Why it may be worth watching
- Shadow and Bone combines Drama and Sci-Fi & Fantasy storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Jessie Mei Li, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.7/10 from 1,643 votes.
TV series
Shadow and Bone
Every power has a price.
In a world cleaved in two by a massive barrier of perpetual darkness, a young soldier uncovers a power that might finally unite her country. But as she struggles to hone her power, dangerous forces plot against her. Thugs, thieves, assassins and saints are at war now, and it will take more than magic to survive.
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Cast
Jessie Mei LiAlina Starkov
Archie RenauxMalyen 'Mal' Oretsev
Freddy CarterKaz Brekker
Amita SumanInej Ghafa
Kit YoungJesper Fahey
Patrick GibsonSturmhond / Nikolai Lantsov
Daisy HeadGenya Safin
Danielle GalliganNina Zenik
Calahan SkogmanMatthias Helvar
Lewis TanTolya Yul-Bataar
Jack WolfeWylan Hendricks
Anna Leong BrophyTamar Kir-Bataar
Zoë WanamakerBaghra
Viewing guide
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy. The available catalogue spans 2 seasons.
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Themes and topics
based on novel or bookmagiccrewsoldieryoung womanbased on myths, legends or folklorebased on young adult noveldarkling
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Peter89SpencerExternal review ·
A couple of episodes were slow, but some of them were good, and the season finale was epic. And I'm glad it has been renewed for a second series.
BrandonmacExternal review
A well made, cinematic and brilliant acting, especially by James Bryhan as the Archivist and his interaction with Freddy Karter.
I would love to see what happens next with the Archivist, considering his archives had been broken into and if , like many of the other characters, had something special about him.
Overall, a brilliant script, fantastic acting and a series that most certainly deserves all the awards heading its way..
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