'His Dark Materials' Season 2 Trailer Teases World-Changing Stakes And Spectral New Villains

‘His Dark Materials’ Season 2 Trailer Teases World-Changing Stakes And Spectral New Villains

The next chapter ofHis Dark Materialsis unfolding. HBO has released the trailer for the second season ofHis Dark Materials,the series adaptation of Philip Pullman’s acclaimed fantasy trilogy of the same name. The trailer takes us into new worlds to meet new friends and monsters, but most importantly, it gives us a new look at grungyAndrew Scott. Watch theHis Dark Materialsseason 2 trailer below.

His Dark Materials Season 2 Trailer

The first season ofHis Dark Materialswas imperfect, but you can’t fault the show for its ambition to tackle one of the most challenging children’s fantasy novels. You could tell that the series was eager to get to the good stuff, where that alternate worlds and spectral monsters finally come into play. And while the glimpses we see of the monstrous Spectres and the otherworldly city of Cittàgazze are a little muted (as is kind of expected for a BBC co-production), it’s still pretty darn exciting.

The second season adapts the story ofThe Subtle Knife, which finds Lyra (Dafne Keen) wandering a strange deserted city, where she meets Will (Amir Wilson), a boy from our world running from a “troubled past.” There’s lots of talk about the worlds being forever changed and fate, but that kind of doom-and-gloom stuff isn’t as interesting as seeingRuth Wilsonrip through the scenery as the breakout villain, Mrs. Coulter, and seeing Hot Priest himself (Scott) show up as a mysterious cloaked adventurer. We also get our first look at the Spectres, which look – a little disappointingly – like the smoke monster fromLost.

Also starring inHis Dark Materialsseason 2 areAriyon Bakare,Will Keen,Ruta Gedmintas,Lin-Manuel Miranda,Terence Stamp,Jade Anouka, andSimone Kirby.

Here is the synopsis forHis Dark Materialsseason 2:

Debuting this November, the second season of HIS DARK MATERIALS begins 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.

His Dark Materialsseason 2 premieres on HBO and HBO Max thisNovember.