Is His Dark Materials (2019) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 66 / 100 (WOKE-leaning (left-wing)). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
TV series: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure, 2019.
5 votes: 60% WOKE, 40% CHUD.
Why: Fantasy critiquing religious authority
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.