Shadow and Bone Season 1 Preview

The Netflix series promises to be a big budget adaptation of one of the most beloved fantasy series out there today, the Grishaverse. We’ve gotten a Shadow and Bone release date, preview images, and as of February 26, one awesome teaser trailer. But what else do we know about Netflix’s Shadow and Bone so far?

Shadow and Bone Season 1 will premiere on Netflix on Friday, April 23, 2021. Ben Barnes as General Kirigan, aka The Darkling, the Shadow Summoner and head of Ravka’s Second Army Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkhov, an orphan and mapmaker in Ravka’s First Army Archie Renaux as Malyen “Mal” Oretsev, another orphan and tracker in the First Army Freddy Carter as Kaz Brekker, a cunning gangster and con man in Ketterdam, Kerch Amita Suman as Inej Ghafa, aka The Wraith, a former Suli acrobat turned spy and assassin for Kaz Brekker Kit Young as Jesper Fahey, a sharpshooter, gambling addict, and ally of Kaz Danielle Galligan as Nina Zenik, a Grisha Heartrender and spy Calahan Skogman as Mattias Helvar, a Fjerdan Druskelle, aka Grisha Hunter Daisy Head as Genya Safin, a uniquely talented Grisha tailor with the power to change people’s appearances Sujaya Dasgupta as Zoya Nazyalensky, a Squaller in the Second Army Simon Sears as Ivan, a Heartrender in the Second Army Zoe Wanamaker as Bagra, a Grisha mentor and tutor Luke Pasqualino as David Kostyk, a genius Grisha Fabrikator While this list is by no means exhaustive, Leigh Bardugo fans might want to take note that the author herself has shared two fan favorites will NOT appear in Shadow and Bone Season 1: Nikolai and Wylan. IS BEN BARNES PLAYING THE DARKLING OR GENERAL KIRIGAN IN NETFLIX’S SHADOW AND BONE?

He is the highest-ranking Grisha and possesses the power to literally summon darkness. WHAT WILL THE KEFTAS LOOK LIKE IN NETFLIX’S SHADOW AND BONE? Grisha are known as much for their incredible magical powers as they are for their fabulous keftas.

Maybe the question driving Grishaverse fans the most insane during this whole waiting period is finding out how the Netflix show will juggle two very different books set in the world. That book, and its two sequels, tell the story of Alina Starkhov, her pal Mal, and General Kirigin, aka the Darkling. How are characters who don’t even team up until after Alina’s story comes to a close going to factor into this story now?!?

“The books are all set chronologically, so we technically don’t get to events in the Six of Crows books until after the Shadow and Bone books have ended,” Heisseler explained in press notes Netflix shared with Decider. That’s been the heavy lifting.” Leigh Bardugo said, “We’ve taken the stories of [the novel] Shadow and Bone and the characters of Six of Crows and we’ve brought them together in what I think will be a really unexpected way.

“Eric took two fantasy series — with powers and creatures and horrors and heists — and molded them into this cohesive, incredible thing. More on Shadow and Bone