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Season 2 – Shadow and Bone

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Mar 2023

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Sinister forces plot against a young soldier after she reveals a magical power that may unite her world.

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Critics Consensus

Shadow and Bone's sophomore season packs in too much story sinew to properly breathe, but this adventure remains great fun for fantasy fans.

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Nic

Autostraddle

Overall, season two has all of the tenets of a high fantasy adventure including a beautiful world to play in and themes of love, fate, and choice to explore.

Mar 23, 2023

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Sarah Shaffi

AV Club

This season is supersized: more characters, more settings, more plot, more danger, and more fighting.

Rated: B

Mar 17, 2023

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Vicky Jessop

London Evening Standard

Fortunately, it’s silly enough that you can ignore most of it and just enjoy the ride.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 16, 2023

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Alex Valencia

Q+ Magazine

While the show remains entertaining and remarkably true to the spirit of all sets of characters old and new, narratively, this season can only be described as heavily overstuffed.

Jul 15, 2024

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Samantha Puc

The Mary Sue

Shadow and Bone season 2 has all the best things about fantasy: magical creatures, a super-scary villain, assassins, frenemies forced to work together, secret identities, and more. Unfortunately, the pacing leaves much to be desired.

Jul 9, 2024

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Gissane Sophia

Lady Geeks Media

Shadow and Bone Season 2 considerably improves through its visual effects, a brand-new brilliant score by Joseph Trapanese, and significant moments of vulnerability.

Jul 23, 2023

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Bella A

Shadow and Bone is the only reason I have a subscription to Netflix. This show is perfection and I hope to see more of this universe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/15/25

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Kaela R

Disappointed we won't get the Six of Crows spin-off, but very glad we got to see more of the crows in this season!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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Conrad C

Further and further the series strays from the source material, but it manages to stand on its own. Characters get more developed, and Patrick Gibson as Nikolai has a certain flair to it. The story itself feels a little more original this time around. The final episode, though, spends way too much time tying up loose ends and setting up another season, especially since it never happened.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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William S

The second season was extreemly boring, the character unlikeable and the changes to the story from the book ruin it. One of the worst season made from a book series ever.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/14/24

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Saura U

Representation matters and the Six of Crows are fair proof of that. Alina's complicated relationship is very well portrait, and the end!! Such a cliffhanger!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/05/24

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Holly B

It shouldn’t ended season two Netflix canceled another good show because they only care about views and money and this is why Netflix is going to fail once strange things is over someone should bring back shadow and bone with a different name because it ended too quick and it left a lot of plot holes I hope another streaming platform picks this up because I feel like now I this has more newer fans so it will go well also I miss Wylan the actor was spot on and that’s another reason why they should bring this back F you Netflix

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/25/24

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Jessie Mei Li

Alina Starkov

Archie Renaux

Malyen Oretsev

Ben Barnes

General Kirigan

Freddy Carter

Kaz Brekker

Amita Suman

Inej

Kit Young

Jesper Fahey

Episode 1

Aired Mar 16, 2023

No Shelter but Me

On the run and plagued by nightmares, Alina finds a moment of peace with Mal; trouble awaits Kaz, Inej and Jesper upon their return to Ketterdam.

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Episode 2

Aired Mar 16, 2023

Rusalye

Alina and Mal embark on a search for the second amplifier; Kaz hatches a scheme to lay waste to his nemesis; Kirigan seeks a cure for what ails him.

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Episode 3

Aired Mar 16, 2023

Like Calls to Like

A powerful ally emerges amid Alina's attempt to tear down the Fold; Kaz reckons with ghosts from his past; Kirigan spares no mercy to expand his power.

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Episode 4

Aired Mar 16, 2023

Every Monstrous Thing

Alina considers a proposed partnership that could help unite Ravka; vengeance is within reach for Kaz who moves the final pieces of his plan into place.

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Episode 5

Aired Mar 16, 2023

Yuyeh Sesh (Despise Your Heart)

Alina's connection to Kirigan grows increasingly unstable after his latest strike; the Crows head to Shu Han on a mission to retrieve a legendary sword.

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Episode 6

Aired Mar 16, 2023

Ni Weh Sesh (I Have No Heart)

Alina and Mal's journey to locate the elusive third amplifier leads to shocking revelations; the Crows run into trouble while breaking and entering.

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Episode 7

Aired Mar 16, 2023

Meet You in the Meadow

As Alina reels over the staggering cost to harness the Firebird's power, Kirigan readies his army for a ferocious battle, pitting Grisha against Grisha.

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Episode 8

Aired Mar 16, 2023

No Funerals

Forced into an impossible situation during her fight with Kirigan, Alina makes a fateful decision that alters her relationship with magic -- and Mal.

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