‘Dark Matter’ Boss Explains Bleak Season 2 Finale and How Long the Apple Series Could Go

Dark Matter's Season 2 finale is a bleak and emotionally charged episode. The core Dessen family, along with their multiversal counterparts, struggle to find a world to live in while facing various challenges. However, the season also offers some uplifting moments, such as Jason reconnecting with his mother and a compelling story about a woman who turns her home into a way station for travelers through The Box.

Writer Blake Crouch became excited about expanding the series beyond the first season, inspired by the idea of Jason and Amanda reconnecting. This inspired the fifth episode and added a new dynamic to the show. The season finale features a major action scene where Jason and Blair confront one of Leighton's thugs while trying to destroy the original Box, leading to the characters being scattered across different dimensions.

Crouch admits that the finale was a challenging task, but the "Dark Matter" team rose to the occasion, working together to pull off the complex set pieces. Despite the bleak ending, with Jason and his family unable to return to their original world, the focus remains on the questions that arise as everyone loses everything they once had.