The final rebellion begins in the newly released trailer for the third and final season ofHis Dark Materials. Released courtesy ofthe official Twitter account forHis Dark Materials, the footage teases the sheer madness that will befall all universes as James McAvoy’s Lord Asriel Belacqua forges an army and declares war. You can check out the trailer forHis Dark MaterialsSeason 3 below.
Based on the trilogy of novels of the same name by Philip Pullman, the first season ofHis Dark Materialsbegan in November 2019, with the second season airing in November 2020. Produced by Bad Wolf and New Line Productions for BBC One and HBO, His Dark Materials drops audiences into a multi-world reality and begins in an alternative world where all humans' souls manifest as animal companions called daemons.
The series centers on an orphan named Lyra, played byLoganstarDafne Keen, who heads out in search of her missing friend. She soon discovers a kidnapping plot, a dangerous secret involving the rebellious Lord Asriel and the authoritarian Marisa Coulter, and finds out that she is the subject of a witches' prophecy that she will change the world, with everything linked by an invisible cosmic substance called Dust. Lyra is set on a collision course with our world and a teenager named Will, who is himself being pursued by figures connected to his vanished father.
The third season ofHis Dark Materialspicks up with Will, the bearer of The Subtle Knife, and Lyra, the prophesied child,as they travel through multiple worlds to find and protect each other. All while Lord Ariel begins putting together a multiversal army and sets his sights on an all-out war with the Authority.
His Dark MaterialsWill End With Season 3
It has now been confirmed that season 3 ofHis Dark Materialswill be the show’s last,with the events expected to be all manner of dramatic as worlds collide and war is waged. Thankfully, unlike so many television shows these days,His Dark Materialswill be allowed to finish as planned, with the project always envisioned as three seasons.
“The moment we started season one of His Dark Materials, we had mapped out all three novels to know the direction in which we were heading,” Executive producer Dan McCulloch said of the show coming to an end. “Every detail and character within this incredible work of fiction has been analyzed and discussed for four years now, and to finally arrive in the many worlds of The Amber Spyglass is thrilling.”
“Season 3 is wild,” says Dafne Keen of the show’s final outing. “It’s 100 percent the weirdest thing I’ve ever shot in my entire life.”
Starring Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua, Ruth Wilson as Marisa Coulter,James McAvoyas Lord Asriel Belacqua, Amir Wilson as Will Parry, Nina Sosanya as Elaine Parry, Joe Tandberg as Iorek Byrnison, Kit Connor as Pantalaimon, and the late Helen McCrory as Stelmaria,HBOhas confirmed thatHis Dark MaterialsSeason 3 will release in December 2022.
