Shadow and Bone Episode 1 Previewed on Youtube Livestream

Shadow and Bone based on the award-winning best-selling book is about to hit Netflix streaming April 23^rd and fans were treated to an exclusive preview of the first 10 minutes of the series on a live-streamed event on YouTube. The cast hung out via zoom and played games, shared memories, and gave us good insights into what the full potential of the series could be.

Thursday afternoon during a live-streamed event called The Shadow and Bone Cast Reveal 10 minute Sneak Peek, the entire cast was present along with the author of the series and executive producer, Leigh Bardugo.

Author and Executive Producer Leigh Bardugo did give us a preview of what she said was going to be the best episode of season 1. Leigh said her favorite episode was going to be episode 7, telling superfans that even though she saw the raw footage of the episode with no special effects, “It was so emotional beautiful and powerful that it doesn’t matter.”

Archie Benaux who plays Mar Oretsev shared his challenges getting in and out of his wardrobe often asking castmates for help.

The cast of Shadow and Bone includes Jessie Mei Li (Alina Starkov), Archie Renaux (Malyen Oretsev), Freddy Carter (Kaz Brekker), Amita Suman (Inej), Kit Young (Jesper Fahey), Ben Barnes (General Kirigan), Sujaya Dasgupta (Zoya Nazyalensky), Danielle Galligan (Nina Zenik), Daisy Head (Genya Safin), Simon Sears (Ivan), Calahan Skogman (Matthias Helvar), Zoë Wanamaker (Baghra), Kevin Eldon (The Apparat), Julian Kostov (Fedyor), Luke Pasqualino (David), Jasmine Blackborow (Marie), Gabrielle Brooks (Nadia)