Adapted from fantasy author Leigh Bardugo’s trilogy of the same name and her ‘Six of Crows’ duology, ’Shadow and Bone‘ follows the story of Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) in the Grishaverse.
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Netflix, for the last several years, has been knocking it out of the park with some of their series that have popped up, especially those that combine elements of fantasy and dystopia. Just look at
However, with an ensemble cast as big as the one in
Shadow and Bone, youâre sure to have seen these familiar faces across the media atmosphere in the last couple of years â or maybe even the last twenty! From the star of the series, Jessie Mei Li, to some of the minor characters that have somehow stolen our hearts, this is where you might have seen the cast of
Step into the Grishaverse a little bit early thanks to Netflix s new
Shadow and Bone featurette. Not only does the video offer eager fans a chance to get a glimpse into the world that is being spun out from author Leigh Bardugo s books otherwise known as the
Shadow and Bone trilogy and the
Six of Crows duology but it also gives curious new viewers a taste of what s to come, when the series adaptation is released onto the global streamer on April 23.
And in the spirit of most fantasy series, the featurette (below) also contains a handy-dandy map of all the warring kingdoms that are referenced in Bardugo s books, as well as the great Shadow Fold that separates them. It also provides a clear and concise outline of the kinds of Grisha, AKA people with the ability to manipulate the world around them, that exist within the series and the differences between their powers. (It s clear, as longtime fans of the characters can see right away, that no expense was s
Based on a series of books by
Leigh Bardugo,
Shadow and Bone is the type of big, epic fantasy series that requires a lot of world-building. Is Netflix up to the task? The new Netflix series hails from showrunner and writer
Eric Heisserer (
Arrival,
Bird Box) and is set in a war-torn world full of magic and monsters. A new
Shadow and Bone featurette breaks down all the complicated world-building on display here, and goes behind-the-scenes of the series to showcase how they pulled all of this off.
Shadow and Bone Featurette
Grisha trilogy that inspired the series and serves as an executive producer, says
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