The lead protagonist of the story is Tessa Gray, a shape-shifting orphaned teenager, who also happens to be a warlock. Obviously, due to the long passage of time between each story, the only characters that are able to appear in both series are immortal ones. Set in the 1800’s it does feature some of the characters that also appear in The Mortal Instruments. The Infernal Devices is a trilogy which serves as a prequel to The Mortal Instruments. Is The Infernal Devices actually going ahead, or is it all just hearsay?

Come with us as we navigate the complexities of this rumor. Widespread feelings of betrayal spread across Twitter as fans lamented that Cassandra Clare & Constantin would try and get a different series in the Shadowhunter realm off the ground before trying to complete the show they abandoned.įans of the book series that weren’t so happy with how Shadowhunters played out on screen were elated, exclaiming they hoped BBC 3 would treat their beloved story better than Freeform did. Yet the rumour sparked much commotion on social media.įans of the television show Shadowhunters were outraged, pledging to boycott. Constantin Films, nor BBC Three have done so either. Cassandra Clare has not released a statement confirming this information on her website, or any of her social media accounts. The authenticity of these rumours is yet to be officially confirmed. The Infernal Devices, set in the same mythical Shadowhunters realm Clare created, was allegedly picked up by BBC Three. This week, rumours started circulating online that Cassandra Clare, in conjunction with Constantin Films had sold the rights of another sub-series of the Shadowhunters world she created. The show was cancelled due to complications between Constantin Film, who own the rights to the show, and Netflix & Freeform, who distributed the show in both the United States and abroad. The television adaptation deviated somewhat from the books, but the core elements of the story were all still there.ĭespite its popularity Shadowhunters was cancelled and aired its last episode in May of 2019, only completing three of the planned six seasons.

Shadowhunters is a science fiction fantasy show based off the novel series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.

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