Shadow and Bone is Li’s first major role in a TV show. "When you have a character who is visibly an outsider, who has been treated shabbily, who has been told repeatedly that she looks like the enemy, to then be thrust into the role of saving a nation that has rejected her on many terms, I think that makes the story much richer and more powerful," Bardugo told Entertainment Weekly. Jessie Mei Li plays Alina - a notable change from the books, as Alina is now half-Shu - a person from the Asia-like land of Shu Han that Ravka is warring with. Her new power as a Sun Summoner makes her invaluable, as people believe she’s the only one who can dispel the Fold, a shadowy void on the land that’s full of monsters. Jessie Mei Li as Alina StarkovĪt the start of the series, Alina is an orphan and soldier in the First Army, which is the regular army seen as more disposable than the Grisha one. Here’s your guide to the Shadow and Bone cast - many of them relative newcomers - and their characters. The result is a much denser and richer world than originally seen in Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone. We knew we wanted to make some changes there." "I wrote this very white, very straight 'chosen one' story that was rooted in echoes of what I had grown up reading in terms of fantasy, but certainly didn't reflect the world around me or the world that I live in. "I'm very proud of Shadow and Bone, but I'm also conscious of its shortcomings," Bardugo told Entertainment Weekly. Along the way, her story intersects with numerous other characters, like the mysterious General Kirigan and a group of lovable rogues from Bardugo’s later Six of Crows books.Ĭompared to Bardugo’s original Shadow and Bone, Netflix’s adaptation is notably more diverse. When cartographer Alina Starkov discovers she has the unique power of light, she embarks on a journey that takes her across her country of Ravka. Based on a series of YA novels by Leigh Bardugo, Netflix’s new YA drama Shadow and Bonetakes place in a war-torn universe where magical soldiers called Grisha are able to wield fire, manipulate metal, and stop hearts. Calling all fantasy fans: it’s time to dive into the Grishaverse.
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