His Dark Materials (2019)
The truth lies beyond the world we know.
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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Cast & Crew
- Director
Lyra Silvertongue Dafne Keen
Will Parry Amir Wilson
Mrs Coulter Ruth Wilson
Ogunwe Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Mary Malone Simone Kirby
Father President MacPhail Will Keen
Commander Roke Jonathan Aris
Xaphania Chipo Chung
Videos
Series 3
2022
8 episodes
Season 3 of His Dark Materials premiered on December 18, 2022
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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Keywords
- witch
- magic
- airship
- orphan
- child kidnapping
- alternative reality
- parallel universe
- based on young adult novel
- talking animal