Based on her beloved Grishaverse<\/a> novels, the fantasy drama stars Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov, an orphan who discovers she has the rare ability to control light \u2013 making her a threat to the sinister Shadow Fold.<\/p>\n Netflix has been quiet on Shadow and Bone<\/a>\u2018s fate since the second season dropped in March 2023, with the streamer refraining from pulling the plug on shows during the recently concluded strike action<\/a> by Hollywood actors and writers.<\/p>\n Alas, those decisions are now back on the agenda, with Bardugo\u2019s show, which also starred Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter, Ben Barnes and Zo\u00eb Wanamaker, being one of five to be cancelled this week.<\/p>\n On Instagram<\/a>, Bardugo said: \u201cThe news hit me hard. I\u2019m heartbroken and deeply disappointed, but I\u2019m also trying to hold on to my very real gratitude.<\/p> \u201cMost authors never get to see their work adapted. Many who do end up regretting the experience. I\u2019m one of the very few who can look at an adaptation with pride and tremendous joy.\u201d<\/p>\n She added: \u201cI am so grateful to our writers, our crew and our extraordinary cast who are not just wildly talented, but genuinely good people.<\/p>\n \u201cMost of all I want to say how grateful I am to the folks reading this \u2014 whether you found your way to the books first or discovered them through the show.\u201d<\/p>\n Sensing the writing on the wall, fans of Shadow and Bone actually began a campaign to save the show back in May (via Rolling Stone<\/a>), although its unlikely that the other four shows will enjoy such tireless support.<\/p>\n Agent Elvis<\/a> is arguably the most star-studded of the bunch, with Matthew McConaughey voicing a fictionalised version of the iconic rock \u2018n\u2019 roll star, which sees him enlisted for a top secret government spy programme.<\/p>\n Two other animated shows were also cancelled \u2013 sci-fi offering Farzar and dark comedy Captain Fall \u2013 with Deadline<\/a> chalking up the decision to an executive shake-up at the streaming service.<\/p>\n The last of the cancelled shows is Glamorous, an LGBTQ+ comedy-drama starring Miss Benny and Kim Cattrall, which was originally developed for The CW; a once-prominent US network, which has recently stripped back its scripted output.<\/p>\n Of course, low viewership would also have been a factor in the axing of all of these titles, with none of the above making a major impact on the streamer\u2019s top 10 chart.<\/p> ![\"Agent](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/agent-elvis-9f6c3f2.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"agent-elvis\\"\/")
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