His Dark Materials
British fantasy television series
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Summary
His Dark Materials is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,675 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Tom Hooper[3], Dawn Shadforth[4], Otto Bathurst[5], Euros Lyn[6], Jamie Childs[7], Leanne Welham[8]
- Screenwriter: Jack Thorne[9]
- Composer: Lorne Balfe[10]
- Genre: fantasy television series[11], family film[12], adventure film[13]
- Based on: His Dark Materials[14]
- Cast member: Dafne Keen[15], James McAvoy[16], Ruth Wilson[17], Lin-Manuel Miranda[18], Morfydd Clark[19], Anne-Marie Duff[20], Clarke Peters[21], James Cosmo[22], Ariyon Bakare[23], Lucian Msamati[24], Gary Lewis[25], Georgina Campbell[26], Ruta Gedmintas[27], Nina Sosanya[28]
- Production company: British Broadcasting Corporation[29], New Line Cinema[30], BBC Studios[31], Bad Wolf[32]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
- Commons category: His Dark Materials (TV series)[34]
- Distribution format: video on demand[35]
- Original broadcaster: BBC One[36], HBO[37]
- Color: color[38]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[39], United States[40]
- Has part(s): His Dark Materials, season 1[41], His Dark Materials, season 2[42], His Dark Materials, season 3[43]
- Start time: November 3, 2019[44]
- End time: December 18, 2022[45]
- Distributed by: BBC Studios[46], HBO[47], HBO Max[48]
- Official website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b1v2[49]
- Filming location: Cardiff[50], Oxford[51], Bristol[52], London[53], Blaenavon[54], Crickhowell[55], Brecon Beacons[56], Llangynidr[57]
- Number of episodes: 23[58]
- Executive producer: Toby Emmerich[59], Deborah Forte[60], Julie Gardner[61], Philip Pullman[62], Jane Tranter[63], Piers Wenger[64]
- Takes place in fictional universe: His Dark Materials universe[65]
- Title: His Dark Materials[66]
- Has characteristic: television series based on a novel[67]
- After a work by: Philip Pullman[68]
Why It Matters
His Dark Materials has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]