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      His Dark Materials (2020)

      Season 2

      His Dark Materials

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      His Dark Materials' chilly emotional core and imposing complexity is unlikely to win over the unconverted, but its sophomore season rewards the faithful with impeccable production values and cerebral thrills. Read critic reviews

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      Episodes

      • 1. The City of Magpies

        Air date: Nov 16, 2020

        Lyra and Will find themselves in a strange new place; Mrs. Coulter interrogates a suspected heretic; Lee Scoresby embarks on a mission.

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      • 2. The Cave

        Air date: Nov 23, 2020

        Lyra crosses into Will's world, and they set off to find answers about Dust; Will is shocked to discover he has grandparents, but quickly realizes that he can't trust them.

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      • 3. Theft

        Air date: Nov 30, 2020

        Lyra goes against her instincts and decides to ignore the alethiometer's advice, leading to dangerous consequences.

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      • 4. Tower of the Angels

        Air date: Dec 7, 2020

        Will and Lyra team up and concoct a plan, but they remain unaware of the dangers or the cost involved.

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      • 5. The Scholar

        Air date: Dec 14, 2020

        Will and Lyra set out on a dangerous adventure to retrieve what has been lost; Mary takes a leap of faith.

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      • 6. Malice

        Air date: Dec 21, 2020

        Lyra and Will find allies who can help them in their search for Will's father; the Magisterium learn something shocking, and Mrs Coulter meets a formidable foe.

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      • 7. Æsahættr

        Air date: Dec 28, 2020

        As all paths converge on Cittàgazze, the mission to find Will's father becomes more pressing. Having survived the balloon crash, Jopari and Lee try to locate the knife bearer, but the Magisterium are in close pursuit.

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      Cast & Crew

      Dafne Keen
      Ruth Wilson
      Lin-Manuel Miranda
      Kit Connor
      James McAvoy
      Sean Gilder
      Clarke Peters
      Simone Kirby
      James Cosmo
      Andrew Scott
      Anne-Marie Duff
      Amir Wilson
      Will Keen
      Leanne Holder
      Ariyon Bakare
      Tyler Howitt
      Ian Peck
      Ruta Gedmintas
      Kate Rutter
      Nabil Elouahabi
      Philip Pullman
      Dan McCulloch
      Jane Tranter
      Joel Collins
      Julie Gardner
      Jack Thorne
      Tom Hooper
      Otto Bathurst
      Deborah A. Forte
      Toby Emmerich
      Carolyn Blackwood
      Ben Irving
      Piers Wenger
      Jo Smyth

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      • Aug 26, 2023

        I love this miniseries in its entirety. I am a fan of the book series as well. It's such an amazing story.

      • 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, god damn, the "strong independent woman" trope strikes again. In season 1 I was grateful "woke-ness" did not infect this fantasy adaptation too but I spoke too soon. *spoiler alert* Season 2 rewrites Mrs. Coulter as a more caring mother when in the books there was none of that scene with Lee Scoresby where she shows concern for Lyra, and in fact in the books when she learns that Lyra is Eve, she concludes she must DESTROY Lyra. Also, what was with that scene with Lord Boreal/Sir Charles Latrom where she laments being left a poor helpless widow by Asriel? In the books she equally CHEATED with Lord Asriel, despite already being married. Yes she is aware of her status as a woman within the Church but she never monologues/whines about it like she did in the TV show. BBC definitely simplified the fascinating, complex ?villain? that was Mrs. Coulter.

      • May 16, 2023

        Slid slightly from the first season, pacing is starting to be a problem, but still overall good

      • Mar 01, 2023

        my eyes fell of when watching it

      • Feb 25, 2023

        Increíble como lograron que una temporada de solo 7 episodios se sintiera larga, lenta y con mucho relleno. El ritmo le juega totalmente en contra a historia ya mal desarrollada, hay muy poco de todo lo bueno que habían logrado en la temporada en la temporada anterior. Personajes sin peso en la trama, huecos argumentales que no se entienden, sub tramas que podrían ser interesantes ni se molestaron en desarrollar. Muy poco que rescatar.

      • Feb 18, 2023

        Continuation of the solid story and performances from Season 1…you won't be disappointed with this follow-up series.

      • 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 02, 2023

        Season 2 begins full of curiosity and adventure and ends with an appropriate amount of longing. The casting and filming are uncanny. The story really comes to life in an amazing yet familiar way.

      • Dec 29, 2022

        Last episode of season 2 seemed to run out of ideas and was filled in with a lot of killing.

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