And so we touch on some of that for a few of the characters, and for others, it's brand new.Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price - and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Speaking to Collider, Heisserer explained, 'The way that Six of Crows is built in that you do get into backstories that are outside of the current timeline. So how do these two wildly disparate tales fit together in one show? According to Netflix's Shadow & Bone showrunner Eric Heisserer (best known for the film Arrival), the series created prequel tales for the Six of Crows gang that echo Shadow & Bone's overall story. Moreover, no one from the Six of Crows novels run into anyone from Shadow & Bone until much later, in the Nikolai books. These stories do not connect at all, except that they share a universe. It also takes place years after the original trilogy Alina's story gets referenced in passing as part of some political troubles from a few years back. It takes place in an entirely different kingdom than Shadow & Bone - Kerch's capital city of Ketterdam, instead of the Shadow Fold plagued-lands of Ravka. It's an action-adventure thriller, straight out of Mission: Impossible, with a gang of ultra-talented thieves and assassins led by teenage criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. In this case, the Shadow & Bone trilogy is a YA dystopian romance (like The Hunger Games), starring a chosen one, Alina Starkov, who discovers her powers could save the world. The Witcher goes from short stories to novels to video games, but all are monster-fighting fantasies. Bridgerton, for instance, is part of an extensive collection of Julia Quinn stories, all of which exist in the same Regency world. That makes the Grishaverse different from other book series. These three separate series aren't just different stories they're entirely different genres. There are nine full-length novels all told, including a pair of two-book series, the Six of Crows duology and the Nikolai duology. But this is only the tip of the Grishaverse. Shadow & Bone, Bardugo's first full-length novel, is part of a trilogy, followed by Siege & Storm and Ruin & Rising.

So, why are the Six Of Crows characters in Netflix's Shadow & Bone? Let's break down how the Grisha-verse books are structured.

But there's one thing fans of the novels might be perplexed by, and that's the Season 1 cast list. The latest in this group of titles is Shadow & Bone, based on the Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo. Big-budget adaptations like The Witcher and Bridgerton come with a built-in fan base from the novels, and Netflix creates a series to match their expectations. There are some shows that, even before they arrive on Netflix, audiences are already super pumped about.

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