The series is based on one of the best science fiction novels of the decade, "Dark Matter". This story tells of the path not taken. At the center of the events is scientist Jason Dessen. In the middle of the night, as he was returning home, he was kidnapped and sent to a parallel universe. There, the professor learns about the existence of an alternative reality. The miracle turns into a nightmare as he tries to return to his family. Dessen wanders among the multitude of lives he could have lived.