His Dark Materials (2019)

11/03/2019 (GB) • 53m

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

The truth lies beyond the world we know.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Dafne Keen

Lyra Silvertongue

23 Episodes

Amir Wilson

Will Parry

23 Episodes

Ruth Wilson

Mrs Coulter

23 Episodes

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Ogunwe

23 Episodes

Simone Kirby

Mary Malone

23 Episodes

Will Keen

Father President MacPhail

23 Episodes

Jonathan Aris

Commander Roke

23 Episodes

Chipo Chung

Xaphania

23 Episodes

Lewin Lloyd

Roger Parslow

23 Episodes


Last Season

Series 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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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

witch

magic

airship

orphan

child kidnapping

alternative reality

parallel universe

based on young adult novel

talking animal

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