With original author Blake Crouch also serving as the showrunner for Dark Matter's live-action adaptation, the series boasts a sense of enthralling consistency that would make some of its competitors blush. 'Dark Matter' Season 2's Trailer Replaces Detective Jamie MasonApple TVKate Eastman's Detective Mason only appeared in two episodes of Dark Matter Season 1, but she filled a role that should really have existed in the book. Crouch ignored this in his 2016 novel, but made up for it in the Apple TV show. Detective Mitchell Makes More Sense Than Detective Mason in 'Dark Matter' Season 2Apple TVCrouch appears to have decided to leave Detective Mason behind as Dark Matter progresses, which I totally understand. As far as I can tell, Apple TV hasn't released this character's name.