Netflix is constantly looking for its next big franchise hit – a new Stranger things or The Witcher. And the trailer for Shadow and leg teasing that the upcoming fantasy series may be next.
The first trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of the series shows the series’ lead actor, Alina, a cardmaker who discovers that she has a special power that can prevent the world from being swallowed up in darkness, threatened by a terrifying sea- of-kind the fold.
Shadow and leg is Leigh Bardugo’s fantasy series that took readers by storm. The book, which introduces readers to the Grisha universe – a world inhabited by special people who practice a form of spelling known as small sciences – has become hugely popular on sites such as Tumblr and TikTok.
Fantasy, especially series that focus on teen and young adult characters, is a genre that every network and streamer tries to dominate. Whether it is a Percy Jackson series on Disney Plus or His dark materials on HBO, to find out what the next big fantasy obsession is in a post-Game of Thrones world has become a race. It makes sense; show like The Witcher and Stranger things is hugely popular, and fantasy worlds allow studios and networks to create full-fledged franchises.
The Grisha universe, for example, originally consisted of a trilogy – Shadow and leg, Siege and Storm, and Ruin and Rising – but was followed by the Crooked Kingdom series, which includes the popular Six crows. As Shadow and leg takes off for Netflix, there are a few more books the streamer can exploit for potential spinoffs of his own.
For now, fans will at least be able to set it up Shadow and leg to witness the adventures of Alina, Mal and the Darkling. Shadow and leg will premiere on April 23.