Has anyone in America really watched season 1 of the HBO series Its dark materials? The HBO / BBC co-production debuted in November 2019 with medium but positive reviews, and then conversation in the United States about the show seemed to be cut short immediately. Ratings for the show put you right in the middle of the HBO Original Pack. But the series was a great success for the BBC, which helps justify the significant price of the show. (He broke BBC cost records.) The series was renewed for a second season before season 1 aired, and now Comic-Con has brought the first teaser for that new season, which comes with even more intensity and drama, and even more. Fantasy elements than before.
The show is based on Philip Pullman Its dark materials fantasy trilogy, with season 1 covering book 1, The Golden Compass, and season 2 heading towards the sequel, The subtle knife. As the trailer mentions, the knife in the title is a magical weapon capable of breaking through barriers between worlds, which becomes more relevant as the series moves from one world to another. Like the original trailer for the series, the latter relies heavily on action and grim drama, in an attempt to escape the more child-friendly tone of an earlier attempt to adapt the series to the big screen. Here’s the HBO recap:
In the second season of THEIR DARK MATERIALS, Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) opened a bridge to a new world and, distressed by the death of her best friend, Lyra (Dafne Keen) follows Asriel into the unknown. In a strange and mysterious abandoned city, she meets Will (Amir Wilson), a child from our world who also runs away from a troubled past. Lyra and Will learn that their destinies are linked to reuniting Will with their father, but discover that their path is constantly thwarted as a war begins around them. Meanwhile, Mrs. Coulter (Ruth Wilson) searches for Lyra, determined to take her home by any means necessary.
The trailer also features glimpses of the returning characters: Mrs. Coulter (played by Ruth Wilson), Lord Boreal (Ariyon Bakare), and Lee Scoresby (Hamilton‘Lin-Manuel Miranda), along with new characters John Parry (Andrew Scott), Ruta Skadi (Jade Anouka) and Dra. Mary Malone (Simone Kirby). While season 1 lasted eight episodes, the show’s Comic-Con panel reports that season 2 will only be seven episodes, because an eighth, an independent story about Lord Asriel’s journey between worlds, was not completed before the show began. COVID-19 quarantine.
HBO has not set a date for season 2 of Its dark materialsBut according to the preview, the show will premiere in the fall of 2020.
