Shadow and Bone
2021 · TV Series · TV-14 · 52 min · ★ 7.8 · 76% critics
In a world divided by a barrier of perpetual darkness, a young soldier discovers a power that could help unite her country. As she tries to learn and control it, dangerous groups close in, turning survival into a struggle against enemies and shifting loyalties.
Based on Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows
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Streaming on Netflix.
15 hours to watch · 16 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2021–2023
- Release date
- 2021-04-23
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (1,556 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want high-stakes fantasy with intense conflict and standout performances in a visually rich world; Not for you if you need nonstop tension, find predictable reveals frustrating, or prefer easier-to-follow worldbuilding like His Dark Materials.
Pros: cinematic fantasy feel; strong performances; engaging story | Cons: pacing can lag; some plots predictable; worldbuilding may confuse
Themes
- based on novel or book
- magic
- crew
- soldier
- young woman
- based on myths, legends or folklore
- based on young adult novel
- darkling
- power
- fantasy
- teenager
- adventure
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Jessie Mei Li
as Alina Starkov
Archie Renaux
as Malyen 'Mal' Oretsev
- HC
Howard Charles
as Arken
- FE
Fflyn Edwards
as Young Kaz
- DM
Drummond Money-Coutts
as Magician
- AK
András Korcsmáros
as Grevyen
- CB
Caroline Boulton
as Petya
- DM
Deirdre Mullins
as Tante Heleen
- KR
Kate Russell-Smith
as Ravkan Woman
- ZS
Zsuzsanna Száger
as Female Refugee
Directed by Mairzee Almas, Dan Liu, Bola Ogun +4 more
Created by Eric Heisserer
Episodes2 seasons · 16 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1A Searing Burst of Light54mNetflix
- S1E2We're All Someone's Monster53mNetflix
- S1E3The Making at the Heart of the World48mNetflix
- S1E4Otkazat'sya51mNetflix
- S1E5Show Me Who You Are58mNetflix
- S1E6The Heart Is An Arrow55mNetflix
- S1E7The Unsea53mNetflix
- S1E8No Mourners45mNetflix
Season 28 episodes
- S2E1No Shelter But Me56mNetflix
- S2E2Rusalye66mNetflix
- S2E3Like Calls to Like62mNetflix
- S2E4Every Monstrous Thing60mNetflix
- S2E5Yuyeh Sesh (Despise Your Heart)60mNetflix
- S2E6Ni Weh Sesh (I Have No Heart)62mNetflix
- S2E7Meet You in the Meadow64mNetflix
- S2E8No Funerals65mNetflix