About “His Dark Materials” in a few words:

His Dark Materials is a gripping fantasy television series based on the acclaimed trilogy of novels by Philip Pullman. Set in a parallel universe, the series follows the adventures of Lyra Belacqua, a young girl who embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth about her mysterious past and the sinister forces at work in her world. With stunning visual effects, an all-star cast, and a captivating story, His Dark Materials is a must-watch for any fan of fantasy and adventure.

Meet the characters from His Dark Materials

Iorek Byrnison

Iorek is the literal walking mountain of badassery — an armoured bear with a blacksmith’s heart and a ridiculous sense of honour. He fights like thunder, grumbles like a grandfather, and somehow loves polishing metal more than almost anything (also possibly naps in the forge? not sure). Don’t let the gruff voice fool you, he’s tender with friends and suspicious of speeches, which is the best kind of contradiction. He’s stubborn as ice but surprisingly open to new ideas if you can prove your worth, and he has the best “I will smash you” stare in the books.

Will Parry

Will is all sharp edges and quieter storms — practical, suspicious, and carrying a knife that changes everything, which honestly sums him up. He’s scarred up (emotionally and physically) and adulting two steps ahead of his years, yet awkward with words and painfully private; he’d rather fix a problem than explain it. Loyal until ridiculous extremes, he protects people like it’s a job and forgets to sleep, sometimes forgets to breathe, too. There’s a dry humour in him if you catch it, and he draws maps in the margins of his mind even when he swears he doesn’t.

Mary Mallone

Mary Mallone is the brilliant, slightly bewildered scientist-who-used-to-be-a-nun and then somehow becomes the best unexpected friend to strange creatures — curiosity is her religion now. She’s practical, warm, and gets obsessed with things in a wholesome way (dark matter diagrams scribbled on napkins, probably). She listens more than she talks but when she speaks it changes things — genuinely pivotal, quiet power. Also, she drinks too much tea but denies it and will adopt a mulefa like it’s the most normal thing in the world.

Lyra Silvertongue

Lyra is chaos in a small body — brilliant, stubborn, thief-y, liar-y, and brave in a way that makes you feel both proud and terrified. She’s clever with a knack for getting into trouble (and out of it), reads alethiometers like they’re gossip columns, and lies when honesty would be boring. She’s fiercely loyal to her friends, selfish in the cutest and maddest ways, and somehow manages to be both a child and an old soul. Also she has that endless curiosity that leads to adventures and absolutely zero patience for lectures — bring snacks.

Lee Scoresby

Lee is the lovable Texan with a balloon and a heart three sizes too big — pilot, sharpshooter, dad-figure, and comic relief with a tragic undercurrent. He drinks, he jokes, he cries when he has to, and you can hear his loyalty from a mile off (probably over the sound of his balloon ropes). He’s practical and sentimental in a way that’s almost unbearable, and he’s the kind of person who would swear at fate and then make it a cup of coffee. Also he’s a little dramatic and yes, he might name a mustache if it behaved.

Carlo Boreal

Carlo is the polished, elegant villain who smells of expensive cologne and terrible intentions — smooth, cultured, and deeply, deliciously sinister. He loves art, conversation, and the idea of being charming while manipulating a room, which makes him chilling because he’s almost always smiling. There’s a flippant theatricality to him (he collects tiny oddities and maybe wears a ring with a weird story) but don’t be fooled, he’ll stab you with manners first. He’s all sophistication on the surface and ice underneath, which is the best kind of antagonist.

Serafina Pekkala

Serafina is witch-queen vibes personified: elegant, icy, and secretly full of strange, mossy humor — like someone who reads the wind and your diary at the same time. She’s calm, distant in the best way, and utterly fierce when it comes to protecting those she cares about; she’ll float in on a gust and fix things. There’s melancholy stitched into her like a secret hobby, and she brings a flock of crows or something dramatic whenever she shows up. Also she likes gossip mildly (don’t tell anyone) and probably knows more about fate than she’ll admit.

Marisa Coulter

Marisa is glossy, dangerous glamour — brilliant, terrifyingly competent, and capable of both the warmest lullaby and the coldest betrayal in a single smile. She’s obsessed with control, plays the social chessboard like an artist, and can be devastatingly tender when it suits her (or when she’s being manipulative, sometimes those look the same). Her elegance hides a predator’s instincts and an oddly maternal streak that makes everything messier. She keeps bracelets, secrets, and grudges in equal measure, and is always a little more interesting than she lets on.

Lord Asriel

Lord Asriel is ambition incarnate: brilliant, ruthless, and romantically catastrophic, like someone who’d build an empire just to prove a point to the stars. He’s magnetic, obsessive about discovery, and willing to burn anything (or anyone) for the sake of the big idea — which is awe-inspiring and horrifying simultaneously. There’s a paternal streak that sneaks through his tyranny now and then, which makes him complicated and infuriatingly human. He smokes metaphorical cigars, keeps notebooks, and believes in ends so much that he forgets beginnings sometimes.