Epic fantasy TV series the Shadow Fold, which is filled with darkness and monsters. After humble cartographer Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) s a mission into the Fold, she learns that she is a fabled Grisha (witch) called the Sun Summoner, who potentially has the power to destroy the Fold for good.
Shadow and Bone is eagerly anticipated by fans of Bardugo's Grishaverse books, which have sold more than one million copies. The series also stars Ben Barnes as General Kirigan, a powerful Grisha and military leader who promises to teach Alina how to control her power, and Archie Renaux as Malyen "Mal" Orestev, Alina's best friend since childhood and a soldier conscripted into the war.
All eight episodes of Shadow and Bone will release on Netflix on Friday, April 23rd, and will become available to watch at 12am PDT/3am EDT/8am BST. The show will release simultaneously in all regions where Netflix is available. Netflix streaming is ed by most devices, including smart TVs, PCs and laptops, PlayStation and Xbox game consoles, phones and tablets, and streaming media players like Chromecast, Roku and Apple TV.
Shadow and Bone was adapted for TV by Eric Heisserer, who previously wrote the screenplay for Netflix horror movie Bird Box. The show's ing cast includes Freddy Carter as Kaz Brekker, Amita Suman as Inej Ghafa, Kit Young as Jesper Fahey, Danielle Galligan as Nina Zenik, and Calahan Skogman as Matthias Helvar.
Netflix has been investing heavily in fantasy productions, with other recent additions including The Witcher, Fate: The Winx Saga and Cursed. Shadow and Bone has so far received overwhelmingly positive reviews, with Screen Rant's Molly Freeman praising it as "a masterful interweaving of Bardugo's stories, with captivating characters set amidst a beautifully realized fantasy world." With Shadow and Bone covering the events of the first book in the Grishaverse, it seems likely that Netflix will choose to renew the show for a second season based on the sequel, Siege and Storm.