‘Shadow and Bone’ canceled by Netflix after two seasons
Shadow and bone is one of five shows Netflix canceled following the end of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
The fantasy series, based on the Shadow and bone trilogy and Six of crows duology, was canceled after two seasons on the streaming site. Deadline was the first to report the news on Wednesday, November 15.
The outlet noted that Netflix has also canceled Glamorous, Officer Elvis, Farzar And Captain Valall of whom only had one season before being removed from the roster.
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Shadow and bone premiered in 2021 and followed orphan Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) as she learned to harness the Grisha power that summons sunlight. During her journey, Alina was determined to take down the Shadow Fold while fighting Kirigan (Ben Barnes) aka Darkling.
At the end of Season 1, the heroes believe they have successfully thwarted Kirigan. However, the final moments of the finale teased that he had learned to control the volcra, which are undead creatures.
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‘He is the most powerful [person] in the universe, manipulates the darkness and is feared by other people because he uses this politics of fear to push his agenda,” Barnes, 42, told exclusively We weekly of his character in April 2021. “I played boy with sword, went to save the lady and slay the dragon. I played that in the fantasy world, but not this. But what really interests me is the idea that every person has the capacity to be anything.”
The cast completed filming season 2 in June 2022, but it wasn’t until March that the film made its way to Netflix. Shadow and boneAccording to Deadline, the second season of the series was not as successful as the first part. The outlet reported that while the fantasy drama spent five weeks in the weekly Top 10 for English-language series on Netflix, it never reached No. 1.
Had Shadow and bone renewed, it would likely have been delayed in production due to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strikes in Hollywood.
The WGA strike ended in September after nearly five months of protests. “We can say with great pride that this deal is exceptional – with meaningful profits and protections for writers in every sector of its members,” the WGA’s negotiating committee wrote in an email to its members at the time, noting that it reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
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However, the SAG-AFTRA strike did not end until November. While the WGA ratified their contract this fall, the SAG union still has tentative agreements with AMPTP to better protect its members from AI technology, receive better streaming residuals, and increase pay for actors.
At the time of publication there was no question of whether Shadow and bones‘ rumored spin-off for Six of crows has been greenlit or cut by Netflix. Shadow and bone showrunner Eric Heisserer revealed to Entertainment weekly in March that he was quietly developing the spinoff.
“One of the reasons, not all, that I have had the privilege of working with Daegan Fryklind as co-showrunner on season 2 is that I was working in the writers’ room for Six of crows. We are ready to launch that as its own story,” Heisserer said at the time. “The eight-episode scripts are phenomenal and I’m very proud of my team for that.” Netflix has not yet responded to the possible new series.