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
His Dark Materials (2019)
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Episodes
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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.
His Dark Materials: Season 1 videos
His Dark Materials: Season 1 - Opening Credits
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Trailer - In The Weeks Ahead
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Featurette - Ruth Wilson: Bringing Mrs. Coulter to Life
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Featurette - Lin-Manuel Miranda: Brining Lee Scoresby to Life
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Featurette - James McAvoy: Bringing Lord Asriel to Life
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Featurette - Dafne Keen: Bringing Lyra Belacqua to Life
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Trailer
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Teaser 2
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Comic-Con Trailer
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Episode 8 Trailer
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Episode 5 Clip
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Episode 6 Trailer
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Episode 4 Clip - Lee Scoresby
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Episode 4 Clip - Iorek Byrnison
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Episode 5 Trailer
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Episode 3 Clip
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Episode 2 Clip
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Episode 4 Trailer
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Episode 3 Trailer - The Spies
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Episode 1 Clip - Discoveries
His Dark Materials: Season 1 Photos
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Critic Reviews for His Dark Materials: Season 1
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Every episode and season of this series gets progressively better and better. Absolutely amazing series.
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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.
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The golden compass but the director stays loyal to the source material... and it's good. Who would've guessed?!
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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.
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Great story telling! it draws you in more and more with every episode. it is an unending fountain of tantalizing fascination
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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.
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It was great! I'm amazed!
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Unbelievable! Protagonists, antagonists, arcs and overall development amazing!
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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 😢 💔
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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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