His Dark Materials - TV Series

[Crispy]

BBC Commission. Reportedly the highest budget UK drama ever. Filming in Wales this year, with release in 2019 most likely.

Director Tom Hooper (King's Speech)

Cast so far:

Dafne Keen (the daughter in Logan) as Lyra
James McAvoy (doctor in Last King of Scotland) as Asriel
Clarke Peters (Lester Freamon in the Wire) as Master of Jordan College
Lin Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) as Lee Scoresby

EDIT: Season 1 will be Northern Lights in 8x 1hr episodes

 

[PursuedByBears]

I've been waiting for this. Let's hope they don't swerve the anticlericalism of the books like the film version did.

 

[Thimble Queen]

OMG

 

[Cloo]

Should work better as a series, I reckon.

 

[krtek a houby]

Oh, yes

 

[Crispy]

More trailing

 

[fucthest8]

Casting all looks great. This always needed a/several series rather than film/s. Fingers crossed!

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

More trailing

Must remember to show my daughter this. She will be pleased.

 

[Rebelda]

I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT

It looks so good. I wasn't sure about Lin-Manuel as Lee Scorseby but I'm warming to it.

 

[Gromit]

Isn't Lyra'a mum meant to be blond?
And the monkey too.

 

[ruffneck23]

lets hope it does the books justice

 

[ChrisC]

Maybe this is the one to put my faith back in epic TV adaptations. After the shambles of the last two seasons of Game of Thrones.

 

[kittyP]

Oh my goodness it looks so good! I am really excited!
That last trailer made me cry a bit as I remembered how I felt when I was reading it

So is it going out on the BBC then?

 

[Sweet FA]

Oh my goodness it looks so good! I am really excited!
That last trailer made me cry a bit as I remembered how I felt when I was reading it

So is it going out on the BBC then?

When is His Dark Materials on TV? Everything you need to know about the BBC's Philip Pullman drama

'no air date has been officially announced.'

 

[kittyP]

Just saw the trailer on BBC1 for it coming soon YAY!!!

 

[ruffneck23]

3 November 2019

 

[kalidarkone]

3 November 2019

Oooh!

 

[BristolEcho]

3 November 2019

Niiice. Looking forward to this.

 

[Rebelda]

YESYESYES and a new book next month as well

 

[SpookyFrank]

Isn't Lyra'a mum meant to be blond?
And the monkey too.

Not in the books no. Although after the movie version with Nicole Kidman as Mrs Coulter Pullman stated that he got it wrong in the books and she should have been blonde all along.

 

[Crispy]

Last trailer I think

 

[Saffy]

I'm really excited about this!

 

[kebabking]

They've been filming in the Forest of Dean and at Usk in Monmouthshire in the last week or so.

 

[D'wards]

Adam Buxton interview with Pullman. I think he's a pretty decent bloke- politically sound but isn't a nob about it

EP-102. PHILIP PULLMAN

 

[Badgers]

Saw this outside the station yesterday and got over excited

 

[PursuedByBears]

3 November 2019

8pm BBC One.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Will be watching. I only read the trilogy once but it was brilliant. Made me cry; not just the end but the but where Iorek devotes himself to Lyra - so beautifully written.

 

[Crispy]

This Sunday!

Some reviews are out: His Dark Materials: Season 1
Very positive so far.

 

[MsHopper]

Really looking forward to this. Good cast and good reviews

 

[Ax^]

looking forward to this as well


and now because i've just noticed the 2nd book of dust was released on the third of this month