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| Netflix | Season Premiere Date: April 23, 2021 |
Summary:
Young soldier Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) discovers she has a power that could free her country but she must learn how to use it while avoiding those who seek to stop her in this series based on Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse novels.
Genre(s):
Drama, Fantasy
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Season 1 Episodes
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Collider
Apr 21, 2021
That's the real magic trick a show like this has to pull off — creating a universe that feels fresh to newcomers, without alienating them or feeling too confusing. Like so many things in life, the key ingredient turns out to be the people involved. And in the case of both the fictional characters and the cast and crew, the people of Shadow and Bone deliver.
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Apr 21, 2021
It lands across the board with its production value, tone, visual effects, and engaging characters, culminating in an exhilarating season finale which all points to a potential large-scale hit. Of particular success is how well Heisserer and his writers set up the required mythology in eight episodes without being exhausting, all the while deftly laying their emotional foundation: the bond between Alina and Mal.
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Polygon
May 8, 2021
Apr 23, 2021
As "Shadow" unfolds, it's frustrating to see the rushed and haphazard way in which the world is built and the characters are introduced. Every bit of exposition feels incomplete. I can see the holes in the plots and characterization, and my knowledge of the books easily fills them in. But summer reading can't be required for a TV show. It's not until midway through the season that things start to fall into place for novice viewers.
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Empire
Sep 20, 2021
The Independent
Apr 21, 2021
Overall, Shadow and Bone leaves you with the unusual impression that the weaknesses in the TV version might be more to do with the source material than the treatment. Between the silly names and mythology, this is a thorough, detailed production, with crisp special effects and likeable lead performances from a diverse bunch. We get glimpses of several interesting characters, but on the whole, they are relegated in favour of the main tale.
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Apr 26, 2021
Shadow and Bone fails to deliver any of the charm and emotional engagement of a Game of Thrones (when that show was at its best), or even a Winx Saga (which is objectively terrible, but in an enjoyably ridiculous way). Again and again, Shadow and Bone forces unearned story beats and melodrama. Its character-building is lackluster; its worldbuilding is mostly incoherent, and its script careens from one-liner to one-liner without much substance in between — all while the weak writing torpedos the efforts of its talented cast.
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May 24, 2021
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Apr 25, 2021
I went in without any expectation and now I'm really surprised. The first chapter is a bit "fast" (to say the least) building the world, but it all comes pretty nice!
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Apr 23, 2021
Such a good show with a really new and intriged universe, amazing cast, especially the crows. I'm in love with Inej and Jesper.
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May 14, 2021
You know what? Was not expecting anything from this show.
Ended really enjoying the story telling.
There's a few cheesy things in there but overall... It's a good show to check out.
Ended really enjoying the story telling.
There's a few cheesy things in there but overall... It's a good show to check out.
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Apr 29, 2021
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May 2, 2021
The costumes and art design is great but the story is pretty boring. It gets better towards the end but the story just meanders and it's quite predictable. The characters are pretty flat as well. Still though it has potential. Best enjoyed drunk.
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Apr 28, 2021
Every 1 in 100 Netflix originals, you get something truly special. This is the other 99 in 100.
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Air Date: March 16, 2023
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Air Date: April 23, 2021
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