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      His Dark Materials (2019)

      Season 1

      His Dark Materials

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      The daemon is in the details and while His Dark Materials' visual splendor and exceptional performances deftly capture the essence of Philip Pullman's seminal novels, it could use a little more magic. Read critic reviews

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      Episodes

      • 1. Lyra's Jordan

        Air date: Nov 3, 2019

        Orphan Lyra Belacqua's world is upended by her long-absent uncle's return from the North, while the glamorous Mrs. Coulter visits Jordan College with a proposition.

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      • 2. The Idea of North

        Air date: Nov 10, 2019

        Lyra arrives to her new life in London, determined to find Roger with Mrs. Coulter's help; the Gyptians continue their search for the missing children and the elusive Gobblers.

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      • 3. The Spies

        Air date: Nov 17, 2019

        Following her kidnapping, Lyra falls in with a new group but struggles to know who to trust.

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      • 4. Armour

        Air date: Nov 24, 2019

        Arriving North, Lyra seeks allies in the witches, an aeronaut and an armored bear.

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      • 5. The Lost Boy

        Air date: Dec 1, 2019

        The alethiometer sends Lyra and Iorek on a new path, leading to a shocking but vital clue.

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      • 6. The Daemon-Cages

        Air date: Dec 8, 2019

        Lyra finds what she is looking for in the far North, but needs to survive.

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      • 7. The Fight to the Death

        Air date: Dec 15, 2019

        Lyra must use her methods of deception to outwit a formidable foe.

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      • 8. Betrayal

        Air date: Dec 22, 2019

        As the Magisterium closes in, Lyra learns more about Asriel's rebellion, but her assistance to him comes at great personal cost.

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      Cast & Crew

      Dafne Keen
      Ruth Wilson
      Lin-Manuel Miranda
      James McAvoy
      James Cosmo
      Anne-Marie Duff
      Daniel Frogson
      Will Keen
      Ariyon Bakare
      Amir Wilson
      Tyler Howitt
      Joe Tandberg
      Ian Peck
      Ruta Gedmintas
      Kate Rutter
      Jamie Wilkes
      Lewin Lloyd
      Cristela Alonzo
      Kit Connor
      Robert Emms
      Dan McCulloch
      Jane Tranter
      Joel Collins
      Julie Gardner
      Philip Pullman
      Jack Thorne
      Tom Hooper
      Otto Bathurst
      Deborah A. Forte
      Toby Emmerich
      Carolyn Blackwood
      Ben Irving
      Piers Wenger

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      Audience Reviews for His Dark Materials: Season 1

      • May 25, 2023
        Every episode and season of this series gets progressively better and better. Absolutely amazing series.
      • May 23, 2023
        Read the books if you want the complex characters of the children that made the books shine, because the TV adaptation simplifies the children. The books were realist even while written from a child's point of view and therefore intriguing. The line between good and evil was blurred, lying counted as being clever sometimes, murder could be bravery, etc. The TV adaptation feels more "Disney". Lyra is not as intelligent as she is in the books, and Will is not as wise and mature. No, I don't need everything to be "exactly as it is in the books", but if it is an important element it should be there--in the books' world children are not dumb, innocent creatures, but thinking, learning, adapting humans, different from adults yes, but no less complex. This was not shown so well in the more "actiony" TV show. Also, what's with Mrs. Coulter's daemon being cut from her? That makes the worldbuilding so inconsistent, because if she has her daemon cut but acts like normal, what's so bad about the church cutting daemons away from children, which is um...I don't know...THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS SEASON.
      • May 16, 2023
        The golden compass but the director stays loyal to the source material... and it's good. Who would've guessed?!
      • Feb 18, 2023
        Very solid fantasy series. Being a series, this was able to go deeper into the source material than the original movie (featuring Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman, which was a decent movie actually). Great story set at a good pace and solid performances from a talented cast (especially the younger cast). Well worth watching for fantasy buffs, and not just those who are familiar with the source material.
      • Jan 31, 2023
        Great story telling! it draws you in more and more with every episode. it is an unending fountain of tantalizing fascination
      • Jan 27, 2023
        This is one of the best book to screen I've ever seen. I hold these books so close to my heart and HBO has done an excellent adaptation of the books.
      • Jan 23, 2023
        It was great! I'm amazed!
      • Jan 06, 2023
        Unbelievable! Protagonists, antagonists, arcs and overall development amazing!
      • Jan 03, 2023
        Beautifully written and done. It was complex and well portrayed 👏 the actors did a phenomenal job 👏 I was in tears 😢 I can't tell you enough how much I truly enjoyed the show. Mrs. Coulter, Lyra, pan and Will, you will be missed 😢 💔
      • Jan 02, 2023
        It becomes increasingly apparent throughout the first season that the show is not at all what it appears to be at face value. By the end of season one you will either be hooked or realize that you are not ready for this story yet.

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