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NOVEMBER 3 - 9, 2019 staradvertiser.com HBO’S NEW FANTASY Young Lyra Belacqua (Dafne Keen) uncovers a dastardly plot involving stolen children in the premiere of His Dark Materials. As Lyra travels through worlds to track down a missing friend, she uncovers a more sinister plot than she ever imagined. Based on the acclaimed series of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman, the series also stars Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruth Wilson and James McAvoy. Airing Monday, Nov. 4, on HBO. NEW EPISODE! Join host, Lyla Berg as she sits down with guests Meet the who share their work on moving our community forward. people SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE: and places Rick Ahn, Ministry Director, Kroc Center HawaiҊi Sanoe Marfil, Chief Program Officer, INPEACE that make 1st & 3rd Representative Val Okimoto, District 36 Hawai‘i Wednesday of the Month, Kip Wilborn, Executive Artistic Director, MƗnoa Valley Theatre 6:30 pm | Channel 53 olelo.org special. Maureen Cole, Rainbow Wahine Water Polo Head Coach, UH MƗnoa ON THE COVER | HIS DARK MATERIALS Navigating the multiverse ‘His Dark Materials’ follows a actually omitted integral parts of the story 2018, and when she started again, July 2019. girl’s adventure through worlds that were critical of religion. In 2015, BBC That was basically the biggest gap that we One announced a television adaptation of could possibly do and still have her come back the series, but it wasn’t until 2018 that HBO and convincingly look like it was moments, By Kyla Brewer signed on as co-producer and international hours later.” TV Media distributor. Given the challenge of keeping the series The first season hasn’t even premiered convincing, Tranter explained: “The BBC and or eight seasons, HBO ruled the airwaves yet, but the cast and crew have already HBO very kindly said, ‘Let’s make 16 episodes with fire-breathing dragons, wicked roy- started filming Season 2, a necessary across the two books and go for it.’” Fals and rebellious wildlings in “Game of move considering the age of the show’s As the series opens, Lyra is living at Thrones,” and now the cable giant is bringing young star. Season 1 of “His Dark Materials” Oxford’s Jordan College under the tutelage viewers another epic tale inspired by a series chronicles the events of the first book in of her uncle, explorer Lord Asriel (James of fantasy novels. the series “The Golden Compass” (known McAvoy, “Split,” 2016). When her friend Dafne Keen (“Logan,” 2017) stars as Lyra as “Northern Lights” in the U.K.), while Roger (Lewin Lloyd, “Judy,” 2019) goes miss- Belacqua, an orphan from an alternate parallel Season 2 picks up with the events of the ing, Lyra stumbles upon a kidnapping plot universe who sets out to find her kidnapped second book “The Subtle Knife,” which involving other missing children. The unruly friend in “His Dark Materials,” premiering continues just hours after the final chapter young girl also encounters a mysterious Monday, Nov. 4, on HBO. Her adventure leads of Book 1. In a September interview with woman named Mrs. Coulter (Ruth Wilson, her to uncover a nefarious plot involving stolen EW.com, executive producer Jane Tranter “The Affair”), who, according to Wilson in children and a mysterious substance known as (“Succession”) explained why working with an interview with the Times, was described Dust. young actors meant they couldn’t stop film- as “the mother of all evil and the cesspit of Based on the book series of the ing for long. moral filth.” same name by Philip Pullman, the “Suddenly they’re six inches taller, While there are a few heinous villains in “His HBO-BBC co-production was a long and they’re a different shape Dark Materials,” there are plenty of heroes time in the making. The success and their voices are different,” as well. Lin-Manuel Miranda, best known for of the first book in the series Tranter said. “Our feeling was creating and starring in the Broadway smash spawned the 2007 feature we really couldn’t leave more hit “Hamilton,” portrays balloon pilot and ad- film “The Golden Compass,” than a very small gap between venturer Lee Scoresby, who befriends Lyra on but plans for big-screen the end of when Dafne her mission to save kidnapped children and sequels were scrapped due Keen finished film- uncover the truth about the substance known to the film’s negative reception. ing, which was as Dust, the subject of her Uncle Asriel’s Religious groups were critical of the December research. They’re aided by powerful witch source material’s anti-religion themes, queen Serafina Pekkala (Ruta Gedmintas, “The while fans of the books claimed the film Strain”). As she journeys through alternate worlds, Lyra also befriends a courageous boy Lin-Manuel Miranda in “His Dark named Will (Amir Wilson, “The Kid Who Would Materials” Be King,” 2019). 2 STAR CHANNELS November 3 - 9, 2019 BEST BETS Sunday Tuesday Thursday Bob’s Burgers Mayans M.C. Legacies KHON 9 p.m. FX 8 p.m. CW 8 p.m. While at the mall, Tina is mistaken for a The Reyes brothers and the Mayans MC face MG (Quincy Fouse) learns a secret about sleeping boy’s girlfriend in this new episode. some tough decisions in the name of justice in Lizzie’s (Jenny Boyd) vampire friend, Elsewhere, Gene and Louise wreak havoc on this season finale. After being released from Sebastian (Thomas Doherty), in this new motorized animals, and Linda interrupts a prison, EZ (J.D. Pardo) becomes a prospect in episode. Meanwhile, Alaric (Matthew book reading. Also, Bob struggles to find an outlaw motorcycle club in this drama. Davis) has a run-in with a demon. Danielle the right pants. Rose Russell and Aria Shahghasemi also Wednesday star. Monday Forged in Fire Friday His Dark Materials HIST 7 p.m. HBO 7 p.m. In a unique challenge that Hawaii Five-0 When her friend goes missing, unfolds over two rounds of KGMB 7 p.m. young orphan Lyra (Dafne Keen) competition, four smiths After being informed that his mother discovers a kidnapping plot in are asked to transform went rogue on her undercover mission, the premiere of this drama old Damascus steel into and possibly killed her partner, McGarrett based on the acclaimed fan- fossil Damascus signa- (Alex O’Loughlin) is intent on proving her tasy novels by Philip Pullman. ture blades in this new innocence and goes to Mexico to find her As she travels through paral- episode. Later, the smiths in this new episode. Scott Caan also lel universes, she uncovers use musical instruments stars. a more nefarious plot. to make San-Mai blades. Saturday Monday Crikey! 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