His Dark Materials: James McAvoy: Bringing Lord Asriel to Life | HBO

New episodes of His Dark Materials air Mondays at 9PM on HBO, starting November 4. #HBO #HisDarkMaterials Subscribe to HBO on YouTube: His Dark Materials stars Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of the same name, which is considered a modern masterpiece of imaginative fiction, the first season follows Lyra, a seemingly ordinary but brave young woman from another world. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children, and becomes a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. As she journeys through the worlds, including our own, Lyra meets Will, a determined and courageous boy. Together, they encounter extraordinary beings and dangerous secrets, with the fate of both the living — and the dead — in their hands. Like on Facebook: Follow on Twitter: