There seems to be life for HBO after the end of its megahit TV series Game of Thrones as it prepares to premiere its new epic fantasy show His Dark Materials.
The new Tv series based on Phillip Pullman’s young adult series of the same name is set to debut November 4, and going by the hints from the show’s latest trailer, there are signs that it will just be as dark and heartrending as anything the people of the Seven Kingdoms offered.
HBO made the November 4 premiere date official on the show’s Twitter account.
His Dark Materials stars Logan actress Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua, who lives in a world where polar bears wear armor, people’s souls live outside of their bodies in creatures known as Daemons, and a mysterious particle known as Dust holds the secret to unlimited power.
When Lyra’s friend Roger and a number of other children go missing, Lyra embarks on a journey that brings her in contact with her enigmatic uncle Lord Asriel (fellow X-Men vet James McAvoy), a power-hungry socialite named Ms. Coulter (The Affair star Ruth Wilson), and Lee Scoresby, an adventurous hot air-balloonist played by Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda.
According to reports, the BBC started adapting His Dark Materials for television about four years ago alongside Bad Wolf, the production company founded by the same team responsible for BBC’s popular Doctor Who revamp. HBO signed on as co-producer in 2018.
The show’s first trailer confirmed reports that the eight-episode series will focus largely on Pullman’s first book, The Golden Compass (or, as it’s known overseas, Northern Lights).
