The story is set in a multi-world reality. In the primary world of Season 1, every human has a —a physical manifestation of their soul in animal form that stays by their side at all times. The world is governed by a strict, religious-military body called the Magisterium , which suppresses any information that contradicts their teachings. The Plot of Season 1
This season is based on Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in the US), the first book in Philip Pullman's trilogy. Are you watching this for the first time , or
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: Before she leaves, the Master of Jordan College gives Lyra an Alethiometer —a rare, truth-telling compass. She is one of the only people who can read it by instinct.
: Lyra is part of a prophecy she doesn't yet understand, one that could change the fate of all worlds.
: Lyra is taken in by the glamorous but dangerous Marisa Coulter. She soon learns that Mrs. Coulter is actually the head of the General Oblation Board (the "Gobblers") and is performing horrific experiments on children in the frozen North.