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Warning: Spoilers for seasons one and two of
His Dark Materials ahead
A year after its debut season reintroduced viewers to Philip Pullman’s world of daemons, armored polar bears, and truth-spinning compasses,
His Dark Materials returned to our Home Box Offices with a second season that constantly surprised and ultimately brought the show to new heights. While the first season was largely based on Pullman’s novel
The Golden Compass (or
The Northern Lights, as it’s known across the pond), this season continued the story of
The Subtle Knife, the second novel in the beloved trilogy. As far as second works go, they can often feel like filler content the stuff that gets shoved in for lore and plot, and only serves to bridge the introductory and conclusive works.
Lee Scoresby (Lin-Manuel Miranda) gets ready for a fight. (Image: HBO)
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His Dark Materials ended its second season on heartfelt reunions, sinister plots, and a hero’s journey into a land of angels. Lee Scoresby’s story was a battle he’d been preparing for his whole life–one that actor Lin-Manuel Miranda knew was coming thanks to Philip Pullman’s books couldn’t quite prepare himself for regardless.
WHAT IT S ABOUT:
Lyra s quest to uncover the sinister plot of the Magisterium continues as the events of Philip Pullman s book The Subtle Knife unfold. Lyra and Will finally meet in a strange new world.
WHAT WE THOUGHT:
His Dark Materials has been brought to the screen before in the 2007 film,
The Golden Compass. But anyone who has read the books would know just what a disaster it was, and that s why watching the HBO, and BBC1 production is such an absolute joy. They ve kept true to the books and brought this exciting story to screen beautifully.
His Dark Materials is set in a multi-world reality and follows the story of Lyra Belacqua (Dafne Keen) who lives in a world where the manifestation of people s souls take the form of animals called daemons. A child s daemon changes shape constantly until it settles when they become teenagers. The world is ruled by a church called the Magisterium.
You ll be very happy to hear that BBC-HBO co-production
His Dark Materials season three has been given the greenlight. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
The journey continues. #HisDarkMaterials will return for a third season. pic.twitter.com/nK1r4bkNjN His Dark Materials (@daemonsanddust) December 22, 2020
As expected, it s to be the show s final outing, but will it stick strictly to the source material on which it s based, or go in a different direction?
Here s everything you need to know.