Genre: Adventure, Fantasy drama, Mystery
Directed by Amit Gupta
Written by Philip Pullman, Jack Thorne, Namsi Khan, Francesca Gardiner, Sarah Quintrell
Based on His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
- Starring: Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Anne-Marie Duff, Clarke Peters, James Cosmo, Ariyon Bakare, Will Keen, Lucian Msamati, Gary Lewis, Lewin Lloyd, Daniel Frogson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruta Gedmintas, Amir Wilson, Nina Sosanya, Jade Anouka, Sean Gilder, Simone Kirby, Andrew Scott, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jonathan Aris, Chipo Chung, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Jamie Ward, James McAvoy, Sian Clifford & Alex Hassell.
Composer: Lorne Balfe
Executive Producers: Jane Tranter, Dan McCulloch, Otto Bathurst, Carolyn Blackwood, Joel Collins, Toby Emmerich, Deborah Forte, Julie Gardner, Tom Hooper, Ben Irving, Philip Pullman, Ryan Rasmussen, Jack Thorne
Cinematography: Justin Brown
Production Company: Bad Wolf, New Line Productions, Scholastic
Distributor: BBC Studios (United Kingdom), HBO (international)
Plot: Adapted from The Amber Spyglass, the last volume of Philip Pullman’s trilogy, season 3 brings the story of Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson) to a dramatic end, as the duo join Asriel and his allies in an epic battle with the Authority.
The last season of his dark materials was quite solid.
Pros: I loved seeing both Lyra and Will and how they ended up at the end was so satisfying. James McAvoy’s character plays a much bigger role this time around. There were so many deaths you felt the emotional weight when they happened and there is a lot of the main storyline moving forward a lot quicker for this last season.
Cons: A lot of the pacing takes too long. It was hard to tell what was going on at times from the dialogue to the lack of lighting. I struggled to keep my self-keeping my eye on what’s going on and a lot of their villains are forgetful.
Casts & Crew:
| Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua. Amir Wilson as Will Parry. Ruth Wilson as Marisa Coulter. Will Keen as Cardinal Hugh MacPhail. James McAvoy as Lord Asriel Belacqua. Lin-Manuel Miranda as Lee Scoresby. Ruta Gedmintas as Serafina Pekkala. Jade Anouka as Ruta Skadi. Simone Kirby as Dr Mary Malone. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Commander Ogunwe. Jamie Ward as Father Gomez. Lewin Lloyd as Roger. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Balthamos. Simon Harrison as Baruch. Amber Fitzgerald-Woolfe as Ama. Chipo Chung as Xaphania. Sian Clifford as Agent Salmakia. Jonathan Aris as Commander Roke. Kit Connor as the voice of Pantalaimon. David Suchet as the voice of Kaisa. Joe Tandberg as Iorek Byrnison (voice and motion-capture). Sope Dirisu as the voice of Sergi. Lindsay Duncan as the voice of Octavia. Andrew Scott as Jopari |
I recommend watching this final along with the other seasons of this series on BBC iPlayer.
Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
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