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2 • November 3 - 9, 2019 • Brainerd Dispatch By Kyla Brewer TV Media F or eight seasons, HBO ruled the airwaves with fire-breathing dragons, wicked royals and rebel- lious wildlings in "Game of Thrones," and now the cable giant is bringing viewers another epic tale inspired by a series of fantasy nov- els. Dafne Keen ("Logan," 2017) stars as Lyra Belacqua, an orphan from an alternate parallel universe who sets out to find her kidnapped friend in "His Dark Materials," premiering Monday, Nov. 4, on HBO. Her adven- ture leads her to uncover a nefarious plot involving stolen children and a mysterious substance known as Dust. Based on the book series of the same name by Philip Pullman, the HBO-BBC co-production was a long time in the making. The success of the first book in the series spawned the 2007 feature film "The Golden Compass," but plans for big-screen sequels were scrapped due to the film's negative reception. Religious groups were critical of the source material's anti-religion themes, while fans of the books claimed the film actually omitted integral parts of the story that were critical of reli- gion. In 2015, BBC One announced a television adaptation of the series, but it wasn't until 2018 that HBO signed on as co-producer and inter- national distributor. The first season hasn't even pre- miered yet, but the cast and crew have already started filming Season 2, a necessary move considering the age of the show's young star. Season 1 of "His Dark Materials" chronicles the events of the first book in the se- ries "The Golden Compass" (known as "Northern Lights" in the U.K.), while Season 2 picks up with the events of the second book "The Sub- tle Knife," which continues just hours after the final chapter of Book 1. In a September interview with EW.com, executive producer Jane Tranter ("Succession") explained why working with young actors meant they couldn't stop filming for long. "Suddenly they're six inches tall- er, and they're a different shape and their voices are different," Tranter said. "Our feeling was we really couldn't leave more than a very small gap between the end of when Dafne Keen finished filming, which was December 2018, and when she started again, July 2019. That was basically the biggest gap that we could possibly do and still have her come back and convincingly look like it was moments, hours later." Given the challenge of keeping the series convincing, Tranter ex- plained: "The BBC and HBO very kindly said, 'Let's make 16 episodes across the two books and go for it.'" As the series opens, Lyra is living at Oxford's Jordan College under the tutelage of her uncle, explorer Lord Asriel (James McAvoy, "Split," 2016). When her friend Roger (Lewin Lloyd, "Judy," 2019) goes missing, Lyra stumbles upon a kid- napping plot involving other miss- ing children. The unruly young girl also encounters a mysterious wom- an named Mrs. Coulter (Ruth Wilson, "The Affair"), who, according to Wil- son in an interview with the Times, was described as "the mother of all evil and the cesspit of moral filth." While there are a few heinous vil- lains in "His Dark Materials," there are plenty of heroes as well. Lin- Manuel Miranda, best known for creating and starring in the Broadway smash hit "Hamil- ton," portrays balloon pilot and adventurer Lee Scoresby, who befriends Lyra on her mission to save kidnapped children and un- cover the truth about the substance known as Dust, the subject of her Uncle Asriel's research. They're aid- ed by powerful witch queen Serafi- na Pekkala (Ruta Gedmintas, "The Strain"). As she journeys through al- ternate worlds, Lyra also befriends a courageous boy named Will (Amir Wilson, "The Kid Who Would Be King," 2019). Other notable castings include James Cosmo ("Braveheart," 1995) as gyptian Farder Coram, and Anne- Marie Duff ("From Darkness") as Ma Costa, the gyptian mother of a boy who was kidnapped by the dreaded "Gobblers." Theater actor Will Keen portrays Father McPhail, a high-ranking Church official. Ariyon Bakare ("Good Omens") appears as Lord Boreal, an acquaintance of Coulter's. Clarke Peters ("The Wire") stars as the Mas- ter of Jordan College, Dr. Carne. Navigating the multiverse 'His Dark Materials' follows a girl's adventure through worlds Cover Story this week Lin-Manuel Miranda in "His Dark Materials" A Little Late With Lilly Singh The day I moved into my own place, I turned my stairs into a slide — what better way to prove that you're an adult who can live alone than turning your house into a literal playground? I've heard that White Castle serves "impossible meat" now. I thought they already served impossible meat because there's no possible way that was ever real meat. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Vladmir Putin spent his birthday weekend hiking with a friend in the Siberian mountains. Putin called it relaxing, his friend called it the most terrifying 48 hours of his life. Going on a hike with Putin is basically the start of every episode of "Russian Dateline." According to the CDC, the number of STDs in the U.S. has reached an all-time high. At first I wasn't sure why, then I remembered it's been a month since college started up again. The Late Late Show with James Corden A family vacationing in South Carolina found an interesting package floating in the water just off the beach. They took it back to their rental home, they opened it up, and they found 44 pounds of cocaine. I mean, I've heard of seaweed, but ocean-coke is a new one! 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