For fans of The Witcher , His Dark Materials , or Avatar: The Last Airbender , this is your next binge. No mourners, no funerals—just eight excellent episodes of television.

For years, fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse waited with bated breath. Could a streaming service successfully adapt the complex, magic-laden world of Ravka without losing the gritty soul that made the books beloved? When Netflix released Shadow and Bone – Season 1 in April 2021, the answer was a resounding yes.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ (A thrilling, stylish start that proves sometimes the side characters are the main event.)

The series is set in , a nation split in two by the Shadow Fold (also known as the Unsea)—a massive swath of nearly impenetrable darkness filled with flesh-eating monsters called Volcra .

If you want to revisit Shadow and Bone - Season 1 , pay special attention to these episodes: