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His Dark Materials

2019 to 2023 Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure 3 seasons

TMDB rating 7.8/10 Ended

Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As she learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.

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Seasons3

  • Series 1 follows Lyra, a seemingly ordinary but brave young girl from another world. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers an evil plot.

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    TMDB rating 7.8/10

  • Series 2 begins after Lord Asriel has opened a bridge to a new world, and, distraught over the death of her best friend, Lyra follows Asriel into the unknown. In a strange and mysterious abandoned city she meets Will, a boy from our world who is also running from a troubled past. Mrs. Coulter searches for Lyra, determined to bring her home by any means necessary.

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    TMDB rating 7.5/10

  • In the final chapter, Lyra, the prophesied child, and Will, the bearer of The Subtle Knife, must journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned. As her father’s great war against the Authority edges closer, they will learn that saving the worlds comes at a terrible price.

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    TMDB rating 7.2/10

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Cast and details

  • Dafne KeenLyra Silvertongue
  • Ruth WilsonMrs Coulter
  • Kit ConnorPantalaimon (voice)
  • Will KeenFather MacPhail
  • Amir WilsonWill Parry
  • Ariyon BakareLord Carlo Boreal
  • Simone KirbyMary Malone
  • Lewin LloydRoger Parslow
  • Ruta GedmintasSerafina Pekkala
  • Lin-Manuel MirandaLee Scoresby
  • James McAvoyLord Asriel
  • Jade AnoukaRuta Skadi
Created by
Jack Thorne
Network
BBC One
First aired
Nov 3, 2019
Latest episode
Feb 5, 2023

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