Dark Matter (2015 TV series)

This article is about a science fiction television series released in the 2010s. For an unrelated science fiction television series released in the 2020s, see Dark Matter (2024 TV series).
Dark Matter
Against a space field lit by stars, the words Dark Matter in dark purple uppercase lettering.
Title card since the second season
GenreSpace opera
Created byJoseph Mallozzi
Paul Mullie
Based on
Dark Matter
by
Starring
ComposerBenjamin Pinkerton
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Production locationsToronto, Ontario, Canada
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJune 12, 2015 (2015-06-12) –
August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
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Dark Matter is a science fiction television series that premiered in 2015, developed by Prodigy Pictures in association with the Space channel and the Syfy channel.[1] The concept was created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie while they were working on the Stargate franchise, and was originally published as a comic book series in 2012.

An order for 13 episodes was placed for the first season of the series, which premiered on June 12, 2015, on both Space and Syfy.[2][3] On September 5, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season.[4] Dark Matter was renewed for a third season in September 2016, which premiered on June 9, 2017.[5][6][7] On September 1, 2017, Syfy canceled the series.[8]

  1. ^ "All-New Sci-Fi Series DARK MATTER Exerts Its Gravitational Pull, June 12 on Space". Space (Press release). Bell Media. May 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Kennedy, John R. (December 12, 2014). "Sci fi series 'Dark Matter' to be filmed in Toronto". Global News. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Liszewski, Bridget (May 20, 2015). "Dark Matter Premiere Dates Set". TheTVJunkies.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Enk, Bryan (September 1, 2015). "Dark Matter Season 2 Coming in 2016". Syfy. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (September 1, 2016). "'Killjoys' & 'Dark Matter' Renewed For Third Season By Syfy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Mallozzi, Joseph (November 10, 2016). "November 10, 2016: If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try again!". Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. ^ Gilyadov, Alex (April 7, 2017). "Syfy Sets Summer Premiere Dates for Sharknado 5, Dark Matter, Killjoys, Wynonna Earp and More". IGN. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (September 1, 2017). "'Dark Matter' Canceled After Three Seasons At Syfy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.