His Dark Materials is an American and English fantasy drama television series produced by the HBO cable network. It is based on the novel series His Dark Materials, written by Philip Pullman. It is produced by Bad Wolf and New Line Productions, for BBC One and HBO, with the latter handling international distribution. The eight-episode first series premiered on 3 November 2019 on BBC One in the United Kingdom and on 4 November on HBO in the United States and other markets. Before the series premiered, His Dark Materials explained that they came back for a second series of seven episodes, and now His Dark Materials as been renewed for its third and Final Season.
Plot[]
It begins in an alternative world where all humans' souls manifest as animal companions called daemons. The first and second series follows the life of a young girl named Lyra Belacqua who is a child living with the scholars at Jordan College, Oxford, in a world governed by the Magisterium, a religious and political body. Lyra discovers a dangerous secret that involves Lord Asriel Belacqua and Marisa Coulter, and is the subject of a witches' prophecy that she will change the world. In her search for a missing friend, Lyra also uncovers a series of kidnappings and its link to a mysterious substance called Dust, which leads her on a journey of epic proportions and ultimately to other worlds. The witches' prophecy also links Lyra's destiny to Will, a teenager from our world, who is himself being pursued by mysterious figures connected to his vanished father.
Cast[]
- Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua
- Ruth Wilson as Mrs Marisa Coulter
- James McAvoy as Lord Asriel Belacqua
- Amir Wilson As William "Will" Parry
- Lin-Manuel Miranda As Lee Scoresby
- Simone Kirby As Dr Mary Malone
- Lewin Lloyd as Roger Parslow
- Anne-Marie Duff as Ma Costa
- Clarke Peters as The Master
- Kit Connor as Pantalaimon (voice)
- Peter Serafinowicz as Iofur Raknison (voice)