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14 notable differences between the book and Netflix s Shadow and Bone
BFFs: Archie Renaux as Mal Oretsev and Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov
Image: DAVID APPLEBY / NETFLIX
2021-04-24 10:00:00 UTC
Leigh Bardugo s novels are so full of descriptive detail amid the bubbling romance and Grisha magic, with painstakingly detailed world-mapping and well-woven geopolitics, that the Netflix show
Shadow and Bone has plenty to work with.
But as the book came out in 2012, there s also plenty of room for the show to make its own improvements.
The eight-episode series draws from two books from Bardugoâs Grishaverse :
Shadow and Bone (the start of the Grisha trilogy ) and 2015 s
Ocean’s 11 in a
Game of Thrones world.” He loved them so much that he even Tweeted Bardugo about just how much he loved them. When he got a call from Netflix a year or so later about the project, he wondered how his name even came up as a potential collaborator then he remembered his Tweets.
Because of his
Six of Crows love, he originally wanted to adapt those books only. But Bardugo made him realize why that wouldn’t be possible.
“You can’t introduce a magic system and a magic system on steroids in the same breath, that’s not gonna work for viewers. And if you think I’m gonna let you get away with putting the Darkling and jurda parem in the same space, you’re dead wrong,” she told him.
The Twilight Saga or any such expansive modern-day myths, the new series
Shadow and Bone on Netflix from 23 April comes with its own peculiar world that functions within a pre-established universe, complete with rules of what is and isn t possible, and characters who function and interact within that world.
So is
Shadow and Bone worth your attention and time? Most definitely. Will it be difficult to understand or get into? A little bit but part of the fun and joy of excellent new legends are often suddenly just falling into them, as if into the middle chapter of a story, and learning about the world and the people as an immersive experience.
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Arguably the best change in the series, making Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) half Shu Han adds a wonderful dimension to the character and presents a much more realistic reflection of the world. In the books, Alina has always felt like an outsider. By making her look like an enemy of Ravka, the series reframes her ostracization and allows the show to directly explore the racism in this universe. This choice also provides a rich depth to her relationship with Mal (Archie Renaux), who, as another biracial orphan, is one of the few people who can intimately understand Alina’s experiences.