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His Dark Materials (TV Series)

His Dark Materials

2019

Jack Thorne (Creator), Tom Hooper ...

Dafne Keen, Tyler Howitt, Ian Peck, Ruta Gedmintas ...

6.5

3,118

TV Series. Fantasy. Drama TV Series (2019-2022). 3 Seasons. 23 Episodes. These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will—two ordinary children on a perilous journey through shimmering haunted otherworlds. They will meet witches and armored bears, fallen angels and soul-eating specters. And in the end, the fate of both the living—and the dead—will rely on them.

	Author	Review
Canada	Alex Maidy JoBlo	"[3rd Season Review]: His Dark Materials brings to the screen satisfying conclusion to a story much larger than anything you would expect from a story involving teen protagonists and talking animals."	POS
United States	Belen Edwards Mashable	"[3rd Season Review]: A devastating conclusion to an underrated fantasy epic. I cried — and so will you"	POS
United States	Therese Lacson Collider	"[3rd Season Review]: Season 3 is thought-provoking, devastating at moments, and completely emotional. The final episodes turned me into a sobbing mess, just as the books did"	POS
United Kingdom	Neil Armstrong Radio Times	"[3rd Season Review]: A stunning end, with emotional heft. This adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy novels remains a thrilling, immersive TV treat. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Lacy Baugher Paste Magazine	"[3rd Season Review]: It is…fine (...) But it’s hard not to wonder what a version of this series that was more willing to take more risks"	NEU
United States	Tariq Raouf AV Club	"[3rd Season Review]: It is poetic, heavy with heart and soul, and provides a satisfying conclusion to a story that’s been (mostly) a joy to watch unfold"	POS
United States	Hoai-Tran Bui SlashFilm	"[3rd Season Review]: [it] is still an immaculately performed, visually stunning show"	POS
United Kingdom	Helen O'Hara Empire	"[3rd Season Review]: Visually, this series steps up a gear (...) A complex, ambitious take on books that always required considerable commitment (...) A clever adaptation and daemonically good cast (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Stuart Jeffries The Guardian	"[3rd Season Review]: Astonishing CGI and fantastic performances (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Lacy Baugher Paste Magazine	"[2nd Season Review]: His Dark Materials finally feels as though it has found its groove in its second season. The series feels more lush, propulsive, and epic than it ever has before"	POS
United Kingdom	Ed Cumming The Independent	"[2nd Season Review]: The sets and costumes and most of the CGI are beyond reproach, the pacing is suitably epic, and it conjures a real sense of otherworldliness. It’s just not much fun (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Hoai-Tran Bui SlashFilm	"[2nd Season Review]: His Dark Materials overcomes the growing pains of season 1 and finally comes into its own as a series"	POS
United Kingdom	Ben Lawrence Telegraph	"A fine piece of drama, capturing the strangeness and childlike wonder of the books, but also their rigour and bite (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Louisa Mellor Den of Geek	"A rich family fantasy that retains the books’ dark power… (...) as Douglas Adams might have said, it's both complicated enough for children and simple enough for adults"	POS
United States	Kristen Baldwin Entertainment Weekly	"A Grimm’s fairy tale with themes as big as its budget, HBO’s His Dark Materials is a thoughtful and adventurous adaptation of Philip Pullman’s challenging book series."	POS
United States	Caroline Framke Variety	"[It] has star power but little imagination of its own (...) There’s a strange flatness to the show itself. It jumps between storylines without much structural purpose"	NEG
United Kingdom	Huw Fullerton Radio Times	"An engaging and sumptuous take on Pullman’s world that cleaves impressively close to the books while still making a few tweaks for the visual medium."	POS
United States	Hoai-Tran Bui SlashFilm	"Wilson (...) is absolute dynamite as the villainous Mrs. Coulter (...) a season that will be immensely rewarding to old fans of the books"	POS
United States	Kathryn VanArendonk Vulture	"A gorgeous adaptation in need of a purpose"	POS
United States	Kaitlin Thomas TV Guide	"A thoroughly engaging series that is pragmatic in its approach to telling a sprawling and ambitious story with far-reaching implications"	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"It's vastly better than the movie, but neither fun nor smart enough to quite succeed."	NEU
United Kingdom	Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"Religion, mortality and talking animals combine to gift us a series that captures Pullman’s magnum opus in all its glory (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	James Poniewozik The New York Times	"'His Dark Materials' manages to conjure a spectacle (two words: armored bears) without burying the source’s ideas"	POS

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