5.565 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestForced into an impossible situation during her fight with Kirigan, Alina makes a fateful decision that alters her relationship with magic — and Mal.
In a world cleaved in two by a massive barrier of perpetual darkness, a young soldier uncovers a power that might finally unite her country. But as she struggles to hone her power, dangerous forces plot against her. Thugs, thieves, assassins and saints are at war now, and it will take more than magic to survive.
Costume
The Crows' layers put every fantasy wardrobe to shame.
Acting
Ben Barnes smolders so hard it should be illegal.
Production
The Fold's actual scale—finally not just green void.
Creator
Eric Heisserer
Jessie Mei Li
Alina Starkov
Archie Renaux
Malyen 'Mal' Oretsev
Freddy Carter
Kaz Brekker
Amita Suman
Inej Ghafa
Kit Young
Jesper Fahey
Patrick Gibson
Sturmhond / Nikolai Lantsov
Daisy Head
Genya Safin
Danielle Galligan
Nina Zenik
Calahan Skogman
Matthias Helvar
Lewis Tan
Tolya Yul-Bataar
Jack Wolfe
Wylan Hendricks
Anna Leong Brophy
Tamar Kir-Bataar
Zoë Wanamaker
Baghra
Ben Barnes
General Aleksander Kirigan / The Darkling
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show merged two separate book series (Shadow and Bone + Six of Crows), which fans initially revolted against then grudgingly accepted.
Ben Barnes based the Darkling's physicality on big cats—watch him move, it's uncanny.
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