In last week’s episode (206, “What the Universe is Made Of”), Dark Matter revealed a major plot twist: Blair Caplan (Amanda Brugel)’s true identity! The Blair that Jason1 (Joel Edgerton) has been hanging out with in analog world is actually Blair2, the woman he and Amanda2 (Alice Braga) left behind in murder hornet world.

In a recent interview, series costar Amada Brugel (The Handmaid’s Tale) told SciFi Vision how excited she was to play what she called “a very patient, earned plot twist.” She also discussed Blair’s current state of mind. Blair says she’s thriving, but is she?

Brugel said yes, Blair is feeling great, “but with all people, any sort of horrifically traumatic event still lives really close to the surface. As we sort of dive deeper towards the end of the season, the mask that she's put on, it's quite a strong mask [but] it's not as resilient as she would have thought.”

Continuing, Brugel hinted that Blair still has some issues to confront.

“She's going to need to go through a couple of things and resolve some things in herself, but also in the world and in a fight against Leighton (Dayo Okeniyi), to truly be able to put a lot of that pain to rest.”

Apple TV’s Dark Matter is based on the New York Times bestseller by Blake Crouch, who also created the series and serves as showrunner. In season one, Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) was abducted from his home and left in an alternate universe where he never married his wife, Daniela (Jennifer Connelly). As he fought to make his way back home, he discovered that another version of himself not only created the Box, which allows people to travel between realities, but he was also the person who kidnapped him to steal his life. Eventually, Jason makes his way back to his own reality where he and his wife and son, Charlie (Oakes Fegley), leave their world to find a place they can start over.

Season two, which is a completely new story, picks up with the Dessens trying to settle into a quiet life that is disturbed by another version of Jason, and they are forced to run again. But as Jason’s obsession with the Box grows, it threatens to tear his family apart.

Sci-Fi Vision recently spoke with Crouch about Dark Matter season two, expanding beyond the original book, and writing a sequel in a different medium. Crouch discussed how the new season explores regret, alternate worlds, the aftermath for Jason’s many iterations, and the challenge of tracking multiple versions of characters and worlds. He also talked about diverging from the main story for episodes five and eight, World X, the ambitious episode ten sequence, and writing more for characters like Amanda (Alice Braga), Ryan (Jimmi Simpson), Blair (Amanda Brugel), Leighton (Dayo Okeniyi), Charlie, and Daniela.

New episodes of Dark Matter premiere Fridays on Apple TV.

Apple TV's Dark Matter is based on the New York Times bestseller by Blake Crouch. Season one followed Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) after he was abducted from his home and taken to an alternate universe where he never married his wife, Daniela (Jennifer Connelly). There, he discovered that another version of himself had created the Box, a device that allows people to travel between different realities, with the project funded by Velocity CEO Leighton Vance (Dayo Okeniyi). Jason eventually learned that it was this alternate version of himself who had kidnapped him and taken over his life. After finally making his way back to his own reality, Jason left with his wife and son, Charlie (Oakes Fegley), in search of a new world where they could start over.

While season two picks up with the Dessen family trying to build a new life, it also expands the story beyond Jason and his family as the consequences of the Box continue to spread across different realities. Vance becomes a much larger part of the story as the series introduces alternate versions of the character, including Oluko, a version of Leighton who chose a very different path and became a spiritual teacher focused on understanding the mind. As their stories intersect, Leighton and Oluko begin exploring what could happen if knowledge and discoveries from different worlds were brought together and used to change other realities.

Okeniyi recently spoke with SciFi Vision about playing different versions of Leighton in season two, including CEO Leighton’s ambition, pressure, and hubris, as well as Oluko’s belief in the Box as something almost divine. He also talked about the dangers of power, the humanity behind Leighton’s choices, and why he himself would want to at least glimpse another version of his life without trading away the one he has.

New episodes of Dark Matter drop every Friday on Apple TV.

The following contains spoilers for 308

On The Walking Dead: Dead City, after Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) shot his two walker friends in a recent episode, Dillard (Jimmi Simpson) completely broke, slicing his own face open and blaming Negan. He only continued to spiral further as he killed Renata (Aimee Garcia) in last week’s episode. In the season finale, which airs tonight on AMC and AMC+, Dillard takes over the community and launches a deadly manhunt for his former friend.

Simpson recently spoke with SciFi Vision about Dillard’s surprising turn in Dead City, his relationship with the walkers, and the emotional fallout of Negan’s actions. Simpson explained that he did not play Dillard’s kindness as a mask, but as a real need for connection that had been broken by humanity. He also discussed Dillard’s final fight with Negan, becoming a walker, working with the actors playing Cockenspiel and Titicaca, and filming the light-hearted karaoke scene earlier in the season with Aimee Garcia.

The Walking Dead: Dead City is available to stream on AMC+.

The following interview contains spoilers for 3.08

In last week’s episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City, the community was left without their leader after Dillard (Jimmi Simpson) killed Renata (Aimee Garcia). Tonight, in the season finale, Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) must go up against Dillard in a battle to rescue Luis (Raúl Castillo) and rest of the community from the psychopath.

In a recent interview, Garcia spoke with SciFi Vision about joining Dead City as Renata, a character she describes as hopeful, non-jaded, and connected to the light in a brutal world. She talked about being a longtime fan of The Walking Dead, shaping the character through optimism and long-term thinking, why Renata struggled to separate Negan from the Croat (Zeljko Ivanek), and whether she felt things could have gone differently. She also discussed dying on the show, fully becoming a walker, the practical effects process, and the special birthday cake she received as a final goodbye.

The full season of The Walking Dead: Dead City is available to stream on AMC+.

In the final episode of the third season of The Walking Dead: Dead City, which premieres this Sunday on AMC and AMC+, Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) plan their next move against Dillard (Jimmi Simpson) in the wake his psychotic break, to save the community from his reign of terror. They’ll have to work together and risk it all to both come out alive.

Ahead of the season finale, series showrunner Seth Hoffman spoke with SciFi Vision about the truth about the real Negan, as well as moving the Maggie and Negan dynamic forward without crossing lines that should never be crossed. He also talked about the goals for the season and the big changes, including why the door remains open for Armstrong (Gaius Charles) and other The Walking Dead universe connections, how episode six came about, and how it let the show explore Maggie and Negan in a world where Glenn’s death was not part of their past.

The season finale of The Walking Dead: Dead City premiere Sunday on AMC and AMC+.

Based on the New York Times bestseller by Blake Crouch, Dark Matter is all about the road not taken and how your choices shape who you become. Season one follows Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton), a physicist who was abducted and dropped into an alternate version of his life, one where he never married his wife, Daniela (Jennifer Connelly). After making his way through a myriad of different realities via the Box, Jason eventually discovers it was another version of himself who kidnapped him and makes his way back to his own world. In the end, many different versions of Jason agree to let him leave with his wife and son, Charlie (Oakes Fegley), and they head off into another world.

In season two, the Dessen family has settled into a quiet existence when one of the Jasons destroys it and they are forced to leave once again to find a different world. As Jason’s obsession with the Box increases, it threatens to tear his family apart.

Written and directed by Shatara Michelle Ford, Dreams in Nightmares follows three Black queer friends in their mid-30s who set out on a road trip across the Midwest after their friend Kel seemingly disappears off the grid. As they search for answers, the journey becomes about more than finding Kel, forcing them to confront questions of identity, chosen family, belonging, and what it means to keep dreaming in a world that does not always make space for them.

In an intimate conversation with Sci Fi Vision, actors Sasha Compère, Mars Storm Rucker, and Charlie Barnett discussed their roles in the film Dreams in Nightmares. The cast opened up about blending personal truths with their characters, navigating chosen family dynamics, and capturing authentic Black queer joy on screen. From deep character work and fast-bonded cast chemistry to personal reflection on community, burnout, and nostalgic road trips, the trio shared what makes the project such a tender, powerful experience.

The film opens today nationwide.

Based on Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries, Apple TV’s Murderbot centers on a security construct (Alexander Skarsgård) that secretly hacks its governor module, giving it the freedom to make its own choices. Murderbot keeps this newfound independence hidden, partly because it would rather spend its time watching entertainment than deal with humans. However, when it is assigned to protect a group of scientists on a remote planet, a series of increasingly dangerous incidents forces it to become more involved with the people it is supposed to be guarding.

As Murderbot works to uncover what is behind the threats facing the team, it also struggles to understand the humans around it and the relationships they begin forming with it. Although it insists it doesn’t care about them, protecting the group becomes increasingly personal, complicating Murderbot’s efforts to keep both its emotions and the truth about its free will hidden.

Recently, the Elastic Creative Directors Hazel Baird and Robert Cawdery spoke with SciFi Vision about creating the Murderbot main title sequence, including how they were brought them into the process, how the team shaped the sequence around autonomy and connection, and why Murderbot’s toy-like beginning evolves into something freer and more emotional. They also discussed working in Cinema 4D, the neon outer-space section, the group-hug imagery, Amanda Jones’s music, the Emmy nomination, the possibility of changes to the sequence in season two, and more.

Son of Sara: Volume 1, written and directed by Houston Bone, follows Sara (Chloe Van Landschoot) as she nears the end of an exhausting pregnancy. Already overdue, Sara begins experiencing increasingly disturbing visions along with an unsettling craving for raw meat, but keeps what is happening from her partner, Carol (Tymika Tafari).

Sara’s situation becomes even more troubling after a chance encounter with Troy (Garrett Hnatiuk), her ex-boyfriend and the father of her baby. Despite Carol’s worries, Troy convinces her to visit the remote farmhouse he shares with his mother (Jane Moffat). Once there, Sara quickly realizes the invitation was not as innocent as it seemed, and that Troy and his mother may have disturbing plans involving her unborn child.

Tafari recently spoke with SciFi Vision about her work on the film, including what made the project feel worth exploring, her queer journey and why she was apprehensive at first, and how her chemistry read with Van Landschoot helped unlock the relationship at the center of the story. The actress also discussed how she modeled Carol’s care and devotion on a former partner, trusting Bone’s direction, filming the fight scene with Hnatiuk, why the role helped her bring more of Carol’s openness into her own life, and much more.