Series about alternate universes and time travel are always in high demand. Apple TV+ made a smart move by producing “Dark Matter,” the sci-fi adaptation of Blake Crouch’s book, which has topped the platform’s charts worldwide since its release.
The plot is straightforward: a physicist in Chicago is transported into an alternate reality of his life, where he must struggle to return to his original timeline and prevent his alternate self from endangering his family.
As the show progresses, it becomes increasingly complex. For those anxious about the weekly episode releases or the uncertainty of a second season, here are the Top 10 series like “Dark Matter” to binge-watch.
Top 10 shows like ‘Dark Matter’ to watch on streaming
His Dark Materials – 2019
The plot unfolds in an alternate world where humans have animal companions called daimonions, which are manifestations of their soul. It follows the life of Lyra Belaqua, a young orphan who lives with the professors of Jordan College in Oxford.
Available on Max.
Fringe – 2008
The series revolves around Olivia Dunham, Peter Bishop, and Walter Bishop, members of the FBI’s Fringe Division, based in Boston, USA, under the supervision of the Department of Homeland Security. They use fringe science methods to investigate inexplicable cases, often related to a mysterious parallel universe.
Available on Max.
Sliders – 1995
Quinn, a young physics student, discovers a way to travel to parallel worlds. Accompanied by his professor, Maximillian Arturo, a co-worker, and Rembrandt, a singer who accidentally joins them, they begin to slide into alternate universes. There, they can see what our world would be like if history were different or if they had made different choices in their lives.
Available on Peacock.
The Man in the High Castle – 2015
The Axis powers (Germany and Japan) won World War II, and now the United States is divided into three parts. Joe Blake, a fighter for the resistance, leaves German-occupied New York with a mysterious cargo for the neutral zone of Colorado. Meanwhile, in Japanese-controlled San Francisco, Juliana Crane receives from her sister some film footage showing an alternate reality in which the Allies win the war.
Available on Prime Video.
For All Mankind – 2019
The series dramatizes an alternate history that depicts what would have happened if the global space race had never ended after the USSR succeeds in the first manned moon landing.
Available on Apple TV+.
12 Monkeys – 2015
Time traveler James Cole travels from the year 2043 to the present to prevent the creation of a deadly virus, produced by an enigmatic organization known as “The Army of the Twelve Monkeys.” This virus, in Cole’s original timeline, was the cause of the deaths of 93.6% of the world’s population.
Available on Hulu.
The Outer Range – 2022
Royal Abbott, a Wyoming rancher struggling to keep his cattle business afloat and his family together, discovers a mysterious hole on his land.. The inexplicable discovery coincides with a threat from the Tillerson family, the ambitious owners of the neighboring ranch who want to take over his land.
Available on Prime Video.
Erased – 2016
After finding his mother murdered, Satoru uses his ability to travel back 18 years in time to prevent her death and that of three classmates.
Available on Hulu and Crunchyroll.
Loki – 2021
Loki is captured by the Time Variance Authority (TVA), an organization that controls timelines in the Multiverse. The TVA gives Loki the option to be erased from existence or to help fix the timeline and stop a threat.
Available on Disney+.
Dark – 2017
After the disappearance of a child, four desperate families try to understand what happened as they uncover a twisted mystery spanning three decades.
Available on Netflix.
