7.3/101,478 votes#1 - Episode One
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/12/2015
A spaceship crew awaken from stasis with no memory of their mission or their identities, but once they reach their destination, a mining colony, they begin to look for answers while working together to survive.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi
7.2/101,213 votes#2 - Episode Two
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2015
The crew come to terms with revelations about their respective pasts and face the dilemma of helping the miners against insurmountable odds or abandoning them to certain death.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: N/A
7.3/101,064 votes#3 - Episode Three
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2015
Sabotage is suspected and the onboard paranoia surges when the ship mysteriously veers off course. To bring the systems back online, a perilous spacewalk is required. At the same time, Five makes a shocking discovery.
Director: Paolo Barzman
Writer: N/A
7.5/10982 votes#4 - Episode Four
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2015
The past comes back to haunt members of the crew during a stopover at a space station, during which Four makes a stunning discovery, while Two and Five learn that some games of chance come with surprising risks. Elsewhere, Six receives some unwanted attention at a local clinic; and One and Three's attempts to sell the weapons in their cargo hold lands them at a dangerous disadvantage.
Director: Amanda Tapping
Writer: N/A
7.2/10952 votes#5 - Episode Five
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2015
The crew are hired by their handler to salvage a seemingly deserted space freighter, a reclaim op that appears to be straightforward until a deadly cargo is uncovered and they are forced to fight for their lives.
Director: Lee Rose
Writer: N/A
7.5/10929 votes#6 - Episode Six
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/17/2015
Chemical hypnosis and the ship's neural link are used to explore the memories secreted away in Five's subconscious, during which she uncovers the dark truth about Four and Six's violent pasts. She also learns about the circumstances that landed her on the ship and gains some insight into the idyllic childhood of a mysterious little boy.
Director: Ron Murphy
Writer: Paul Mullie
7.9/10971 votes#7 - Episode Seven
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/24/2015
The crew finally gain access to the secret room in the ship's underbelly and among the items they find inside are a sunny android and a desperately ill woman who reveals a connection to Three.
Director: Bruce McDonald
Writer: N/A
7.6/10886 votes#8 - Episode Eight
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/31/2015
The crew stop at a space station to refuel and rest, but Six has a different agenda, which has to do with revenge. Meanwhile, One is taken aback by an unwelcome revelation.
Director: T.W. Peacocke
Writer: N/A
7.4/10843 votes#9 - Episode Nine
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/7/2015
Four abandons the ship to embark on a reckless mission to reclaim his past and the crew are left wondering whether they should rescue him or let fate run its deadly course.
Director: Ron Murphy
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi
7.8/10846 votes#10 - Episode Ten
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/14/2015
The crew takes on a job stealing a device from a rival corporation, but another team of mercenaries have the same goal.
Director: John Stead
Writer: N/A
8.1/10854 votes#11 - Episode Eleven
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/21/2015
The crew plots to reclaim the ship from the mercenaries that are determined to deliver them to the Galactic Authority.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10821 votes#12 - Episode Twelve
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/28/2015
The team's handler sends the crew on another mission to retrieve a scientist being held against his will.
Director: Andy Mikita
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi
8.2/10946 votes#13 - Episode Thirteen
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/28/2015
Crew members are targeted, and paranoia mounts as they search for the perpetrator; the person responsible for the mind-wipe makes a move.
Director: Andy Mikita
Writer: Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi
The Best Episodes of Dark Matter Season 1
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The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode One" is the best rated episode of "Dark Matter" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 1478 votes. Directed by T.J. Scott and written by Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi, it aired on 6/12/2015. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Episode Two".