Assuming the multiverse is real, and infinite timelines do exist, then how could you even navigate any of those various branches? In the Apple TV+ series Dark Matter, the notions of the observer effect and existing in a state of quantum “superposition” are essential to making the fictional science of the series work. But, for the purposes of making a propulsive sci-fi TV series, the ground rules for infinity can’t be too infinite. In fact, in Episode 5, one version of Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) explains how the multiverse works in Dark Matter — and it’s a surprisingly simple bit of world-building that elegantly makes the show feel vividly real.
