'Dark Matter' Announces Cast, Production Begins in January

Production on Syfy's Dark Matter begins in January.

Syfy has announced casting of its newly acquired scripted series Dark Matter, which will feature Melissa O'Neil (Broadway's "Les Miserables"), Marc Bendavid (Bitten), Anthony Lemke (White House Down), Alex Mallari Jr. (Robocop) and Jodelle Ferland (Twilight) with Roger Cross (The Strain) and Zoie Palmer (Lost Girl).

The series begins production in Toronto on January 7.

Created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie (executive producers and writers of the Stargate franchise), and developed with Prodigy Pictures (Lost Girl, XIII), the 13 one-hour episodes are based on the graphic novel "Dark Matter" by Mallozzi and Mullie, published by Dark Horse Comics.