps
Justin C. de Leon
Young Ryo
1 eps
Christopher Dyson
Cell Commander
1 eps
Ish Morris
Rebel #1
1 eps
Gage Munroe
TJ
1 eps
Moti Yona
Caleb
1 eps
Russell Yuen
Akita
1 eps
Natalie Brown
Sarah
7 eps
Ruby Rose
Wendy
1 eps
Andrew Jackson
The General
2 eps
Dan Jeannotte
Derrick Moss
1 eps
Grant Nickalls
1 eps
Jeff Teravainen
Lieutenant Anders
3 eps
Jessica Huras
Catherine Moss
1 eps
Natalia Payne
Transfer Tech
1 eps
Bridget Wareham
Tech Shop Owner
1 eps
Jennifer Mote
Callie
1 eps
Wil Wheaton
Alexander Rook
1 eps
David Hewlett
Talbor Calchek
3 eps
Torri Higginson
Commander Truffault
2 eps
Michael Boisvert
Ferrous Officer
1 eps
Joel Chico
Servant
1 eps
James Gilbert
Commander Tarkanian
1 eps
Julien Hyacinthe
Sergeant Morse
1 eps
Paolo Mancini
Arn
1 eps
Ali Milner
Anya
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dark Matter actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dark Matter reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 39 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201726 episodes
Best episode · S00E01 After Dark: Season 3 Episode 1
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201513 episodes
7.5IMDbSix strangers wake up with total amnesia on a spaceship. Over the course of the first season, they piece together their former identities while battling internal and external threats. By the end of the season, a traitor amongst them - the person that wiped their memories - is revealed.
Best episode · S01E13 Episode Thirteen
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201613 episodes
7.6IMDbIn Season 2, the crew of the Raza becomes embroiled in an intergalactic conspiracy, seeking a mysterious device that may hold the key to victory in a looming all-out corporate war. In the aftermath of the betrayal of one of their own, they are split up - some imprisoned, others shuttled off to begin a new life. Fate, new allies and a larger enemy propels them to a new adventure.
Best episode · S02E08 Stuff to Steal, People to Kill
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201713 episodes
7.5IMDbWho's dead? Who's not? Our anti-heroes are left scattered and presumed to be dead as the corporations prepare for an all-out war. Buck up! We're in for one hell of a fight, team!
Best episode · S03E09 Isn’t That a Paradox?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E09 · Signature episode
Isn’t That a Paradox?
When the Blink Drive self activates during a diagnostic, the Raza and its crew are transported through space and time.
- Directed by Craig David Wallace
S03E10 · Signature episode
Built, Not Born
A distress call from the Android's friend Victor leads to answers about Two's past.
- Directed by Melanie Orr
- Written by Joseph Mallozzi
S01E13 · Signature episode
Episode Thirteen
Crew members are targeted, and paranoia mounts as they search for the perpetrator; the person responsible for the mind-wipe makes a move.
- Directed by Andy Mikita
- Written by Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie
S02E08 · Signature episode
Stuff to Steal, People to Kill
A Blink Drive test goes awry, propelling the Raza to a parallel reality.
S02E12 · Signature episode
Sometimes in Life You Don't Get to Choose
Four's loyalty is put to the test when he attempts to reclaim the throne of Ishida.
S01E11
Episode Eleven
The crew plots to reclaim the ship from the mercenaries that are determined to deliver them to the Galactic Authority.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E13
After Dark: Season 3 Episode 13
S03E12
My Final Gift to You
S00E12
After Dark: Season 3 Episode 12
S00E11
After Dark: Season 3 Episode 11
S03E11
The Dwarf Star Conspiracy
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Joseph MallozziExecutive Producer
- Vanessa PiazzaExecutive Producer
- Paul MullieExecutive Producer
- Jay FirestoneExecutive Producer
Writing
- Joseph MallozziWriter
- Ivon R. BartokWriter
- Paul MullieWriter
- Alison HepburnWriter
Direction
- Andy MikitaDirector
- Mairzee AlmasDirector
- Lee RoseDirector
- Melanie OrrDirector
- Craig David WallaceDirector
- Steve DiMarcoDirector
Cinematography
- Craig WrightDirector of Photography
Music
- Benjamin PinkertonOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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