Based on Blake Crouch's 2016 novel, Dark Matter follows physicist Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton), who is abducted into a parallel version of his own life and must fight his way back through the multiverse to the family he loves.
Jennifer Connelly stars as his wife, Daniela, alongside an ensemble that includes Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, Oakes Fegley and Amanda Brugel.
Season 2 premiered in late August and has rolled out weekly, moving beyond the events of the original novel into fresh territory.
Crouch remains creator, showrunner and executive producer, building 10 hours of story that the book never covered – to mixed results, as detailed in our Dark Matter season 2 review.
With the finale landing this week, the show's future hangs in the balance – here's everything we know so far about the possibility of Dark Matter season 3.
Will there be a Dark Matter season 3?
Crouch has confirmed the show was originally envisioned as a three-season arc, though he has stressed that completing it depends entirely on Apple approving another season.
Why has Dark Matter season 3 not been confirmed?
Streaming renewals typically hinge on viewing figures, and Apple tends to wait until a season has fully aired before announcing its next move.
Season 2 only reaches its conclusion on 30 October, so the show sits in the familiar limbo of a series that has done nothing wrong but is waiting on the numbers.
What have the cast and creators of Dark Matter said?
Crouch has been candid about his initial hesitation over continuing the story, revealing he "wasn't 100 per cent convinced" to make season 2 until the team cracked one specific episode (via SlashFilm).
Once the writers found their way forward, he embraced the chance to expand the world beyond the novel, describing the new season as "bigger, badder and more emotional" to Gizmodo.
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Edgerton, meanwhile, has spoken enthusiastically about the themes at the heart of the show, and even pitched turning it into an anthology that could outlive his own character's story.
"The more this Box exists, the more lives it affects and starts to chew up and spit out in various ways," he told ScreenRant. "Maybe there is the scope for that, and that would be kind of cool. I think sometimes the thing teaches you what it needs to be."
How to watch Dark Matter's previous seasons
Viewers new to the series can watch the complete first season there before catching up on the latest run.
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