Shadowhunters (TV series)
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| Shadowhunters | ||
| Genre | Comedy Teen drama Supernatural drama Horror Fantasy Romance | |
| Based on | The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare | |
| Developed by | Ed Decter | |
| Starring | Katherine McNamara Dominic Sherwood Alberto Rosende Matthew Daddario Emeraude Toubia Isaiah Mustafa Harry Shum Jr. Alisha Wainwright | |
| Opening theme | "This Is the Hunt" by Ruelle | |
| Composer(s) | Ben Decter (season 1) Trevor Morris Jack Wall | |
| Country of origin | United States Canada | |
| Original language(s) | English | |
| No. of seasons | 3 | |
| No. of episodes | 55 (list of episodes) | |
| Production | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Todd Slavkin Darren Swimmer Imane Diyane McG Mary Viola J. Miles Dale Robert Kulzer Michael Lynne Robert Shaye Michael Reisz | |
| Producer(s) | Don Carmody David Cormican Martin Moszkowicz | |
| Production location(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera | |
| Running time | 42 minutes | |
| Production company(s) | Constantin Film | |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television (U.S.) Netflix (International)}} | |
| Release | ||
| Original network | Freeform | |
| Original release | January 12, 2016 – May 6, 2019 | |
| External links | ||
Shadowhunters, also known as Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments, is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Ed Decter, based on the popular book series The Mortal Instruments written by Cassandra Clare. It premiered in North America on Freeform on January 12, 2016. Primarily filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the series follows Clary Fray (Katherine McNamara), who finds out on her eighteenth birthday that she is not who she thinks she is, but rather comes from a long line of Shadowhunters, human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons, and has to deal with the struggle of forbidden love.
It is the second adaptation of the novel series, after the 2013 film The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, which, like the series, was produced by Constantin Film. The debut season of Shadowhunters has received mixed responses from critics. The pilot episode attracted the largest audience for Freeform in more than two years. The show has received numerous award nominations, winning one GLAAD Award, three Teen Choice Awards and three People's Choice Awards.
In March 2016, the series was renewed for a second season of 20 episodes, which premiered on January 2, 2017. In August 2016, showrunner Ed Decter exited the series over "creative differences". Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer were named as Decter's replacements. In April 2017, Freeform renewed the show for a third season of 20 episodes, which premiered on March 20, 2018. In June 2018, Freeform canceled the series after three seasons, but ordered two extra episodes to properly conclude the series' story; the second half of the third season premiered on February 25, 2019, with 12 episodes ordered. The two-part series finale aired on May 6, 2019.
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[edit] Plot
[edit] Cast and characters
[edit] Main
- Katherine McNamara as Clary Fray, a shadowhunter raised among mundanes who finds out her true heritage on her 18th birthday and is the daughter of Jocelyn Fairchild and Valentine Morgenstern. In season 2B, Clary kills Valentine, leading her to become a skilled shadowhunter in season 3A. In season 3B, she deals with the reappearance of her brother Jonathan, who was resurrected by the Queen of Hell, Lilith. She later falls under Jonathan's influence because of a mark Lilith carved on her skin that binds her life with Jonathan's, which is removed by Jace with a heavenly fire sword named Glorious. In the season finale, Clary kills Jonathan through the creation of a rune, something that costs her powers, runes and memories of the Shadow World. She returns to resume her mundane passion of being an artist and runs into Jace during an art exposition where she unknowingly recognizes him.
- Dominic Sherwood as Jace Herondale, a charming and narcissistic shadowhunter who falls in love with Clary and is the adoptive brother of Alec, Isabelle and Max. Jace and Alec are also Parabatai. He was thought to be Michael Wayland's son and Clary's brother, however, in season 2B, he is revealed to be a Herondale. At the end of season 2B, he is killed by Valentine and subsequently resurrected by a mourning Clary as a wish to the Angel Raziel. In season 3A, his mental health and vulnerability to demonic influence are the pivotal storyline and consequences of his resurrection.
- Alberto Rosende as Simon Lewis, Clary's childhood best friend who gets involved in the Shadow World and later becomes a vampire. In season 2, he starts dating Clary before breaking up with her because of her feelings for Jace and dates Maia instead. In season 3A, he is granted a powerful mark by the Seelie Queen, which has the power to banish Greater Demons. In season 3B, Simon and Maia break up in order for the latter to become the new alpha of the werewolf pack. He later develops feelings for Isabelle and they start dating in the season finale.
- Matthew Daddario as Alec Lightwood, a serious and no-nonsense shadowhunter, the older brother of Isabelle and Max and the adoptive brother and Parabatai of Jace. Between the ending of season 1 and the beginning of season 2, he starts dating Magnus Bane, the High Warlock of Brooklyn. In season 2B, Alec becomes the Head of the New York Institute, before passing the role to his sister Isabelle and becoming the new Inquisitor of the Clave in the third season's finale. At the same time in season 3B, he and Magnus propose to each other and they get married.
- Emeraude Toubia as Isabelle Lightwood, a seductive and charismatic shadowhunter who is the younger sister of Alec, the older sister of Max and the adoptive sister of Jace. In season 2A, she becomes addicted to a vampire drug known as yin fen but overcomes the addiction in season 2B. In season 3A, she becomes the new weapons master. At the end of season 3B, she starts dating Simon while taking over her brother's role as the current Head of the New York Institute.
- Isaiah Mustafa as Luke Garroway, a former shadowhunter turned werewolf and NYPD cop, Valentine's former parabatai, and a father figure to Clary. In season 1, he becomes the new alpha of the werewolf pack after killing the previous one. In season 2B, following Alaric's death at the hands of Valentine, Luke is partnered with a mundane named Ollie who is suspicious of his actions and eventually finds out he is a werewolf. In season 3A, Luke is fired from the NYPD after refusing to cooperate in the case of Ollie's sudden disappearance and matricide, not wanting to endanger anyone else with the existence of the Shadow World and steps down as alpha since he still cares about Clary. In season 3B, he passes the title to Maia and starts dating Maryse.
- Harry Shum Jr. as Magnus Bane, a very powerful, intelligent and wise warlock who is the former High Warlock of Brooklyn. In season 2A, he and Alec start dating. In season 3A, he is stripped of his High Warlock title following his decision to align himself and the other warlocks with the Seelie Queen due to finding out that Valentine still possessed the Soul-Sword, a sword that is capable of killing demon-blooded creatures, aside from compelling the truth out of a person. At the end of season 3A, Magnus gives up his powers to his father Asmodeus in exchange of saving Jace from Lilith. In season 3B, he tries to get used to his new status as a mundane with Alec's help. Magnus later gets his powers back from Asmodeous and marries Alec in the season finale. He also becomes the High Warlock of Alicante in the series finale.
- Alisha Wainwright as Maia Roberts (season 3; recurring season 2), a mundane turned werewolf, a member of Luke's pack, and the bartender at the Hunter's Moon who is struggling with trust issues because of her troubled past with her ex who is the cause of her lycanthropy, using a stubborn personality that masks her suffering. In season 2A, she and Jace initially start with the wrong foot after the former and the other werewolves accuse him of murdering one of their own, which was Valentine's doing. She later meets Simon and, despite them being werewolf and vampire, they immediately started bonding with each other. In season 2B, she starts dating Simon, despite some reluctance because of her past. In season 3B, Maia and Simon break up, allowing the former to become the new pack's alpha
[edit] Recurring
[edit] Introduced in season one
[edit] Introduced in season two
[edit] Introduced in season three
[edit] Episodes
- Main article: List of Shadowhunters episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 13 | January 12, 2016 | April 5, 2016 | ||
| 2 | 20 | 10 | January 2, 2017 | March 6, 2017 | |
| 10 | June 5, 2017 | August 14, 2017 | |||
| 3 | 22 | 10 | March 20, 2018 | May 15, 2018 | |
| 12 | February 25, 2019 | May 6, 2019 | |||
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[edit] Development
[edit] Casting
[edit] Filming
[edit] Music
[edit] Soundtrack
[edit] Broadcast
[edit] Reception
[edit] Critical response
| Season | Critical response | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | ||
| 1 | 44% (25 reviews) | 45 (9 reviews) | |
The debut season of Shadowhunters received mixed responses from critics. Metacritic gave it a 45 out of 100 rating, based on 9 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Rotten Tomatoes gave the series a 44% rating, based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 5.81/10. The site's consensus states, "Shadowhunters boasts visual thrills and a potential-rich premise, but they're not enough to overcome the show's self-serious silliness and dull, convoluted plots."
According to James Poniewozik of The New York Times, the series "has its assets, especially its popular source material. But it might become more fun if it learns to enjoy being the empowerment fantasy it really is."
[edit] Accolades
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