: Children are going missing across the country, snatched by a group known as "The Gobblers." When Lyra’s best friend Roger is taken, she vows to find him.

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

It looks like you’ve got a file string for the first season of . If you're looking for the "story" (the plot summary) of what happens in that specific season, The Core Premise

: Lyra moving from childhood innocence to the harsh realities of adult secrets.

: As they head to the research station at Bolvangar, Lyra discovers the truth about her parentage and the dark reason the Magisterium is "severing" children from their daemons: they believe it stops "sin" (Dust) from settling on them. The Themes

: 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.

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

: We follow Lyra Belacqua , a brave and orphaned girl living at Jordan College, Oxford. Her life changes when her uncle, Lord Asriel, returns with photos of a mysterious substance called Dust and a city in the sky.