His Dark Materials Season 3 has marked the end of the long-running, well-loved HBO Max fantasy show. The series ended with a bang leaving a lot of the viewers feeling emotional and, almost, bittersweet with its ending. Nonetheless, the show only generated excitement and love throughout its running and will always be remembered.
The star cast of His Dark Materials features Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua (who is essentially the protagonist of the series), Ruth Wilson as Marisa Coulter, Will Keen as Father Hugh MacPhail, Gary Lewis as Thorold, James McAvoy as Lord Asriel Belacqua, Ruta Gedmintas as Serafina Pekkala, Amir Wilson as Will Parry, Jade Anouka as Ruta Skadi, Simone Kirby as Dr Mary Malone and Andrew Scott as Colonel John Parry/Stanislaus Grumman.
The well-loved fantasy drama is based on the trilogy of novels of the same name by Philip Pullman and is produced by Bad Wolf and New Line Productions, for BBC One and HBO. Lorne Balfe is the show composer with Jack Thorne as the writer. Let us have a look at five more shows which are similar to His Dark Materials, a science fiction drama down below!
5 Shows Like His Dark Materials Season 3 to Watch Right Now
The Sandman
Very much like His Dark Materials, The Sandman is also an adaptation that is mesmerizing to watch and understand. Based on the 1989–1996 comic book written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics, this Netflix series is developed by Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg and produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television.
The fantasy drama, supernatural horror tells the story of Dream/Morpheus, who is the titular character in the show. It stars Tom Sturridge as the main character along with Boyd Holbrook, Vivienne Acheampong, Patton Oswalt and others. It is now available on Netflix.
Stranger Things
If you haven’t heard of Netflix’s Stranger Things, then sure as hell you must have lived under a rock because this science fiction drama has really moved everyone across the globe and, no one can get enough of it. A horror drama, in essence, the show is created by the Duffer Brothers and stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, Matthew Modine, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, and Brett Gelman.
As of now, there are a total of four seasons of the show with the story of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown’s character), her origin and journey being the main focus of it all. You can watch it now on Netflix.
Dark
At some point, His Dark Materials really made it difficult with the parallel universes and the reality of dust. Banking on similar lines of confusion that require unrequited understanding is Netflix’s Dark. A science fiction thriller, this German-language series is co-created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese and has a total of three seasons (just like His Dark Materials, yes!).
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The cast for this series includes Louis Hofmann, Andreas Pietschmann, Maja Schöne, Anne Ratte-Polle, Lisa Vicari and many more. The story concerns the aftermath and the search for truth over the disappearance of a child in the town of Winden. Watch it now, here.
Westworld
Although Westworld has been cancelled and will not return for a fifth season, we cannot help but mention this excellent made dystopian sci-fi that has thrilled audiences of all ages. Created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the series is based on the 1973 film of the same name written and directed by Michael Crichton.
The cast for the show includes Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, James Marsden, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Luke Hemsworth, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Simon Quarterman, Aaron Paul, Rodrigo Santoro, Angela Sarafyan, Shannon Woodward, Ed Harris, Anthony Hopkins and many others. Westworld is about a futuristic Western-themed amusement park of the titular name where visitors can interact with automatons. But, things go off the rails when the robots start malfunctioning. You can watch it now, here.
Locke and Key
Another fantasy series with an element of horror in it which is also an adaptation- Locke and Key is developed by Carlton Cuse, Meredith Averill and Aron Eli Coleite. The series is based on the comic-book series of the same name that was created by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez and has a total of three seasons.
The cast for the series includes Darby Stanchfield, Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones, Jackson Robert Scott, Laysla De Oliveira, Petrice Jones and Griffin Gluck. The series tells the story of three siblings who move into their old, paternal house following the death of their father which is filled with reality-bending keys (much like the aletheiometer!). The show is now streaming on Netflix.
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