His Dark Materials

About His Dark Materials

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.

His Dark Materials is an action-adventure, science fiction, and fantasy series that ran on BBC One. Its themes are orphan, based on young adult novel, other world, and alternative reality.

Its 3 seasons and 23 episodes aired between November 2019 and February 2023. Seasons run to about 8 episodes.

Dafne Keen stars as Lyra Silvertongue, Amir Wilson as Will Parry, Ruth Wilson as Mrs Coulter, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Ogunwe. The story is adapted from a young adult novel. It comes from Anton, Bad Wolf, and New Line Cinema.

In the United States it streams on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel. Riverdale, The Owl House, and Agatha All Along make useful companions to His Dark Materials, all filed under magic, parallel universe, and witch. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 1,980 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.