• Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 23, 2021
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 84 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 84
  2. Negative: 16 out of 84
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  1. Apr 23, 2021
    6
    I mean it’s not a bad fantasy world you get thrusted in, but the story arch really copies numerous things that’s been done before The Matrix, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games. The out of no where savior the prophecy for told and the journey they have to go through for final victory. Which they all got it from the biblical story of Jesus
  2. May 2, 2021
    5
    The costumes and art design is great but the story is pretty boring. It gets better towards the end but the story just meanders and it's quite predictable. The characters are pretty flat as well. Still though it has potential. Best enjoyed drunk.
  3. Oct 22, 2021
    6
    In what is a crowded genre, this show does nothing to push it above most.
    The bones are there for a good show, but some poor casting and ordinary writing really hold it back.
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Reviewed by: Huw Fullerton
    Dec 2, 2021
    60
    The action and characterisation feels less convincing than it did in the simpler, less sprawling book story, almost like the rush to expand the story left it contracted in the ways that really matter.
  2. Reviewed by: Ben Travis
    Sep 20, 2021
    60
    Some elements are overly familiar and others overly confusing, but Shadow And Bone will draw you into the Fold with its absorbing world-building and engaging lead duo.
  3. Reviewed by: Petrana Radulovic
    May 8, 2021
    85
    Though it’s full of worldbuilding lore that might hinder newcomers, Shadow and Bone is the best sort of adaptation for longtime fans: one that might just possibly be better than the source material.