Action and adventure fiction featuring teenagers has multiplied in recent years. Series as well known as the hunger gamesthe saga Divergent, Percy Jackson and the Olympians either The Golden Compass They have many followers around the world. One of these series is shadow and bone (Shadow and Bone) that can be seen on Netflix, which is the adaptation of the novel by young adult fashion writer Leigh Bardugo. This original fiction has become a success on the streaming platform. The series is an adaptation of this novel by Eric Heisserer and is set in a war-torn society inspired by 19th-century Tsarist Russia. The action of shadow and bone The action takes place in Shadow Fold, a world divided in two by a huge barrier of perpetual darkness from which only Alina with her magical powers can save it.
On the Netflix streaming platform, you can watch two seasons of this series developed by Eric Heisserer, the production company 21 Laps Entertainment and Netflix, the first installment of which premiered in April 2021. The latest episodes of Shadow and bone, arrived on the platform in 2023, They reached the Top 10 most watched in 86 countries and remained on the international charts for 5 consecutive weeks. Although it may seem unbelievable after these results, after the second season, the series was canceled and many Netflix users are still addicted to this incredible series.
The series shadow and bone East a good option for those who want to enjoy a fantastic action and adventure series starring teenagers that has a good storyline, an incredible setting and a more than remarkable performance from its actors.
What is the series about? shadow and bone?
As we mentioned, the series takes place in a world divided in two by a vast barrier of perpetual darkness in which strange creatures live that eat human flesh. The hope of its inhabitants is a young soldier named Alina who could save this world with her magical powers. Alina must try to perfect her powers while other dangerous forces conspire against her.
In the first season, which has 8 episodes, Alina will need all her magic to survive in this world of thugs, thieves, murderers and saints. In the second season, the goal is to destroy The Shadow once and for all. To achieve this, he will travel with Mal in search of two powerful amplifiers that, together with the deer already incorporated into his body, could give him the power needed to break down this barrier of shadows that divides Ravka.
The cast of this fantasy series
The actress Jessie Mei Li plays the role of Alina StarkovOne of the most powerful Grisha and the only one capable of destroying Volcra and the Shadow. Alina is of Shu descent, so she suffers from racism and discrimination, even when she is revealed to be the Sun Summoner.
In addition to the protagonist. in the series shadow and bone actors are very important Freddy Carter who plays Kaz Brekkerthe leader of the Crows, one of the many major gangs in the city of Ketterdam, known as Manos, Archie Renaux plays Malyen Oretsev, known to all as Mal and Amita Sum plays Inej Ghafa, who is a member of the Crows, who works as a spy for them, she is of Suli descent and grew up performing with her family as an acrobat and is known as The Spectre.
The cast also includes: Actor Kit Young as Jesper FaheyBen Barnes as General Alexander Kirigan, the Shadow Summoner, Zoë Wanamaker as Baghra, Patrick Gibson as Nikolai Lantsov, the Prince of Ravka, Daisy Head as Genya Safin: Danielle Galligan as Nina Zenik, Calahan Skogman as Matthias Helvar, Lewis Tan as Tolya Yul-Bataar, Jack Wolfe as Wylan Hendricks, and Anna Leong Brophy as Tamar Kir-Bataar.
The cancellation of the series shadow and bone
Despite the series’ good audience results shadow and bone In November 2023, Netflixannounced the cancellation after the end of the second season. It must be taken into account that after the writers’ and actors’ strike, streaming platforms decided to cancel some series due to the difficult period we were going through.
Also on the Netflix streaming platform The series was cancelled at that time. Glamourand animated series Agent Elvis, Farzar And Captain Fall. In the case of this fantasy series, the third part of the Bargugo trilogy, the novel To ruin and to rise. We will have to wait for Netflix to change its mind at some point and decide to continue with this ingenious and original series that has become a favorite of many young and old fans of this saga.
