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His Dark Materials

Created by Jack Thorne

2019–2023

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.

First aired
3 Nov 2019
Episode length
58 min
Also known as
His Dark Materials - Fronteiras do Universo, 黑暗物质, 黑暗三部曲, 黑质三部曲
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Writers
Amelia Spencer, Francesca Gardiner, Jack Thorne and 3 others
Cinematography
David Higgs, David Johnson, David Luther and 7 others
Music
Lorne Balfe
Editors
Chris Gill, Craig Haywood, Dan Roberts and 11 others
Executive producers
Ben Irving, Carolyn Blackwood, Dan McCulloch and 13 others
Producers
Brian Donovan, Laurie Borg, Nick Pitt and 2 others
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 23 episodes

  • Series 1

    Season 1 · 2019

    Series 1 follows Lyra, a seemingly ordinary but brave young girl from another world. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers an evil plot.

  • Series 2

    Season 2 · 2020

    Series 2 begins after Lord Asriel has opened a bridge to a new world, and, distraught over the death of her best friend, Lyra follows Asriel into the unknown. In a strange and mysterious abandoned city she meets Will, a boy from our world who is also running from a troubled past. Mrs. Coulter searches for Lyra, determined to bring her home by any means necessary.

  • Series 3

    Season 3 · 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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