His Dark Materials. Three episodes in, it's a good watch even if the books were originally meant for kids in the way Harry Potter was too.
The main actress (a young girl who plays the part of Lyra) looks a lot like the younger version of a student in my class 3 years ago. Then again, after 21 years of teaching most kids tend to look like somebody you used to know. Honestly there are only so many faces.
I thought the CGI animals ('daemons') in the show were gonna come off as corny but it just takes some getting used to in the pilot.
Never read any of the books.
A second season is underway.
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