Press roundtable - SDCC2017 : We were in the pressroom of Dark Matter

By Mulder, San Diego Comic Con, press room, Aqua Salon AB, July 20, 20 july 2017

For the 3nd straight year we attended San Diego Comic-Con as press, and this year we got to participate in the roundtable session for SyFy's Dark Matter TV show.

Halfway through season three, the cast of Dark Matter will discuss exciting developments and what’s next for the intrepid crew of the Raza. Cast members Melissa O'Neil (Two), Anthony Lemke (Three), Alex Mallari Jr. (Four), Jodelle Ferland (Five), and Executive Producer Jay Firestone will bring you all of the latest news from behind-the-scenes . The show is halfway through it's 3rd season, which premiered on June 9, 2017, and the season finale is set for August 25th.

The show is about A group of six people awaken in stasis pods with amnesia aboard a starship called the Raza . When they wake up, they have no idea who they are or their lives before they woke up. They each chose names One through Six, in the order in which they woke up. The series is about them attempting to figure out who they are, and it airs on SyFy channel in the US. Dark Matter is a Canadian science fiction series created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, based on their comic book of the same name and developed by Prodigy Pictures in association with Space channel.An order for 13 episodes was placed for the first season of the series, which premiered on June 12, 2015 on both Space and Syfy.The series was renewed for a 13-episode second season in September 2015, which premiered on July 1, 2016.Dark Matter was renewed for a 13-episode third season in September 2016, which premiered on June 9, 2017.

In DARK MATTER, the crew of a derelict spaceship awakens with no memories of who they are or how they got there. Facing threats at every turn, they work together to survive a voyage fueled by vengeance, betrayal and hidden secrets. Following the explosive Season 2 finale, in Dark Matter Season 3, the scattered survivors of EOS-7 battle to regroup amidst the backdrop of corporate war. Ryo Ishida, now emperor of Zairon, makes an enemy of his former allies while the past comes back to haunt - and show - the crew of the Raza. Dark Matter stars Melissa O’Neil, Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr. and Jodelle Ferland with Roger Cross and Zoie Palmer. Joining the cast this season are Ayisha Issa (12 Monkeys) as Solara Shockley, Mishka Thébaud (Bitten) as Adrian and Andrew Moodie (Trust No One) as Teku. Based on the graphic novel Dark Matter, created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, of the Stargate franchise, the 13 one-hour episodes are slated to premiere in 2017 on SYFY in the U.S. and Space in Canada. Produced by Prodigy Pictures and executive produced by Jay Firestone (Lost Girl, XIII), Joseph Mallozzi (Stargate) and Paul Mullie (Stargate), the series is distributed internationally by Endemol Worldwide Distribution. 

Our roundtables videos :

SDCC 2017 : press Roundtable Dark Matter - Executive Producer Jay Firestone

SDCC 2017 : press Roundtable Dark Matter - Anthony Lemke and Jodelle Ferland

SDCC 2017 : press Roundtable Dark Matter Alex Mallari Jr and Melissa O'Neil

Dark matter
Created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie
Based on Dark Matter series of comics
Starring Marc Bendavid, Melissa O'Neil, Anthony Lemke
Alex Mallari Jr., Jodelle Ferland, Roger Cross, Zoie Palmer
Melanie Liburd, Shaun Sipos
Composer Benjamin Pinkerton

Photos and video: Dan Berry