His Dark Materials
The truth lies beyond the world we know.
Created by Jack Thorne
On BBC One
An ambitious, theologically dense fantasy epic that treats childhood as the site of cosmic struggle, blending wonder with genuine darkness across multiple worlds.
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.
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