Philip Pullman’s global best-selling trilogy returns for second season and will explore The Subtle Knife the second of his award-winning books.
His Dark Materials is set in a multi-world reality, with the action moving from one world to another.
The first season followed Lyra, a seemingly ordinary but brave young woman from another world.
Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children, and becomes a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. As she journeys through the worlds, including our own, Lyra meets Will, a determined and courageous boy.
Together, they encounter extraordinary beings and dangerous secrets, with the fate of both the living — and the dead — in their hands.
The accomplished ensemble cast includes Dafne Keen as Lyra, Ruth Wilson as Marisa Coulter, Lin-Manuel Miranda as Lee Scoresby, James McAvoy as Lord Asriel, James Comso as Fader Coran, Ariyon Bakare as Lord Boreal, Clarke Peters as The Master, Amir Wilson as Will Parry and introduces Andrew Scott Z(Fleabag) as Colonel John Parry – Will’s globe-trotting father.
Writer and Executive Producer Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) returns for the TV adaptation.
