![]() Shadow and Bone Parents Guide on Netflix Based on Leigh Bardugos Grishaverse. The dirty secret of fantasy television is that much of it has been driven for the last two decades by audiences of young women, whether it’s the “Buffy” and “Charmed” fans of the late '90s and early aughts or movies made from popular novels like “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games.” But with time and distance, these stories - which were once trumpeted as the height of feminism girl power on television and in theaters - have aged poorly. Adjust limits for Sex, Romance & Nudity in your kids entertainment guide. Netflixs new epic fantasy series Shadow and Bone features a sprawling ensemble cast that includes Jessie Mei Li as protagonist Alina Starkov, Archie Renaux as Alinas childhood friend Malyen 'Mal' Oretsev, and Ben Barnes as the powerful and brooding General Kirigan. In that way, it really has more in common with the “Twilight” series (and its many copycats) and even “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” than the HBO series with which it shares a visual aesthetic. Netflix’s newest release, “Shadow and Bone,” is - on the surface at least - playing to the fantasy crowd in another attempt to fill the void left by “Game of Thrones.” (It’s no accident the series arrives exactly 10 years to the week after the HBO series’ debut.)īut look again: “Shadow and Bone” is actually a young adult romance that just so happens to be set in a fantasy universe. My Honest Opinion on Netflixs Shadow and Bone: I rate it a 6/10 and heres why So this may seem a bit delayed given that the show came out in April but, I have come to some realizations over the past few months.
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