His Dark Materials - Season 1 - Eps 1: Lyra's Jordan
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.
About His Dark Materials
Title: His Dark Materials
First Air Date: 2019-11-03
Last Air Date: 2023-02-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.863/10 (from 1800 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 23
Network: BBC One
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Production Companies: Bad Wolf, New Line Cinema, Katja Motion Picture Corp., BBC Studios Distribution, Anton
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Dafne Keen
Lyra Silvertongue
Amir Wilson
Will Parry
Ruth Wilson
Mrs Coulter
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Ogunwe
Simone Kirby
Mary Malone
Will Keen
Father President MacPhail
Jonathan Aris
Commander Roke
Chipo Chung
Xaphania
Lewin Lloyd
Roger Parslow
Jamie Ward
Father Gomez
