‘His Dark Materials’ Season 2 Featurette Introduces The All-Powerful Subtle Knife
There’s never been a better time to escape to a different world, andHis Dark Materialshas loads of them. But things look pretty dire even in the parallel worlds that populate BBC and HBO’s epic fantasy series, which adapts Philip Pullman’s beloved trilogy of the same name. There’s a war a’brewing that spans multiple worlds, with both sides eying one all-powerful weapon with a not-so-obvious name. Learn all about the subtle knife and the expanding lore ofHis Dark Materialsin the newly releasedHis Dark Materialsseason 2 featurette.
His Dark Materials Season 2 Featurette
The first season ofHis Dark MaterialsadaptedThe Golden Compass, the first book in Pullman’s acclaimed epic fantasy trilogy, which heavily revolved around the mystical alethiometer, a truth-telling device that falls into the hands of the feisty young heroine Lyra (Dafne Keen). In keeping with the series' pattern, the second season adaptsThe Subtle Knife, which features…a subtle knife. The season’s magical item du jour is a little more dangerous than the alethiometer: it’s an all-powerful weapon with the ability to cut anything, including the walls between worlds. Which makes it the target for enemies across the cosmos, from humans, to witches, to angels (oh my). But it ends up falling in the hands of Will Parry (Amir Wilson), who encounters Lyra in a strange new world that they both wander into.
The above featurette delves into the subtle knife, and why it has become such an obvious target for the entire universe. It also teases several fun new dynamics, between both Lyra and Will, as well as the odd couple ofLin-Manuel Miranda’s Lee Scoresby and season 2 newcomerAndrew Scott’s mysterious adventurer John Parry, who knows more about the knife than anyone else.
Ruth Wilsonas Mrs. Coulter,Ariyon Bakareas Lord Boreal, andRuta Gedmintas' witch Serafina Pekkala reprise their roles in season 2. Season 2 newcomers includeJade Anouka, who plays witch queen Ruta Skadi, and Terence Stamp and Simone Kirby.
Here is the synopsis forHis Dark Materialsseason 2:
Season two of HIS DARK MATERIALS begins after Lord Asriel has opened a bridge to a new world, and, distraught over the death of her best friend, Lyra follows Asriel into the unknown. In a strange and mysterious abandoned city she meets Will, a boy from our world who is also running from a troubled past. Lyra and Will learn their destinies are tied to reuniting Will with his father but find their path is constantly thwarted as a war begins to brew around them. Meanwhile, Mrs. Coulter searches for Lyra, determined to bring her home by any means necessary.
His Dark Materialsseason 2 premieres on HBO and HBO Max on Monday,November 16, 2020at 9 P.M. ET.
