His Dark Materials

Synopsis

Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology, and magic are intertwined. 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.

Main Cast

Dafne Keen

Lyra Silvertongue

Age : 19 | Popularity : 29%

Amir Wilson

Will Parry

Age : 20 | Popularity : 7%

Ruth Wilson

Marisa Coulter

Age : 42 | Popularity : 40%

Simone Kirby

Mary Malone

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Will Keen

Father President MacPhail

Age : 54 | Popularity : 11%

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Commander Ogunwe

Age : 56 | Popularity : 20%

Jamie Ward

Father Gomez

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Balthamos

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Seasons

Season 1

2019 | 8 episodes

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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Season 2

2020 | 7 episodes

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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Season 3

2022 | 8 episodes

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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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Carolyn Blackwood Toby Emmerich Deborah Forte Julie Gardner Philip Pullman Dan McCulloch Ben Irving Jack Thorne Joel Collins Jane Tranter Tom Hooper
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