Now it’s official: after eight months of uncertainty Netflix’s Shadow and Bone canceled. The fact that the fantasy series doesn’t get a third season also ends another series before it was really born. Because the extension was also that Spin-off Six of Crows which will now not go beyond his finished scripts. Template author Leigh Bardugo, along with fans, reacted to the news with deep disappointment.
Netflix cancellation of Shadow and Bone: Grishaverse creator Leigh Bardugo expresses dismay
Although Shadow and Bone brought Alina’s trilogy to a close by adapting the second and third novels together in Season 2, the series ended on a massive cliffhanger that left many questions unanswered. The American fantasy writer Leigh Bardugo, who has published seven novels from her magical universe of the “Grishaverse”, addressed the public with a mournful Instagram message:
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[…] The news hit me hard. I am heartbroken and deeply disappointed, but I also try to hold on to my gratitude. Most authors never get to see their works being adapted. Many others regret the experience afterwards. I am one of the few who look back on the film adaptation with a lot of pride and enormous joy can. […] I’m going to cry first, maybe have a drink and then we’ll see where the story takes us next.
Leigh Bardugo’s farewell greeting “no mourners” alludes to a popular saying of the Crows thieves (“no mourners, no funerals”i.e. no mourners, no funerals, which in German means “No mourning, no graves” was translated).
This is how fantasy fans react to the unfinished Netflix ending of Shadow and Bone
The unexpected release of the new Netflix game Shadow and Bone: Enter the Fold doesn’t help the fans’ deep sadness. Grishaverse fans are currently venting their fantasy disappointment on social media. The anger is still very fresh:
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What I do, if I catch the person who canceled Shadow and Bone.
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Netflix cancels Shadow and Bone. I’m laying down my life. The universe is testing me so hard right now. I need Six of Crows! I need Kanej [Kaz & Inej]! Justice for Kanej!
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Save Shadow and Bone, Netflix. This series needs a proper endingthe ending she deserves!
Book fans know what they will never see:
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Shadow and Bone sawn off. That means: no crows, no reunion with Kanej, Matthias trapped forever, Nina alone and nothing from Zoyali [Zoya & Nikolai]. I hate it here.
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Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows have good representation: queer characters, black characters, characters with disabilities. This story means so much and Netflix has decided not to continue it. This story saved lives. You have to do better, Netflix!
In her eulogy, Leigh Bardugo, in addition to the cast and crew of the series, thanks the readers and fans who have always stuck by her and Shadow and Bone. If you haven’t already done it, you can at least go through it 7 Fantasy Books of the Grishaverse find out what happens next with the characters:
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