'Dark Matter' Season 4: Show Creator Joseph Mallozzi Wants To Conclude Space Drama In Comic Books
Despite the overwhelming fan love and trending social media campaigns, Joseph Mallozzi could not find a television network that can make "Dark Matter" Season 4 happen. So, in a new post, the showrunner Joseph Mallozzi proposed to finish the epic story of the Raza Crew in another form: a comic book.
To recall, Syfy canceled the space drama after three seasons earlier this month. It came as a huge surprise to many because it was consistently one of the cable network's most-watched scripted shows.
Fans, however, did not take the decision sitting down: they made noise online, made Syfy and Netflix know that there is a significant demand for a fourth season, created and signed created petitions. Their efforts were rewarded when, a few weeks ago, Mallozzi shared that he was in negotiations with three other networks that are interested to bring the space drama into their midst.
Then last week, Mallozzi reported to the fanbase that, because of financial reasons, deals with the two network fell through. In the end, only one network remained interested in "Dark Matter" Season 4, but it will be reduced to 8-4 episodes.
However, even that did not happen. A few days ago, Mallozzi gave an update on his blog to propose one final solution that will give the series the conclusion it deserves. He wanted to go back to the story's early days and, instead of a television series, bring it back as a comics.
"As for what's next for 'Dark Matter?' My first choice would be to complete the story in comic book format where it originally began, but I've just started to look into the possibility now," he wrote on his personal blog. "Beyond that, I'm not sure."
A final adventure in comic books makes sense considering that, as mentioned, the series was adapted from a four-issue arc from Dark Horse Comics. In the next post, he discussed how a "Dark Matter" comics would look like; for one, instead of a final season, the platform can accommodate two more seasons as planned.
However, he still does not know whether he will be allowed to use the characters he created for television. When "Dark matter" was picked up by Syfy, Mallozzi and he changed a few things like, originally, FIVE (Jodelle Ferland) was much younger in the original comics. The Android (Zoie Palmer) was also male.
"Dark Matter" Season 4 as a comic book would be a better way to send off the Raza Crew that so many watched and loved. In a previous interview with Carter Matt, Mallozzi shared that he wanted to take the series in a "completely different direction" that sci-fi fans will truly enjoy.