His Dark Materials

HBO | Release Date: November 3, 2019

7.4	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 142 Ratings

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MistaDeeDec 17, 2019

Pretty hokey. Painful dialogue and some poor performances hold the show back from being anything of note

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psyberdelicNov 30, 2019

Does not compare well with the movie version. Everything from actors to production design, etc. seem mediocre by comparison. That may have been unavoidable because of budget or requirements of a TV version. Still, the story seems drawn outDoes not compare well with the movie version. Everything from actors to production design, etc. seem mediocre by comparison. That may have been unavoidable because of budget or requirements of a TV version. Still, the story seems drawn out and is hard to be drawn into. HBO could have done better. It's hard to beat Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman and Ian McKellen.… Expand

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svillar13Jul 12, 2020

The author of the original books, admittedly hates, the Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis, and by extension God. His reason for writing the books is to destroy the notion of God in children, of which C.S. Lewis tried to do the opposite withThe author of the original books, admittedly hates, the Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis, and by extension God. His reason for writing the books is to destroy the notion of God in children, of which C.S. Lewis tried to do the opposite with his books, based on what he writes about Aslan in Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Institutionalized religion is the evil institution that His Dark Materials is based on. The TV series does the same. This kind of material does not belong on TV.… Expand

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ckgamerDec 27, 2022

the season 3 is terrible.. hbo gone woke and the show loses the quality.. u feel this decrease from the actors script and bad visual effects.. its like hbo said ok lets do it with woke and budget studios this time and now it doesnt even worththe season 3 is terrible.. hbo gone woke and the show loses the quality.. u feel this decrease from the actors script and bad visual effects.. its like hbo said ok lets do it with woke and budget studios this time and now it doesnt even worth viewing anymore.. congrats hbo for this stupid woke crap .... next time dont try going woke or you will be broke! and wtf was that season finale omg that was beyond terrible...woke should be removed from Hollywood asap these writers are lunatic they need therapy ...… Expand

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