{"id":6300,"date":"2021-10-26T17:19:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1481734"},"modified":"2021-10-26T17:46:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:46:14","slug":"shadow-and-bone-stars-reveal-what-they-want-to-see-in-season-2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/shadow-and-bone-stars-reveal-what-they-want-to-see-in-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadow and Bone stars reveal what they want to see in season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Huw Fullerton\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 26 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Netflix fantasy series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/shadow-and-bone-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Shadow and Bone<\/a> is officially coming back for a second season, with a return to Ravka and Ketterdam announced after the debut of the first series last year.<\/p>\n<p>But what might fans expect from season two? While presumably based on author Leigh Bardugo\u2019s second Grisha novel <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Siege-Storm-Book-Shadow-Bone\/dp\/1510105263\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Siege and Storm<\/a> (and spin-off Six of Crows), more specific details have been murky thus far.<\/p>\n<p>Happily for viewers, though, series stars Freddy Carter and Ben Barnes have now dropped a few hints about what they\u2019d like to see in the follow-up, specifically focusing on their characters Kaz Brekker and the Darkling (AKA General Kirigan) as they move forward into new storylines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst things first, I want to go backwards,\u201d Carter told the crowd at an MCM London Comic-Con panel.<\/p> <p>\u201cI think I really want to show Kaz\u2019s backstory, which is sad for me because I\u2019ll probably be a little old to do it. But I think that would be pretty cool. I think it\u2019s quite important for the show. I\u2019d love to see that to go back and see where Kaz Brekker came from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, that\u2019s one of my favourite parts from the book actually,\u201d Barnes agreed. \u201cKaz\u2019s backstory is kind of wonderfully painful.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Freddy-Carter-plays-Kaz-Brekker-50e4022.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Freddy-Carter-plays-Kaz-Brekker-50e4022.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Freddy Carter plays Kaz Brekker<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Barnes, meanwhile, said he was hoping the series was able to make a shift from <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Siege-Storm-Book-Shadow-Bone\/dp\/1510105263\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Bardugo\u2019s novels<\/a> for season two, bringing his character out of the shadows (no pun intended) compared to his on-page counterpart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, I think, in the books, the Darkling character becomes a little bit a little bit conceptual, he appears in Alina\u2019s dreams a lot,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd he\u2019s perceived as a sort of threat of danger rather than an actual human being in terms of the character in the story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited to see how they can make him a human being and see what his agenda is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Barnes said he was keen to see how the relationship would develop between the Darkling and his nemesis Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li), the series\u2019 protagonist who turned against her former leader after the depths of his villainy was revealed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Darkling-Alina-Shadow-and-Bone-4eb50fc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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title=\"&quot;Darkling\" alina=\"\" shadow=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> SHADOW AND BONE (L to R) JESSIE MEI LI as ALINA STARKOV and BEN BARNES as THE DARKLING \/ GENERAL KIRIGAN in episode 105 of SHADOW AND BONE Cr. DAVID APPLEBY\/NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m also intrigued by the relationship with Alina,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cSo I want to see how kind of conflicted that that relationship can become.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I think after episode five in the first season, she no longer trusts him. So their chemistry is kind of diluted, and I would be very interested to see if they can turn the fire back up a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there\u2019s no word on when Shadow and Bone season two will begin filming, so these questions remain unanswered \u2013 but clearly even fans of the books will have some surprises when the series does return.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Jo Berry.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shadow and Bone season one is streaming on Netflix. For more, check out our dedicated <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/&quot;\">Fantasy<\/a> page or our full <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Huw Fullerton Published: Tuesday, 26 October 2021 at 12:00 am Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone is officially coming back for a second season, with a return to Ravka and Ketterdam announced after the debut of the first series last year. But what might fans expect from season two? 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