His Dark Materials: Pilot

Preeya Phadnis
Nov 7 · 8 min read

When I first learned that HBO was making an adaptation of His Dark Materials, one of my all-time favorite book series, I couldn’t have been more excited. As fans know, the first screen adaptation of HDM was noteworthy only for being the most forgettable movie ever to star Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman. But if ever there were a series tailor-made for the HBO prestige treatment, it’s His Dark Materials, a series that rose to SF/F superstardom…

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Preeya Phadnis

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