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Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy and Ruth Wilson cast in BBC's adaptation of Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials'

Based on Philip Pullman's best-selling trilogy, the cast of the BBC series is beginning to take shape after the additions of Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy, and Ruth Wilson.

'His Dark Materials,' Philip Pullman's best-selling epic trilogy of fantasy novels made up by 'Northern Lights (The Golden Compass),' The Subtle Knife' and 'The Amber Spyglass,' will be adapted into an eight-part television series of the same name by BBC with Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy, and Ruth Wilson cast in the leading roles. 

Set in a multiverse, the trilogy takes readers across many parallel worlds as 12-year-old Lyra Belacqua finds herself in fantastical adventures because of a truth-telling device called the alethiometer. As she traverses the different worlds, she comes into contact with her mysterious and fierce Uncle Asriel, the terrifying socialite Mrs Coulter, and a strange phenomenon that goes by the name of Dust. A journey that begins in Jordan College, Oxford, soon sees her acquainted with the charismatic and charming adventurer Lee Scoresby, and soon enough, Lyra finds herself in the midst of events that are beyond her comprehension.