Apple TV+ has announced a major cast update for the second season of its science fiction thriller Dark Matter, promoting Amanda Brugel to series regular and adding Chris Diamantopoulos to the ensemble. The new season continues to follow the gripping multiverse journey led by Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly, both of whom also serve as executive producers.
Based on Blake Crouch’s best-selling novel, Dark Matter centers on Jason Dessen (Edgerton), a physicist and family man who is unexpectedly abducted into an alternate version of his life. As he navigates a complex web of realities, Dessen’s initial awe turns into terror as he struggles to return to his true family and confront the most formidable opponent imaginable: himself.
In Season 2, Brugel, who joined the cast in 2022 for a recurring role as ‘Blaire,’ will now be promoted to series regular. Blaire is a close friend of Daniella, played by Connelly. While details of Diamantopoulos’ role remain undisclosed, his addition to the cast has generated significant buzz.
Crouch, who created Dark Matter, returns as showrunner for Season 2 alongside co-writer and executive producer Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry. Edgerton, Connelly, and Matt Tolmach also serve as executive producers. Sony Pictures Television produces the series for Apple TV+.
Season 1 of Dark Matter is currently available for streaming worldwide on Apple TV+.
Brugel is best known for her role as Rita Blue in The Handmaid’s Tale, where she starred alongside Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, and Ann Dowd. Her performance earned her four Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series. Brugel will reprise her role in the upcoming sixth and final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, set to premiere on April 8. She is also set to star in the upcoming film Nika & Madison and appears in the Canadian films Ballistic and Dancing on the Elephant. Brugel’s recent film Sweetness premiered at SXSW, and she is represented by The Arthur Agency and LINK Entertainment.
Diamantopoulos is set to appear in the Amazon Prime series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, alongside Chris Pratt and Taylor Kitsch. Best known for his portrayal of Russ in Silicon Valley, Diamantopoulos has portrayed a variety of memorable characters, including Moe Howard in the Farrelly brothers’ The Three Stooges, Royal Brougham in George Clooney’s The Boys in the Boat, and Sotto Vocce in Red Notice. He also starred in True Story on Netflix and Mrs. Davis for Peacock. As a voice actor, Diamantopoulos is featured in Invincible for Amazon, Blood of Zeus for Netflix, and Beavis and Butt-Head for Paramount. He is the fifth actor in history to voice Mickey Mouse across multiple Disney series, earning two Emmy nominations. Diamantopoulos is represented by Paradigm, Untitled, and Goodman, Genow, Schenckman.
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