

The Shadow and Bone trilogy: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising The Language of Thorns (opens in new tab).If you can't wait to dive in and learn more about this fantasy world, here's the order of the books and what to expect from each. The show also weaves in details and references from multiple Grishaverse books, including allusions to upcoming storylines. Bardugo and showrunner Eric Heisserer wrote a new plot for the Six of Crows cast that wove them into the events of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, which took place two years before the Six of Crows duology's timeline. While the primary storyline of Netflix's Shadow and Bone follows the trilogy of the same name, the show also has a subplot with the characters from the Six of Crows duology. executive producer Rachel Prior implored Netflix subscribers to binge the first season of the series in order to boost viewership numbers.The Grishaverse is comprised of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Crows duology, and three supplemental books. While the Shadow and Bone fandom is dedicated, the support for a Season 3 renewal also comes from the series creators, cast and even fandoms of other Netflix shows that could be canceled, such as Lockwood & Co.


Other popular fan accounts encouraged near-constant social media engagement, posting under series-related hashtags across Twitter, TikTok and Instagram. One fan named Holly, 18, told Rolling Stone she had seen Shadow and Bone all the way through about 60 times. Other fans hosted virtual watch parties on social media, including the r/ShadowandBone subreddit, while others kept the series on in the background as a way to increase views. Following the premiere, some fans reportedly watched the entire series (including Season 1) several times a week in an effort to keep Shadow and Bone in Netflix's top-ten list of shows. Shadow and Bone released its eight-episode second season on Netflix in March.

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