Dark Matter

This sci-fi show streaming on Apple+ is a head-scratching, "It's a Wonderful Life", multiverse box of fun. Joel Edgerton (who continues to appear in interesting things) plays Jason, a mild mannered college professor of physics. He is married to Daniela (Jennifer Connelly), the love of his life and they have a teenage son. Jason's life might have turned out quite differently had he chosen work over family. But what if he hadn't? What if he didn't choose love? Maybe he would have gone on to do great things in physics, like building a giant box which could access the multiverse - sort of like time travel, except all these different realities are happening at the same time. And what if this ambitious, workaholic Jason wasn't happy with his life and used his magic box to find the quiet life he always wanted, maybe get rid of his doppelganger and step into a whole new life. This is "Dark Matter." This is a "Twilight Zone"  Tilt-A-Whirl-House-of-Mirrors and you definitely want to take a spin on this amusement ride. When I hit episode eight, I looked at the show like Jason looks at his wife, "I will never stop loving you." Jennifer Connelly, I will watch anything she decides is worthy of her time. Go watch this now. Streaming on Apple+