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Meet the talented cast and crew behind Shadow and Bone, the epic fantasy TV series based on the bestselling novels by Leigh Bardugo. Find out who plays your favorite characters, who directs and writes the episodes, and who brings the magic to life on screen.
Shadow and Bone: Created by Eric Heisserer. With Jessie Mei Li, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter, Amita Suman. Dark forces conspire against orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov when she unleashes an extraordinary power that could change the fate of her war-torn world.
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- 2021-04-23
- Action, Adventure, Drama
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The cast of ‘Shadow and Bone’ is as vast as its map. Here’s your complete guide to all the major characters — and the social media handles of their actors. Summon up your guide to the players of Ravka, Kerch and beyond.
- 3 min
- Jessie Mei li as Alina Starkov
- Ben Barnes as General Kirigan
- Archie Renaux as Malyen Oretsev
- Freddy Carter as Jaz Brekker
- Amita Suman as Inej Ghafa
- Kit Young as Jesper Fahey
- Danielle Galligan as Nina Zenik
- Calahan Skogman as Matthias Helvar
- Shadow and Bone's Supporting Cast - Grisha, Royalty & The Little Palace
- Shadow and Bone's Supporting Cast - First Army
Alina Starkov was raised in an orphanage and has always been a target for bullies, due to her part-Shu heritage and appearance (Shu Han is a country in the Grishaverse loosely based on China and Mongolia). This led her to form a close bond with fellow orphan Mal Oretsev, and also taught her fearlessness in the face of bullies. After coming of age, ...
General Aleksandr Kirigan, also known as the Darkling, is a powerful Grisha who has the ability to summon darkness and even form it into lethal blades. A leader of the Second Army, Ravka's division of Grisha fighters, General Kirigan takes a keen interest in Alina after her Sun Summoner powers are revealed. As a descendant of the Grisha who created...
Malyen "Mal" Oretsev grew up in the orphanage with Alina and frequently found himself being bullied and getting into fights. After coming of age he was drafted into the First Army as a soldier, and is specifically skilled as a tracker. He has a close relationship with Alina and is fiercely loyal to her. When the two of them are separated, Mal makes...
Also known as the "Bastard of the Barrel," Kaz Brekker is the leader of a gang called the Crows, one of several competing criminal factions in Kerch's capital city, Ketterdam. His base of operations is a gambling house called the Crow Club, but Kaz has greater ambitions and is drawn in by whispers of a job that promises to pay one million kruge. De...
Inej Ghafa was taken from her Suli parents by slavers and sold to Heleen, the madam who runs a brothel called The Menagerie in Ketterdam. With some time still left on her indentured servitude, Inej has been hired from Heleen by Kaz to aid him in his criminal endeavors. Inej has the lethal skills of a master assassin - armed with an assortment of kn...
Jasper Fahey is another of Kaz Brekker's allies, and is always armed with a quick wit and a pair of pistols. His preternaturally accurate aim makes him a useful person to have around in a fight, but he's not necessarily the most reliable member of the crew, as Jesper is easily distracted from his tasks by the promise of entertainment. Kit Young pla...
Nina Zenik is a highly skilled Grisha born with the particular talent of Heartrending. This gives her the ability to hear a person's heartbeat and know if they're lying, influence them to give up information, quicken a person's heart to save their life or slow their heart to a stop in order to kill them. Nina is set to join Kaz's crew until she's r...
Matthias Helvar is among the group of Drüskelle who capture Nina and bring her on a ship back to Fjerdan for a sham trial ahead of her inevitable execution. Loosely based on Scandinavia, Fjerdan is a nation at war with Ravka that condemns acts of witchcraft and actively seeks to destroy Grisha. Despite the cruel nature of his job, Matthias has stri...
Daisy Head as Genya Safin- A Tailor, with the ability to perform minor healing and change people's appearances, who befriends Alina.Zoë Wanamaker as Brugha - A master Grisha who teaches students at the Little Palace to refine their powers.Sujaya Dasgupta as Zoya Nazyalensky - A Squaller, with the ability to manipulate the winds, who is loyal to General Kirigan and immediately dislikes Alina.Julian Kostov as Fedyor Kaminsky- A Heartrender who escorts Alina on her journey to the Little Palace, the home and training grounds for the Grisha.Andy Burse as Dubrov- One of Mal's friends and fellow trackers, who follows him on a risky mission.Angus Castle-Doughty as Mikhael - Mal's other tracker friend, who joins him and Dubrov on their quest.Jimmy Clark as Tofin- A soldier in Mal's unit who joins him in carrying a message to the Little Palace.Antonin Masek as Alexei- A cartographer in Alina's unit who joins her in the supply run across the Fold.- Hannah Shaw-Williams
Apr 23, 2021 · Shadow and Bone is Calahan Skogman's first professional acting gig. The 27-year-old actor had only just graduated from the University of Southern California with a MFA in acting when he auditioned ...
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Mar 16, 2023 · Led by Jessie Mei Li, who plays Alina Starkov, the cast of Netflix's 'Shadow and Bone' brings to life Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse series.
