13 Shows About Magical Quests That "Shadow and Bone" Fans Will Love
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Based on Leigh Bardugo's book series of the same name, Netflix's "Shadow and Bone" will definitely give you an epic fantasy shows fix. The screen adaptation takes us into the magical Grishavers, where a young cartographer named Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) discovers that her power over light could destroy the treacherous Fold that wreaks havoc in her world. The first season's eight episodes definitely went by fast, and you'll probably plow through season two — which premieres on March 16 — just as quickly. We wouldn't be surprised if you crave more of it after it wraps up.
Luckily, there are plenty of enchanting shows about magical beings, dark creatures, and chosen ones to help fill your personal Fold with small screen goodness. Yearning for your next binge? Ahead, we've rounded up TV shows like "Shadow and Bone" for your next fantasy marathon!
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"Willow"
This follow-up to the 1988 movie of the same name takes place 20 years after the events of the original and follows the title character as he leads a group of six young heroes on a treacherous quest to save their world from the monstrous Gales.
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"Lockwood & Co."
A girl with psychic powers joins a ghost-hunting start-up run by two boys called Lockwood & Co. Together, they battle the menacing spirits plaguing London as they unravel a mystery that could change everything.
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"The Witcher"
This Netflix fantasy series stars Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter who's also known as "The Witcher" — kind of like Matthias Helvar, the Grisha hunter. But just as in "Shadow and Bone," not all of those with powers are necessarily bad.
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"The Irregulars"
"The Irregulars" puts a supernatural spin on the adventure of Sherlock Holmes. Based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the fantasy series follows a group of street urchins who work on increasingly dark and mysterious cases for John Watson while discovering his connection to their past.
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"Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"
Half-mortal and half-witch, teenager Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka) has to choose between the human and dark magical world as she turns 16. If you grew up watching the Melissa Joan Hart and animated versions of Sabrina, Netflix's adaptation has the same characters (including our teenage witch's aunts and Harvey), but it's definitely a lot darker!
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"The Magicians"
Based on Lev Grossman's fantasy novel of the same name, "The Magicians" follows a group of 20-something friends who discover that the magical world is real. Just like Alina, grad student Quentin Coldwater gets some training by enrolling at Brakebills University for Magical Pedagogy, but his childhood friend Julia learns magic through other means.
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"Stranger Things"
The Demogorgon and Mind Flayer in "Stranger Things" could probably give the flesh-eating Volcra a run for their money! The setting of '80s Indiana is completely different from the Grishaverse, but the devotion to world-building, adventure, and unsavory monsters is there.
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"Locke & Key"
Following their father's murder, the Locke children and their mother move to his family home in Matheson and discover secrets about the house's reality-bending keys. Like "Shadow and Bone," "Locke & Key" is a page-to-screen fantasy adaptation, the original story written by Joe Hill.
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"A Discovery of Witches"
In this British fantasy series, Teresa Palmer portrays Diana Bishop, a historian who reluctantly returns to witchcraft after discovering a book about magical creatures. Although witches and vampires have never gotten along, Diana forms an alliance with the enigmatic vampire Matthew Clairmont, who's played by "Leap Year"'s Matthew Goode.
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"WandaVision"
Just like Alina Starkov, Wanda Maximoff is a very powerful being who's only beginning to understand the full extent of her powers. Formatted as sitcom episodes, the first few episodes of "WandaVision" take us into Westview as the story unravels how Wanda came to the sleepy suburb after the events of "Avengers: Endgame."
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"Cursed"
"13 Reasons Why"'s Katherine Langford stars in this Arthurian retelling as a sorceress named Nimue who's trying to find a way to save her fellow magical Fey people as they're being slaughtered by the kingdom's leadership. As she embarks on her journey, she meets with figures such as the mercenary Arthur and the sorcerer Merlin. Just like Alina, Nimue is coming into her powers and accepting her role as a leader.
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"Once Upon a Time"
In "Once Upon a Time," fairytale characters live in a small town called Storybrooke, ME after being stripped of their memories. "House"'s Jennifer Morrison stars as Emma Swan, the only daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. Transported to the real world as a baby, she has been chosen to break the Evil Queen's curse and restore everybody's memories.
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"His Dark Materials"
This Philip Pullman adaptation follows a brave and ostensibly ordinary young orphan named Lyra searching for her missing friend. As she discovers secrets about serial kidnappings and a mysterious substance called Dust, Lyra finds out that she's part of a witch prophecy that predicts that she will change the world.