While maybe not as big as “House of the Dragon,” HBO’s “His Dark Materials” has been a steady fantasy hit for the premium network while “Game of Thrones” sat on the shelf. Now, the series is ready to end its run after the upcoming Season 3, and we have a look at how “His Dark Materials” intends to wrap up.

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As seen in the trailer for “His Dark Materials” Season 3, the final batch of episodes adapts Philip Pullman’s “The Amber Spyglass,” the final novel in his trilogy.

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Based on Philip Pullman‘s novel trilogy of the same name, “His Dark Materials” is one of TV’s best current fantasy dramas. In the show, two teens, Lyra and Will, search for missing friends and relatives in a multi-world reality full of witches, daemons, and prophecies. Now, an adaptation of “The Amber Spyglass,” the final novel in Pullman’s trilogy, hits HBO this December to wrap the series.

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Despite some bigger names and some returning series that already have dedicated fans, November isn’t a big month for new television series. It would seem that the film side is picking up the slack, while things are slowing down (for now) in television. That said, there are a few shows, in particular, that should catch the eye of those looking for their next binge. There’s the return of the immensely popular Netflix series “The Crown” with Olivia Coleman in the lead along with HBO’s “His Dark Materials” which will further expand the world it had set up in its first season.

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With its star-studded cast and popular source material, Season 1 of the YA novel adaptation “His Dark Materials” became a fixture of HBO’s lineup. The new trailer for “His Dark Materials” Season 2 is ready to expand upon the world Lyra thought she knew.

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The new season of the show picks up after Lord Asriel opened a bridge into another world.

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After the anticlimactic end to “Game of Thrones,” HBO has been searching for that series that can not only fill a place in the schedule but also become a part of the cultural conversation. While “Westworld” seemed like the heir apparent, the most recent season failed to really grow the audience. And now, HBO is looking at the return of “His Dark Materials” as the potential epic action series that can become another jewel in the crown of the premium network.

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You’ve probably noticed that Comic-Con has been dominated by television in recent years, perhaps even challenging movie’s dominance at the festival. Given, COVID-19 has thrown movies for a loop, more than television series’ that can be seen at home, this phenomenon remains true for 2020. Today, during HBO and BBC’s “His Dark Materials,” Comic-Con@ Home panel, the first official trailer for the upcoming second season of the fantasy drama series was revealed.

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Following the success of Peter Jackson’s monumental cinematic achievement of filming the unfilmable in the “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Hollywood attempted for years, in vain, to capitalize. Sub-par movie versions of C.S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” were rushed to picture palaces, as well as an attempt to bring Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy to life in the form of 2007’s “The Golden Compass,” which was released to mixed reviews and disappointing box office numbers.

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The Streaming Wars are upon us, as November is dominated by clashing platforms – new ones in particular – trying to get a leg up on one another in terms of original content.

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Both Apple TV+ and Disney+ launch this month with multiple original series under their names and with big names signed on as well.

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You could throw a rock in Hollywood and hit a TV series based on a popular fantasy book series. With the rise of “Game of Thrones,” as well as the success of films such as “The Chronicles of Narnia” and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ studios all around are trying to snatch up the rights for popular fantasy novels and turn them into sparkly new TV series.

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With our report earlier today that AMC is keeping ‘The Walking Dead’ around until the proverbial wheels fall off, it’s almost refreshing when a network or filmmakers explain that a TV series has a definitive beginning, middle, and end. And with the upcoming HBO/BBC co-production, “His Dark Materials,” producers Jane Tranter and Jack Thorne want fans to know that this is not a show that is going to drag out three novels over the course of 14 seasons.

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Hot on the heels of the official teaser comes a full trailer for HBO’s highly anticipated fantasy series, “His Dark Materials.” Based on Philip Pullman‘s wildly popular book trilogy of the same name, “His Dark Materials” follows Lyra Belacqua (“Logan” star Dafne Keen) as she travels across a multiverse fraught with danger, daemons, and Dust (explained below). The show’s premiere is predicted to rival the success of the recently-ended “Game of Thrones.” The first series finished filming in December 2018 and will premiere later in 2019.

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If you’re a fan of Philip Pullman’s famous novel series “His Dark Materials,” you’re probably familiar with the ill-fated attempt to adapt the series for live-action in 2007’s “The Golden Compass.” Produced at the height of ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Narnia’ buzz in the film industry, “The Golden Compass” failed to turn into a franchise and was ultimately disappointing for fans of the novels.

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Fans of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” novels were pretty devastated when they saw the big-screen adaptation “The Golden Compass.” Not that the film was bad, but those involved decided to remove big portions of the series to make it easier for audiences to digest. Ultimately, the film wasn’t as successful as the studio had hoped and plans for any sequels were soon squashed. Now, “His Dark Materials” is getting a second shot at an adaptation but as a big-budget BBC TV series.

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If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again.

In the case of Philip Pullman’s fantasy epic “His Dark Materials,” it looks like if a feature film doesn’t work, then you move on to an 8-part series. According to a report by Deadline, the classic fantasy series is being adapted into a multi-part television series, and from the names mentioned as involved, it’s shaping up to be must-see TV.

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