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• Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov, an orphan and former assistant photographer of the Royal Body of Topographers of the First Army. She discovers that she is the Sun Caster, a rare Grisha with the ability to control light. Alina was reimagined as half-Shu in the series.
  • Kaylan Teague as Alina (child)
• Archie Renaux as Malyen “Mal” Oretsev, a tracking orphan in the First Army and Alina’s childhood best friend.
  • Cody Molko as Evil (child)
• Freddy Carter as Kaz Brekker, leader of the Crows, known as Dirtyhands and Bastard of the Barrel.
• Amita Suman as Inej Ghafa, a member of the Crows, known as Wraith.
• Kit Young as Jesper Fahey, member of the Crows, a skilled shooter.
• Ben Barnes as General Aleksander Kirigan / The Darkling, General of the Second Army and Shadow Caster.
• Zoë Wanamaker as Baghra, Alina’s Grisha coach.

Recurring

• Sujaya Dasgupta as Zoya, a Squaller (Wind Caster), who is interested in Evil and is jealous of Alina.
• Simon Sears as Ivan, a Heartrender, who serves General Kirigan.
• Howard Charles as Arken, the Conductor, who smuggles people through the Fold.
• Julian Kostov as Fedyor, a Heartrender, who serves General Kirigan.
• Danielle Galligan as Nina Zenik, a Heartrender, who is taken captive by Fjerdans.
• Calahan Skogman as Matthias, a Fjerdan Drüskelle (witch hunter), who participates in the capture of Nina.
• Daisy Head as Genya Safin, the only known Grisha Alfaite, who befriends Alina.
• Kevin Eldon as The Apparat, the spiritual advisor to the King of Ravka.
• Jasmine Blackborow as Marie, an Infernal (Conjurer of Fire), who befriends Alina
• Gabrielle Brooks as Nadia, a Squaller (Wind Caster), who also befriends Alina.
• Luke Pasqualino as David Kostyk, a Durast, he manufactures weapons and other devices for the Grishas.

1st Season (2021)

Development

In January 2019, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series request for an eight-episode first season with Eric Heisserer as showrunner, creator, lead screenwriter and executive producer. The project is part of the partnership between Netflix and 21 Laps Entertainment with the executive production of Shawn Levy. Also defined as executive producers areigh Bardugo itself, as well as Pouya Shahbazian, Dan Levine, Dan Cohen and Josh Barry.[ ^4] Author Leigh Bardugo and the creator of the series, Eric Heisserer, discussed their expectations for future seasons of the series, as well as possible spin-offs.[ ^5] In June 2021, the series was renewed for a second season of 8 episodes.[ ^3]

Cast selection

The cast selection began in April 2019 with tests for Alina.[ ^6] On October 2, 2019, it was announced that Lee Toland Krieger would direct the pilot with Jessie Mei Li, Ben Barnes, Freddy Carter, Archie Renaux, Amita Suman and Kit Young starring.[ 7] Sujaya Dasgupta, Danielle Galligan, Daisy Head and Simon Sears would also appear.[ ^8] The second round of casting was announced on December 18, 2019 with Calahan Skogman, Zoë Wanamaker, Kevin Eldon, Julian Kostov, Luke Pasqualino, Jasmine Blackborow and Gabrielle Brooks in the recurring cast.[ 9] Prominent characters in the book, Nikolai Lantsov and Wylan Van Eck, did not appear in the first season,[10] but will be introduced in the second.[ ^11] The author of the book series, Leigh Bardugo appeared as a Materalki Durast in episode 3.[ ^12]

Filming

Filming of the first season began in locations in Budapest and around Kenzthely (Palace of Festetics), Hungary in October 2019 and ended at the end of February 2020, with the following post-production.[ ^13][14][15] Additional filming took place in Vancouver. Bardugo reported through Twitter in June 2020 that working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic had slowed down post-production, making the release date uncertain.[ ^16]

MUSIC

Joseph Trapanese is the composer of the series.[ ^17] Heisserer and Bardugo appeared on a panel at New York Comic Con in October 2020,[18] during which they played some of the scores.[ ^19] Executive producer Josh Barry reported on December 16, 2020 that the final sound mix was complete.[ ^20]

Trapanese wrote the score in 11 months.[ ^21] In an interview for the AwardsDaily, he explained how he put everything together, between conducting an orchestra in Zoom and incorporating solo recordings.[ ^22] Russian and Slavic music provided the basis for the inspiration of the score, Bardugo citing Sergei Prokofiev and folk songs as specific examples.[ ^23] In addition, elements of other musical traditions were used, such as the gamelão.[ ^22]

Languages

David J. Peterson and Christian Thalmann are behind the fictional languages of the Grishaverse.[ ^24]

Audience

Netflix revealed along with the announcement of the renewal of the second season that 55 million homes watched the first season in its first 28 days of availability.[ ^3]

Criticism response

Shadow and Bone received positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rate of 88% based on 72 reviews, with an average rating of 7.19/10. The consensus of the site’s critics says: “From beautiful fantasies to impressive—albeit intimidating—building worlds, Shadow and Bone is certainly as meticulous as its source material, but by engaging in unexpected stories, it expands the scope of the novel to create an exciting new adventure for fans and newcomers.”^{[ 31]} Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 based on 20 ratings, indicating “generally favorable ratings”.[ ^32] Writing for Empire, Ben Travis gave the first season 3 out of 5 stars, saying, “Shadow and Bone remains attractive while instructing viewers to understand Grisha terminology for themselves, showing rather than counting”, but noted similarities between the series and Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones and described some elements of the series as being “excessively confusing”. He concluded that “Shadow and Bone will attract you to the Fold with its engaging duo of leadership and world building”.[ ^33] Nicole Clark of IGN wrote that “the first season manages to capture a lot of black magic… without being afraid to make smart changes in the origin stories of certain characters and even in the sequence of events—even if the plots of the two book series do not always fit easily.”^{[ 34]} Screen Rant’s Molly Freeman praised it as a “super exciting and exciting dramatic fantasy series”.[ ^35]

Writing for RogerEbert.com, Roxana Hadadi noted the use of clichés in the series found in literary fiction that is focused on the youth audience, adding: “Eric Heisserer’s adaptation transcends this familiarity thanks to the commitment of a perfect cast, well-stylized fight sequences and intentional character development makes these relationships seem full of nuances and loaded with history.” She concluded: “In total, Shadow and Bone maintains a sense of inner place for characters who deal with plot developments as varied as the dynamics of petty girls, geopolitical posture and body horror, and the well-balanced nature of this first emporada contributes to a promising introduction to the fantastic universe of this franchise.”^{[ 36]}

Writing for The Daily Star, Yaameen Al-Muttaqi praised the changes made to the source material, noting that “the years added to the age of each character allow the series to explore darker themes, such as abuse, corruption, propaganda, manipulation and human trafficking without breaking the immersion of the public or forcing the bar, as is the case with many adaptations for the young audience.” He was, however, more critical of the omissions made in the construction of the world, concluding that “a good number of things are also left unexplained or unexplored in the series, which can confuse viewers who have not read the books.”^{[ 37]} Writing for Tell-Tale TV, Allison Nichols also noted that viewers unfamiliar with the source material may feel isolated when the series “threw them into plots that apparently have nothing to do with the show’s main plot — Alina’s journey”.

Awards and nominations