Shadow and Bone season 2: everything we know

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Mon, 02 Aug 2021 16:24:38 +0000

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Heres everything we know about Shadow and Bone season 2, including its likely release date, cast, plot and more.

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Shadow and Bone season 2 is officially in the works but you've got a while to wait yet for a release date. The streamers TV adaptation of the
Grishaverse novels from author Leigh Bardugo got a good response from fans
and critics. We also thought it made a great impression , and it's nice to
see a big new fantasy show capture viewers' imaginations.

While we wait for more concrete news on when Shadow and Bone season 2 is set to launch, what do we know about its next instalment? The latest information drop comes from Bardugo, who has hinted that work is set to ramp up on season 2 over the next few months.

Below, we'll tell you everything we know about it so far so beware spoilers for season 1, and possible future plot details.

Release date: A follow-up season wasn't confirmed until after the show
aired, so we expect you'll be waiting a long time for Shadow and Bone season 2. Late 2022 is our earliest prediction for when it'll drop, but Netflix hasn't said anything official either way.

Story: We're expecting Shadow and Bone season 2 to adapt two concurrently running stories from Bardugo's books Siege and Storm and Six of Crows. Scroll down for much more on that.

Cast: We expect Jessica Mei Li and Ben Barnes to lead the returning actors
in Shadow and Bone season 2, but an official cast list won't be revealed
until we're closer to the time. Best TV shows on Netflix Locke and Key season 2 : release date, cast, trailer and more This is everything you need to know about Sex Education season 3 on Netflix Shadow and Bone season 2 release date Shadow and Bone season 2 release date: 2022? (Image credit: Netflix/David Appleby)

Theres no official release date for season 2 just yet.

Announced during Netflix Geeked Week the streamer's first-ever Comic Con-esque virtual event the cast of Shadow and Bone revealed the news of a second outing for the show. No details were forthcoming about when filming would begin, but it may be sooner than we might think, according to the series' showrunner.

Check out the official announcement below: Thank the Saints! Shadow and Bone has been renewed for a second season. @shadowandbone_ pic.twitter.com/clsLKx5zSJ June 7, 2021 See more

In a thread on his personal Twitter account, showrunner Eric Heisserer revealed that he had written a lot of (if not all) of the next entry's
scripts already.

Heisserer seemingly finished penning season 2 around April time (before a second season was picked up by Netflix). If those pages don't require further treatments, filming may begin sooner than we previously thought, which may mean Shadow and Bone returns to our screens sometime in 2022.

Check out Heisserer's Twitter thread below: In January, Netflix sent us off
to write the scripts with the hope that we'd get renewed and could hit the ground running. This is common practice, but it's just as common you do all that writing and don't get picked up. So we're lucky and thrilled to
continue. June 7, 2021 See more

That appears more likely, too, given Bardugo's latest Instagram post. The author told her followers that she'd be taking a social media break over the next few months to work on, among other things, Shadow and Bone season 2.

Hopefully, much of pre-production will be sorted before the year is out so that principal photography can begin in earnest.

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Ahead of season 1s release, we asked Heisserer and Bardugo about whether
theyd been told if season 2 would be greenlit. Heisserer said that we should call Netflix and tell them to let us make it [season 2], while Bardugo added: We dont know how this will go. We havent planned [for it] and its really up
to viewers and Netflix to see if we can execute [a second season].

Heisserers vision for Shadow and Bone may include more than three seasons, too. While Bardugos first novels Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, and Ruin and Rising make up the Grisha trilogy, there are plenty of other stories
that can be incorporated into future seasons. In total, the Grishaverse contains a trilogy, two duologies, eight short stories and two companion novels, so there's a lot of ground for us to cover, as Heisserer told
Collider . Shadow and Bone season 2 cast Shadow and Bone season 2 cast: which characters are returning? (Image credit: Netflix/David Appleby)

Again, theres no confirmation on this front, but all of season 1s major players should return: Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov Ben Barnes as General Kirigan/the Darkling Archie Renaux as Malyen Mal Oretsov Freddy Carter as Kaz Brekker Amita Suman as Inej Ghafa Kit Young as Jesper Fahey Danielle Gilligan as Nina Zenik Calahan Skogman as Matthias Helvar Zoe Wanamaker as Baghra Sujaya Dasgupta as Zoya Nazyalensky

As Shadow and Bones principal protagonists, Alina and Mal are certain to return, while Kirigan who is still alive after he exited the Shadow Fold in the season finale will also be back.

Kaz, Jesper and Inej, too, should be part of the season 2 line up. As in the Six of Crows duology, the Dregs story (more on this below) will line up with Nina and Matthias, so we should see that trio link up with the latter duo. This was hinted at in season 1s final episode, so expect them to join forces as they do in the novels.

As for which characters could make the leap from Bardugos book series to the live-action TV series, Heisserer revealed (per Collider) that there will be one hundred percent more Wylan in season 2. In the novels, Wylan Van Eck
joins the Dregs as their demolitions expert for a job inside Fjerdans
military stronghold known as the Ice Court.

Another character who could appear in season 2 is Nikolai Lantsov.

In the books, Nikolai adopts the pseudonym Sturnhound and leads a pirate armada that aids the war effort for the kingdom of Ravka. Nikolai becomes a key ally of Alina and Mals, so his arrival in Netflixs adaptation will be vital if the TV show predominantly follows Siege and Storms storyline in season 2.

Heisserer teased Nikolais potential involvement in season 2 during a chat
with Inverse , so he may be a new cast member when the next entry's casting announcements are revealed. Shadow and Bone season 2 trailer Shadow and Bone season 2 trailer: is there one? (Image credit: DAVID APPLEBY/NETFLIX)

No, and there wont be for some time. Filming hasn't begun yet, so it'll be months before one is available to watch.

Once a trailer or teaser is released, however, we'll update this section accordingly. Shadow and Bone season 2 story Shadow and Bone season 2 plot: what will it be? (Image credit: Netflix)

Season 2 should follow two concurrent stories from Siege and Storm and Six of Crows. With Alina and Mal going their separate ways to the Dregs following season 1s finale, season 2 should continue their journey to new lands to keep Alina out of Kirigans reach.

As season 1s finale showed, Kirigan has tapped into his Darkling powers and created new Fold creatures known as Nichevoya. Unlike the Volcra that inhabit the Fold, these monsters can move in broad daylight and will prove to be difficult adversaries for Alina and Mal to overcome.

Ben Barnes, who portrays Kirigan/the Darkling in Netflixs TV show, has expressed interest in seeing season 2 steer off from the story in the books (per Collider ) in a similar vein to how season 1 incorporated the Dregs into Alinas arc.

Its unclear if Heisserer and the series other producers will do so, but it would be an intriguing twist on the source material if they did. It would
give established fans some new content again, like season 1 did, but we'll have to wait and see if this request is granted.

The Dregs, meanwhile, are likely to team up with Nina in a bid to free Matthias, with the duo and potentially Wylan being key to Kazs plan to rescue Bo Yul-Bayur, an inventor of a drug that Grisha find addictive, from Fjerdas Ice Court. Shadow and Bone season 1 has already utilized the Ice Courts impossible heist angle for the Dregs initial mission to try and
capture Alina, though, so its possible that Bos rescue may be altered for the TV series.

Another arc that could be adapted from another Grishaverse duology King of Scars is Zoyas. A supporting character in the Grisha trilogy, Zoyas
character is given a more prominent role in Bardugos second duology and elements of the story from these books may be incorporated into the TV show, as Bardugo teased in an interview with Entertainment Weekly .

In the season 1 finale, Zoya was seen heading to Novokribrisk the city that Kirigan destroys with the Fold to search for her family. Should she find
that theyve perished, Zoya could team up with the Dregs again, as she does in the Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom novel, or add in parts of her story from the King of Scars book.

One thing we do know is how many episodes there will be in season 2. Per The Hollywood Reporter , Shadow and Bone will return with another eight-episode run.

It's unclear if this will only focus on Alina and Mal's journey, though, or
if the Dregs and Zoya will also feature in some capacity (as we speculated above). We'll receive confirmation on this front closer to release or when a trailer arrives. Shadow and Bone season 2: does it deserve another outing? (Image credit: Netflix)

Yes. While it doesn't have a following as big as other major fantasy series, such as The Witcher , Harry Potter or The Lord of the Rings , the Grishaverse still has a sizable and passionate audience. Its fanbase is only set to grow, too, as Netflix's adaptation introduces this world to new audiences.

There are plenty of directions that Netflix's adaptation of the Grishaverse can go as well. Like the streamer's live-action Witcher series, Shadow and Bone could potentially lead to spin-offs that delve into the wider universe and use Bardugo's source material as a base for this. Whether it's expanding on a pre-existing short story or creating entirely new content, Netflix can
go in all manner of directions in and around season 2. The Umbrella Academy season 3 : everything we know so far



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