Jennifer Connelly has been cast in an upcoming nine part sci-fi drama for AppleTV+.
The Snowpiercer star, who was also recently seen in Top Gun: Maverick, will star opposite Joel Edgerton in multiverse series Dark Matter, according to Deadline.
Dark Matter tells the story of physicist Jason Dessen who is abducted into an alternate version of his existence. He returns home from the experience but struggles to return to the family life he had before with wife Daniela (Connelly), as Jason understands he has to embark on a nightmarish multiversal journey — exploring all the possible timelines he could have lived — in order to save his loved ones from himself.
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If you think you might have heard of this one before, that's because Dark Matter is based on the novel of the same name by Blake Crouch. Crouch serves as writer and showrunner on the TV series and will executive produce alongside Edgerton, Matt Tolmach and David Manpear.
Director of sci-fi series Invasion Jakob Verbruggen will be behind the camera for the first three episodes.
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Dark Matter marks Connelly's latest TV role after she starred as Melanie Cavill in TNT's recently cancelled Snowpiercer, also starring Daveed Diggs, Sean Bean and Rowan Blanchard.
Earlier this year, it was confirmed that the post-apocalyptic series inspired by Bong Joon-ho film of the same name will conclude with its fourth season.
"[The show's] talented writers, actors and crew took an extraordinary premise and brought it to life in thrilling ways. It was critically acclaimed, had a significant impact on the post-apocalyptic genre and now remains in the hearts and minds of fans forever," a spokesperson for TNT shared in June.
Snowpiercer airs on TNT in the US. UK viewers can catch up with each season on Netflix. Dark Matter doesn't have a release date yet.
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