Blake Crouch also serves as the adaptation’s showrunner.
Although Crouch made severalchanges to the live-action adaptation of theDark Matterbook, the overall narrative remained largely the same.
Amanda’s role of training Box Pilots was essential to Velocity Labs operations in her universe.
So, the pair may create a rudimentary form of the same organization to help Ryan return home.
Once Jason and Amanda flee in the Box, Leighton isn’t seen again.
Apple TV+‘sDark Matterchanges this.
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With both Leightons reality-hopping, it only seems like a matter of time before they encounter one another.
She is a great addition to theDark Mattercastand fixes a problem that was never addressed in the source material.
Unfortunately, she just stops appearing in the adaptation.
Dark Matter (2024): Jason Dessen is thrust into an alternate reality where he must confront an ominous version of himself. His quest to return to his original life leads him on a challenging journey to reunite with his family, navigating the complexities of parallel existences.
However, all the remaining copies of Jason Dessen that are left behind initiate the door for her return.
Therefore, they won’t be able to leave their current - and original - universe.
If that were the case, it would make their arc inDark Matterseason 2 incredibly dull.
Of course,it’s also possible the Dessen family won’t appear inDark Matterseason 1.
So,the replacement Ryan will stand very little chance of successfully blending in.
That being said, the Apple TV+ show does flesh out the canon that surrounds the simplistic reality-hopping vessel.
There are now countless, abandoned versions of the Box throughout the realities ofDark Matter.
What happens to these Boxes would be very interesting to discover.
One example could beDark Matter’s Box materialization process.
This is never really explained in the source material or the live-action version, and it’s incredibly confusing.
In other words, it doesn’t vanish when its pilots depart.
As a result, there are now countless, abandoned versions of the Box throughout the realities ofDark Matter.
What happens to these Boxes would be very interesting to discover.
There’s also the possibility thatJason2 may not survive the events ofDark Matterseason 2.
In fact,Blair is never even mentioned inDark Mattersource material, making her another completely original character.
