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His Dark Materials
2019–2023
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #263
- IMDb #299
- Rotten Tomatoes #162
- RatingGraph #207
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #224
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #151
+1 more
- Criticker #258
Every rating
51–83
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 51, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 83.
See the most agreed on TV shows →A young girl is destined to liberate her world from the grip of the Magisterium which represses people's ties to magic and their animal spirits known as daemons.
Details
- Created by
- Jack Thorne
- Based on
- His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
- Released
- 3 November 2019
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 23 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 8 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 21 →8 wins from 21 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2021 | Best Production Design | Joel Collins | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2021 | Best Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Russell Dodgson, James Whitlam, Jean-Clement Soret, Robert Harrington, Dan May, Brian Fisher | Winner |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2021 | Best Sound: Fiction | Jon Thomas, Gareth Bull, James Ridgway, Dillon Bennett, Eilam Hoffman | Winner |
| Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards 2021 | Effects | Effects Team | Nominee |
| Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards 2021 | Costume Design – Drama | Caroline McGall | Nominee |
| Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards 2021 | Production Design – Drama | Joel Collins | Nominee |
| Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards 2021 | Make Up Design – Drama | Jacqueline Fowler | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2021 | Best Television Series – Genre | His Dark Materials | Nominee |
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British Academy Television Craft Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Sound: Fiction | Jon Thomas, Gareth Bull, James Ridgway, Dillon Bennett, Eilam Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Russell Dodgson, James Whitlam, Jean-Clement Soret, Robert Harrington, Dan May, Brian Fisher | Winner |
| Best Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Framestore, Painting Practice, Real SFX and Russel Dodgson | Winner |
| Best Titles & Graphic Identity | Elastic, Painting Practice | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Caroline McCall | Nominee |
| Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction | Suzie Lavelle | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Joel Collins | Nominee |
| Best Sound: Fiction | Dillon Bennett, Jon Thomas, Gareth Bull and James Ridgeway | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Design – Titles | Titles Team | Winner |
| Effects | Framestore, Russell Dodgson, Dan May, Danny Hargreaves | Winner |
| Production Design – Drama | Joel Collins | Winner |
| Costume Design – Drama | Caroline McGall | Nominee |
| Effects | Effects Team | Nominee |
| Make Up Design – Drama | Jacqueline Fowler | Nominee |
| Music – Original Title | Lorne Balfe | Nominee |
| Production Design – Drama | Joel Collins | Nominee |
Annie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Aulo Licinio | Winner |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Television Series – Genre | His Dark Materials | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Genre | His Dark Materials | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Television Presentation (under 10 episodes) | His Dark Materials | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Russell Dodgson, James Whitlam, Shawn Hillier and Robert Harrington | Nominee |