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Dark Matter: Season 3

13 episodes Premiered Jun 9, 2017 Updated Oct 17, 2026

As season three begins, the anti-heroes are left scattered and are presumed to be dead. Meanwhile, corporations prepare for an all-out war. The team faces a formidable fight ahead as they deal with the aftermath of these uncertain fates and escalating corporate conflict.

Previously on Dark Matter

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ A six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space.
  • ⚡ The crew members have their memories wiped clean with no recollection of who they are or how they got on board.
  • ⚡ Their only initial clues to their identities are a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination at a remote mining colony.
  • ⚡ The series was developed by Prodigy Pictures in association with the Space channel and the Syfy channel, and created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie.
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Season overview

As season three begins, the anti-heroes are left scattered and are presumed to be dead. Meanwhile, corporations prepare for an all-out war. The team faces a formidable fight ahead as they deal with the aftermath of these uncertain fates and escalating corporate conflict.

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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
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S3·E1 Mytharc

Being Better Is So Much Harder

Jun 9, 2017 · 43 min

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 come

S3·E2 Core

It Doesn't Have to Be Like This

Jun 9, 2017 · 43 min

The crew of the Raza target an Ishida research station in an attempt to take back the Blink Drive.

S3·E3 Core

Welcome to the Revolution

Jun 16, 2017 · 43 min

After receiving a distress call from a former associate, the crew of the Raza find themselves in the middle of a colony's fight for independence.

S3·E4 Core

All the Time in the World

Jun 23, 2017 · 43 min

Unbeknownst to the rest of the crew, Three has been trapped in a time loop, reliving the same day.

S3·E5 Core

Give It Up, Princess

Jun 30, 2017 · 43 min

The crew must rescue kidnapped royalty to retrieve a file which could halt intergalactic war.

S3·E6 Core

One Last Card to Play

Jul 7, 2017 · 43 min

It's Raza vs Raza when other dimensional alternates of the crew steal weapons, the real crew must get them back.

S3·E7 Core

Wish I Could Believe You

Jul 14, 2017 · 43 min

A familiar face returns as one of the Raza crew learns a game changing bombshell about their past.

S3·E8 Core

Hot Chocolate

Jul 21, 2017 · 43 min

While providing safe transport for some allies, the Raza comes under attack from within.

S3·E9 Core

Isn’t That a Paradox?

Jul 28, 2017 · 43 min

When the Blink Drive self activates during a diagnostic, the Raza and its crew are transported through space and time.

S3·E10 Core

Built, Not Born

Aug 4, 2017 · 43 min

A distress call from the Android's friend Victor leads to answers about Two's past.

S3·E11 Core

The Dwarf Star Conspiracy

Aug 11, 2017 · 43 min

One of the Android's newly discovered memories leads the crew to a suspicious Dwarf Star facility on Nova 17.

S3·E12 Mytharc

My Final Gift to You

Aug 18, 2017 · 43 min

Ryo takes a hostage to trade for the Blink Drive, but his former crew are not his only opponents.

S3·E13 Mytharc

Nowhere to Go

Aug 25, 2017 · 43 min

The Raza's crew attempt to unite Ferrous' enemies and put an end to the corporate war before the new fleet can be used.

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