(Think of the early episodes of Game of Thrones having to breathlessly explain the histories and motivations of various houses across Westeros, except now there are also talking polar bears to worry about.) They’re exceptional novels filled with rich world(s)building and multifaceted characters, but unless you’ve got the motifs of Paradise Lost singed into your brain, His Dark Materials is a tricky show to dive into cold turkey. Premiering on Monday, the new series-a coproduction with BBC-takes its name from Philip Pullman’s acclaimed trilogy centered on parallel universes, talking animal companions, authoritarianism, the nature of existence, and, most terrifying of all, growing up. It might not be the “next Game of Thrones,” but HBO didn’t even have to wait until the end of the year to unveil another fantasy epic: His Dark Materials.
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