by Thinus Ferreira
Netflix has renewed its fantasy series Shadow and Bone, based on Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse books, for a second season of 8 episodes, with the video streaming service that made the announcement during its first Geeked Week event.
Jessie Mei Li (Alina Starkov), Archie Renaux (Malyen Oretsev), Freddy Carter (Kaz Brekker), Amita Suman (Inej), Kit Young (Jesper Fahey), Ben Barnes (General Kirigan), Danielle Galligan (Nina Zenik), and Calahan Skogman (Matthias Helvar) will all reprise their roles and further casting will be announced later.
"I'm honoured and thrilled to return to the Grishaverse and continue the stories of these endearing characters," says Eric Heisserer, showrunner, in a statement.
Leigh Bardugo says in the statement, "I've been writing in the Grishaverse for nearly 10 years now, so I'm thrilled we get to keep this adventure going".
"There are so many places we've barely gotten to visit and I can't wait to introduce our audience to more of the saints, soldiers, thugs, thieves, princes, and privateers who make this world so much fun to explore. It's going to be real magic to see our brilliant, talented cast expand."
Shawn Levy, executive producer at 21 Laps says "My 21 Laps colleagues and I are thrilled that audiences around the world can continue to explore the Grishaverse and revel in the epic, unique storytelling of Shadow and Bone".
"The fun of our jobs as producers is the collaboration with creative partners who inspire us. Leigh Bardugo and Eric Heisserer are two such partners; together they have created a world and pantheon of characters that fans all over the globe have embraced. We can't wait to take viewers on the wild ride that comes next…"
According to Netflix that released some streaming data for the series, Shadow and Bone was watched by 55 million member households within the first 28 days of its debut on the streamer.
Shadow and Bone reached Netflix's Top 10 most-watched lists in 93 countries around the world, and also reached the number one spot in 79 countries, including South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Russia, Spain and the United States.