The fantasy series that surfaced on Netflix may include monsters, supernatural powers, kingdoms and lots of British accents - but it is nothing like the HBO masterpiece series
Addresses primarily to teens.
"Shadow and Bone"
Above every fantasy series hovers the extraordinary success of "Game of Thrones." It is therefore worth clarifying that "Shadow and Bone", whose first season aired on Netflix this weekend, is not "Game of Thrones", although you will also find kingdoms and armies, flying creatures, hungry monsters for human flesh, supernatural heroes and more.
The imaginary world of "Shadow and Bone" is unusual in the genre and presents fantasy battles with guns. That is, the modern weapons industry - guns, shells, rifles - stands in this reality on the battlefield in front of magical opal forces and fire-spitting monsters - seemingly, more fair fight than fantasy stories in which powerful dragons and sorcerers are fought with swords and axes.
That is, instead of a content world inspired by medieval Europe, "Shadow and Bone" uses motifs and inspirations from Russian culture and presents them with a British accent and with racially diverse characters. The above world was built for me by Bardugo (an American writer born in Jerusalem), whose book is based on the deportation trilogy and "Six Crows". At the
center of the story is an orphaned girl (Alina Starkov), unaware of her immense power, and when revealed in the first episode, the whole kingdom builds on her That early in the season, just before her encounter with the King, Alina is obliged to go through such a makeover scene without which no youth drama would be complete. And this is just one example of why "Shadow and Bone "It's not 'Game of Thrones', but more of a colorful, not very deep fantasy, which just like the book series on which it is based - will speak mainly to teenagers with a developed imagination.