Inside Dark Matter Season 2: Alice Braga & Dayo Okeniyi

What if the perfect world doesn't exist? On this episode of The Buzz , I sit down with Dark Matter stars Alice Braga and Dayo Okeniyi for two conversations exploring the choices, identities and alternate realities at the heart of the Apple TV series.

Alice Braga reflects on the “what ifs” we carry through life, why there may be no perfect choice, and how Amanda's journey—and a memorable Season 1 dance to “Raspberry Beret”—captures the importance of being present in the life we're living. She also teases the consequences of the Box awaiting the characters in Season 2.

Then, Dayo Okeniyi takes us deeper into Leighton Vance. He reveals how the Dark Matter creative team incorporated pieces of his real Nigerian heritage and family into Season 2, why specificity matters when portraying Black characters, and the isolation that comes with Leighton's unique combination of identity, wealth and responsibility.

Plus, Dayo explores Leighton's search for a “perfect world”—and why his reasons for wanting to create one may be more personal and complicated than he is willing to admit. Dark Matter Season 2 is streaming on Apple TV, with new episodes Fridays.

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