HBO and BBC One have announced that His Dark Materials will return for Season 3, which will also be its final season. It will be eight episodes long and will begin production in Cardiff, Wales, sometime in 2021.

The third season will be based on the third and final book of Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy; The Amber Spyglass (2000).

Speaking with Deadline, His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf co-founder Jane Tranter said:

“His Dark Materials has been a truly global TV experience and a personal career highlight.

The creative team at Bad Wolf in Cardiff made the impossible possible and brought Philip Pullman’s worlds into vivid life.

To see that hard work and dedication applauded and embraced by fans around the world has made all the hard work worthwhile.

None of this would have been possible without the wonderful commitment and conviction of the BBC and HBO.

I am excited, thrilled and honoured to be making the third part of Philip Pullman’s trilogy with their support and encouragement. Diolch.”

His Dark Materials Season 2 will end its run with seven episodes on 28 December 2020. Check out our spoiler-free review of the second season here.