Shadow and Bone
2021 American fantasy television series
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| 2024 | Nominated at the Visual Effects Society Awards for Outstanding Animated Character for the Nichevo'ya shadow monster in the 'No Funerals' episode |
| January 2024 | The series was voted Fan Favorite Series of 2023 on Rotten Tomatoes, winning with 54% of votes, significantly outperforming other top shows. |
| January 23 2024 | Two billboards advocating for the show's renewal were unveiled in Los Angeles and London. |
| 2023 | Series accumulated 292.4 million total viewing hours for both seasons in the first half of 2023, ranking 15th among most-watched shows. |
| 2023 | The series was ranked number 24 on the list of most-watched series across all streaming platforms in 2023 by TheWrap. |
| 2023 | Ranked number two on the Nielsen charts in its release week, with over 1.14 billion minutes watched by subscribers, including episodes from season one. |
| 2023 | Season 2 of the Shadow and Bone television series was released, continuing the adaptation of Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse novels. |
| 2023 | Eric Heisserer, the showrunner, served on the Negotiating Committee during the SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America strikes, which Netflix cited as a reason for ending the show. |
| 2023 | Emmy Awards nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for the episode 'Rusalye', with a team of visual effects professionals recognized |
| 2023 | Shadow and Bone was ranked as the 10th most searched TV show worldwide on Google. |
| 2023 | The series ranked number 24 on the list of most-watched series across all streaming platforms in 2023, according to data from Whip Media. |
| December 23 2023 | The Kickstarter campaign concluded, raising $13,882 from 457 backers to support the 'Save Shadow and Bone' movement. |
| November 18 2023 | A Kickstarter campaign was initiated to fund billboard advertisements in Los Angeles and London to support the show's renewal. |
| November 16 2023 | Fans launched a 'Save the Grishaverse' campaign by creating a petition on Change.org titled 'SAVE Shadow and Bone!!!' in response to the series cancellation. The petition quickly gained over 120,000 signatures within four days and became the most signed renewal petition on Change.org in 2023. |
| November 15 2023 | Netflix officially canceled the Shadow and Bone TV series, despite the show being the 15th most-watched show on the platform in the first half of 2023 and ranking in the top 10 in 86 countries for up to six weeks after its release. |
| March 16 2023 | Netflix released the second season of Shadow and Bone. |
| December 2022 | Reported that the second season would adapt both Siege and Storm and elements from Ruin and Rising, completing Leigh Bardugo's main Grishaverse trilogy. |
| November 2022 | Additional new cast members confirmed, including Tommy Rodger, Rhoda Ofori-Attah, Alistair Nwachukwu, Tumi Fani-Kayode, and Seamus O'Hara. |
| June 6 2022 | Filming for the second season wrapped on June 6, 2022. |
| January 2022 | Production officially began for the second season of the series. |
| January 2022 | Production officially began for the second season of Shadow and Bone. |
| January 13 2022 | New cast members Lewis Tan, Patrick Gibson, Anna Leong Brophy, and Jack Wolfe officially added for the second season. Daisy Head, Danielle Galligan, and Calahan Skogman promoted to series regulars. |
| 2021 | TV series receives a nomination for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series at the Dragon Awards |
| 2021 | Shadow and Bone TV series competes at the IFTA Film & Drama Awards, with Ed Bruce and Robert Hartigan nominated for Best VFX |
| June 2021 | Netflix renewed Shadow and Bone for an eight-episode second season. |
| June 2021 | Netflix renewed the series for an eight-episode second season. |
| April 24 2021 | Netflix released an aftershow titled Shadow and Bone – The Afterparty. |
| March 30 2021 | Netflix released the official trailer for season one of Shadow and Bone. |
| December 16 2020 | Executive producer Josh Barry confirmed that the final sound mix for Shadow and Bone had been completed. |
| October 2020 | Eric Heisserer and Leigh Bardugo previewed portions of the Shadow and Bone score during a panel at New York Comic Con. |
| September 2020 | Additional film shoots for the first season took place in Vancouver, Canada. |
| June 2020 | Author Leigh Bardugo publicly announced that COVID-19 pandemic-related remote work was slowing down the series' post-production process, creating uncertainty about the release date. |
| February 2020 | Principal photography for the first season concluded at the end of February in Hungary. |
| December 18 2019 | Second round of casting announced, adding Calahan Skogman, Zoë Wanamaker, Kevin Eldon, Julian Kostov, Luke Pasqualino, Jasmine Blackborow, and Gabrielle Brooks to the recurring cast. Leigh Bardugo scheduled for a cameo appearance in the third episode. |
| October 2019 | Principal photography for the first season of Shadow and Bone commenced in Budapest and Keszthely, Hungary. |
| October 2 2019 | Official announcement of Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov, with Ben Barnes, Freddy Carter, Archie Renaux, Amita Suman, and Kit Young joining as key supporting actors. |
| October 2 2019 | Lee Toland Krieger was confirmed as the director of the pilot episode for Shadow and Bone. |
| July 2019 | At San Diego Comic-Con, author Leigh Bardugo announced that David J. Peterson would develop fictional languages for the Grishaverse in the Shadow and Bone TV series, with Christian Thalmann also contributing to language creation. |
| April 2019 | Casting for Shadow and Bone began, with initial auditions for the lead role of Alina Starkov. |
| January 2019 | Netflix announced an eight-episode first season order for Shadow and Bone, with Eric Heisserer as showrunner, creator, head writer, and executive producer. |
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