Jennifer Connelly is set to star in the Apple TV Plus series based on Blake Crouch’s 2016 sci-fi thriller novelDark Matter.A widely acclaimed actress on both the large and small screen, Connelly joins a cast that includes Joel Edgerton in the lead role.
Greatly anticipated by fans of the book, the 9-episode series was ordered byApple TV Plusin March.Dark Matterwill be adapted for television by Crouch himself, who has previously adapted his work for the small screen, including the recent Fox dramaWayward Pinesand the TNT seriesGood Behavior.
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TheDark Matternovel has been hailed as one of the best sci-fi thrillers of the decade. The series starsObi-Wan KenobiactorEdgerton in the lead role as Jason Dessen, a physicist and professor abducted into a series of alternate realities that, while initially wondrous, quickly turn nightmarish. Set in Chicago, the multiverse series explores Dessen’s struggles to return to his original life and family, a journey that is endangered by a villainous alternate version of himself. Connelly stars as Dessen’s wife, Daniela. Produced by Sony Pictures, theDark Matterseries is set to start filming in Chicago in October 2022, with Matt Tolmach and David Manpearl of Matt Tolmach Productions executive producing. The first three episodes are set to be directed by Jakob Verbruggen (ofThe Alienist).
Connelly is not new to television, having recently starred inTNT’sSnowpiercerseries, currently set to end with its 4th season. The actress is known largely for her roles in film and for winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in 1999sA Beautiful Mind. She also had critically acclaimed roles inRequiem for a Dream(2000)andHouse of Sand and Fog(2003). She was most recently seen in the blockbuster hitTop Gun: Maverick(2022) over the summer.
Connelly is also known for her roles in sci-fi and horror, including one of her first appearances at age 15 in 1985’sPhenomenadirected by Dario Argento. Other roles includeDark Water(2005), based on an earlier Japanese horror film, and a 2008 adaptation ofThe Day the Earth Stood Stillopposite Keanu Reeves. Many know her as the star of thechildhood fantasy favoriteLabyrinth(1986) opposite David Bowie.
Given her wide variety of previous roles in both drama and similar genre work, Connelly will no doubt bring skillful acting toDark Matter.She is known as an actress equally capable of projecting power and vulnerability with skill.
