TV series
His Dark Materials
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2019-11-03
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 23 episodes
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- Bad Wolf, New Line Cinema, Katja Motion Picture Corp., BBC Studios Distribution, Anton
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dafne Keen as Lyra Silvertongue
- Ruth Wilson as Mrs Coulter
- Kit Connor as Pantalaimon (voice)
- Will Keen as Father President MacPhail
- Amir Wilson as Will Parry
- Ariyon Bakare as Lord Carlo Boreal
- Simone Kirby as Mary Malone
- Lewin Lloyd as Roger Parslow
- Ruta Gedmintas as Serafina Pekkala
- Lin-Manuel Miranda as Lee Scoresby
- James McAvoy as Lord Asriel
- Jade Anouka as Ruta Skadi
Creators and crew
- Jack Thorne - Creator
- Ben Irving - Executive Producer
- Dan McCulloch - Executive Producer
- Tom Hooper - Executive Producer
- Deborah Forte - Executive Producer
- Philip Pullman - Executive Producer
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