

The Darkling is technically an Etherealki, but only he can wear the color black.

This franchise often provides examples of: Initially scheduled for a late 2020 release, the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the work on post-production, and it was released in April 2021. It stars Jessie Mei as Alina Starkov, Archei Renaux as Mal Oretsev, Freddy Carter as Kaz Bekker, Amita Suman as Inej Ghafa and Ben Barnes as the Darkling. The first season adapted Shadow and Bone and included prequel stories for the Six of Crows characters. In 2019 it was announced that Netflix would be adapting a series (titled Shadow and Bone) based on the books. Now her hopes lie with the magic of a long-vanished ancient creature and the chance that an outlaw prince still survives.The Grishaverse is a fictional universe by Leigh Bardugo that encompasses The Grisha Trilogy, Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology and The Language of Thorns. The Darkling rules from his shadow throne while a weakened Alina Starkov recovers from their battle under the dubious protection of the zealots who worship her as a Saint.

With nowhere else to turn, Alina enlists the help of an infamous privateer and sets out to lead the Grisha army. But she and Mal can't outrun their enemies for long.The Darkling is more determined than ever to claim Alina's magic and use it to take the Ravkan throne. She is the Sun Summoner - hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Shadow Fold. Alina Starkov's power has grown, but not without a price. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed.Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha, her country's magical military elite - and falls under the spell of their notorious leader, the Darkling. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold - a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters.
