His Dark Materials: The Complete First Season [Blu-Ray]

Cast: Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Release Date: August 4, 2020

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8/10

 

Synopsis:

His Dark Materials takes place in a world parallel to our own, where a human’s soul exists outside one’s body in the form of a talking animal called a “daemon.” The all-powerful Magisterium rule over this world where they suppress any knowledge that attempts to challenge its ideas, particularly around the theory that multiple worlds exist. Season One of this compelling HBO series follows Lyra (Dafne Keen), a young orphan who was left as a baby at Oxford’s Jordan College by her uncle Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) and desires a life of adventure beyond the confines of her bookish, scholarly surroundings. But when Lyra’s best friend goes missing, her search for her kidnapped friend uncovers a plot involving stolen children and transforms into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon known as Dust. Over the course of the season, as she journeys through the different worlds – including our own – Lyra encounters extraordinary beings and dangerous secrets, with the fate of both the living and the dead at stake. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘His Dark Materials: The Complete First Season’; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From HBO – Warner Bros”