HBO has announced the exact release date forHis Dark MaterialsSeason 2. A barn-burner of ateaser trailer for the next seasonreleased back in August promised a big season is coming our way. Series starDafne Keenwill be back as Lyra Belacqua, the industrious, cleve teen with a big destiny ahead of her. So, when can fans return to this fantasy-filled world?
According to HBO,His Dark MaterialsSeason 2 will premiere on Monday, November 16 at 9/8c on HBO. The official release date was announced in conjunction with a new poster and a new synopsis, both of which you’re able to see below. The poster not only confirms to return of Keen as Lyra, but alsoRuth Wilsonas Mrs. Coulter,Lin-Manuel Mirandaas Lee Scoresby, andAriyon Bakareas Boreal. Joining these returning cast members in Season 2 areTerence Stamp,Andrew Scott,Amir Wilson, Jade Anouka,Ruta Gedamintas, andSimoneKirby. The poster also teases the new world Lyra will be journeying into after she jumped from her own world at the end of Season 1. There, she will team up with Will (Wilson) for the next leg of her quest.
His Dark MaterialsSeason 2 will air on HBO starting Monday, November 16 at 9/8c. New episodes will also be available to stream on HBO Max. Check out the new synopsis and poster below. Get even more HBO Max updateshere.
Season two ofHis Dark Materialsbegins after Lord Asriel has opened a bridge to a new world, and, distraught over the death of her best friend, Lyra follows Asriel into the unknown. In a strange and mysterious abandoned city, she meets Will, a boy from our world who is also running from a troubled past. Lyra and Will learn their destinies are tied to reuniting Will with his father but find their path is constantly thwarted as a war begins to brew around them. Meanwhile, Mrs. Coulter searches for Lyra, determined to bring her home by any means necessary.
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