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Lin-Manuel Miranda came face to face with the challenges of bringing elaborate works of fiction to life while making the TV adaptation of His Dark Materials
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In the television adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the award-winning creator of the musical Hamilton, plays aeronaut Lee Scoresby (above).
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Fans of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials fantasy novels have been divided over the merits of the television adaptation that debuted last year, which received mixed reviews and made changes to the books that displeased some fans.
And while he counts himself as one of those fans, the multi-talented Lin-Manuel Miranda knows all too well how hard it is to adapt a beloved literary work.
