His Dark Materials2019
“The truth lies beyond the world we know.”
Created by Jack Thorne
🏆 Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award15 wins & 51 nominations total
The premise
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.
Horror Vault's take
In a richly imagined parallel world where every human soul takes the form of an animal companion, a fiercely independent orphan girl named Lyra sets out to rescue children who have been mysteriously disappearing. What begins as a desperate search spirals into something far larger — a conspiracy reaching into the highest levels of religious and political power. As Lyra's journey draws her across worlds and into the company of witches, armoured bears, and a boy with an extraordinary knife, the stakes grow cosmic in scale. This lavish BBC/HBO adaptation of Philip Pullman's landmark trilogy is dark, ambitious fantasy with genuine teeth.
Content: Child Endangerment And Abduction Themes, Scenes Of Peril Involving Children, Some Disturbing Surgical Imagery, Violence Including Battle Sequences, Death Of Sympathetic Characters
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · Lyra's JordanPremiere7.7Nov 3, 2019 · 58 min · Dir: Tom Hooper
Orphan Lyra Belacqua's world is turned upside-down by her long-absent uncle's return from the north, while the glamorous Mrs Coulter visits Jordan College with a proposition.
S1.E2 · The Idea of North7.6Nov 10, 2019 · 59 min · Dir: Tom Hooper
Lyra starts 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.
S1.E3 · The Spies7.5Nov 17, 2019 · 58 min · Dir: Dawn Shadforth
From the clutches of the Gobblers, Lyra finds help from an unlikely place. It helps her put together more about her past and keep safe from Mrs Coulter and the Magisterium.
S1.E4 · Armour7.7Nov 24, 2019 · 59 min · Dir: Otto Bathurst
Lyra and the Gyptians arrive in the North and seek the help of the Witches’ Consul, Texan aeronaut Lee Scoresby and an armoured bear in service to the town.
S1.E5 · The Lost Boy7.8Dec 1, 2019 · 59 min · Dir: Otto Bathurst
The alethiometer sends Lyra and Iorek on a new path, leading to a shocking but vital clue in her search to find her friend Roger and the other missing children.
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