Made first for young men 1
His Dark Materials's audience scores lean most toward young men at 61 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated mainstream — mainstream, general-audience reach 2. As an adaptation it scores 85 of 100 for faithfulness, a closely faithful treatment of its source material 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers below the baseline for White 4. On content balance it reads mixed entertainment and message at 29 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 5.
- 1Audience scoreyoung men 61 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 2ReachAudience breadth rated mainstream.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 3FaithfulnessFaithfulness 85 of 100 — a closely faithful adaptation.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 35.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
- 5Content balanceContent balance mixed entertainment and message at 29 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As she learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.
Age: 45 — age-balanced
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What Changed from the Source
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Source faithfulness: 85/100
- Will Parry · Amir WilsonWhiteMixed0minor
- Lord Carlo Boreal · Ariyon BakareWhiteBlack0minor
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