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Netflix’s new series,
Shadow and Bone, is gracing our screens this week. The show is based on a series of young adult fantasy books which brings with it a set of pre-existing fan expectations.
So for those of us who are uninitiated, what do you need to know about
Shadow and Bone before watching?
Leigh Bardugo has shared her joy over Netflix s adaptation of her Grishaverse novels for Shadow and Bone, which will be released globally on April 23.
The hotly-anticipated fantasy show takes its name from -and is based predominantly on- Leigh s book of the same name, which is the first in a trilogy, and also draws from her Six of Crows duology.
In an exclusive chat with MailOnline, the novelist, 46, detailed how much she has enjoyed bringing her characters to life on screen, and even joked that casting Ben Barnes as The Darkling, aka General Kirigan, was like getting a unicorn .
Gushing: Shadow and Bone creator Leigh Bardugo (pictured in 2014) shared her joy over Netflix s adaptation of her books in an exclusive interview with MailOnline
Netflix revealed the first trailer for their new series Shadow and Bone on Friday.
In the action-packed teaser clip for the fantasy epic, Ben Barnes is seen as The Darkling, also known as General Kirigan in the show, who is the charismatic yet menacing leader of Ravka s Second Army.
The trailer opens, however, with its main character Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li), an unassuming mapmaker who discovers a dormant power lies within her when she enters the ominous Fold with her best friend Mal Oretsev (Archie Renaux).
One to watch: Ben Barnes stars as the charismatic yet menacing Darkling in the action-packed first trailer for Netflix s fantasy epic Shadow and Bone, which Netflix released on Friday
Below are seven first-look exclusive photos revealing the major characters in the eagerly anticipated
Shadow and Bone takes place in a very different kind of fantasy world, says author and executive producer Leigh Bardugo. Think Imperial Russia, not Medieval England, repeating rifles instead of broadswords. It s a story about the people who have been told how much they don t matter proving how much they do. And it s been incredible to see that story take shape on such an epic scale, the battles, the magic, but also the relationships between the characters. These photos give just a tiny hint at what s in store a mapmaker with an extraordinary gift, the people who want to use her, the tracker who will do anything to protect her, and the team of thugs and thieves who are about to cause some very big trouble for everyone involved.
First Shadow and Bone photos bring the Grishaverse to life
The YA adaptation hits Netflix in April
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The first photos of
Shadow and Bone, Netflix’s adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s best-selling Grishaverse books, reveal the main cast in action as well as a glimpse of the fantasy world.
“Think Imperial Russia, not Medieval England, repeating rifles instead of broadswords,” said Bardugo, who also serves as executive producer.
The first set of books centers on Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li), an orphaned mapmaker unaware of her own great power. The land of Ravka is torn in half by the Shadow Fold, a supernatural barrier of tangible darkness, which is slowly destroying the country’s economy and society. Alina, along with her best friend Mal (Archie Renaux), are members of a dispensable army that the Ravkan government sends through the Fold.