DARK MATTER
Thinking inside the box
Desirable London flat, yours for only £3000 pcm.
★★★★
UK/US Apple TV+, streaming now, Wednesdays
Creator Blake Crouch
Cast Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson
EPISODES 1.01-1.09 Ever felt like you are your own worst enemy? Be grateful you’re not physics professor Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton), for whom that is literally the case.
Based on a 2016 novel by Wayward Pines creator Blake Crouch – who also acts as the lead writer here – it’s a popular thriller take on quantum mechanics. Don’t worry: once you’ve grasped the basic concept, you won’t be required to stretch your brain too much.