Premise
His Dark Materials is set in an alternative world where all humans have animal companions called dæmons, which are the manifestation of the human soul. The series follows the life of young Lyra (Dafne Keen) who is an orphan living with the tutors at Jordan College, Oxford. As in Pullman's novel, Lyra discovers a dangerous secret that involves Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) and Marisa Coulter (Ruth Wilson).[1] In her search for her missing friend, Lyra also uncovers a slew of kidnappings and its link to the mysterious substance called Dust.
Cast
Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua
Ruth Wilson as Marisa Coulter
James McAvoy as Lord Asriel
Clarke Peters as The Master / Dr. Carne
Anne-Marie Duff as Ma Costa
Lin-Manuel Miranda as Lee Scoresby
Ruta Gedmintas as Serafina Pekkala
Ariyon Bakare as Lord Boreal
James Cosmo as Farder Coram
Lucian Msamati as John Faa
Ian Gelder as Librarian Scholar Charles
Will Keen as Father MacPhail
Georgina Campbell as Adele Starminster
Mat Fraser as Raymond Van Geritt
Geoff Bell as Jack Verhoeven
Simon Manyonda as Benjamin de Ruyter
Omid Djalili as Dr. Lanselius[3]
Simon Strutt as The Oxford College Porter
Lewin Lloyd as Roger Parslow
Daniel Frogson as Tony Costa
Tyler Howitt as Billy Costa
Andrew Scott as Colonel John Parry / Jopari / Stanislaus Grumman
Amir Wilson as Will Parry
Zak Mahiz as Daemon Archer