"Shadow and Bone" is coming to life

Filming for the new Netflix series “Shadow and Bone” began yesterday, Nov. 5 in Budapest, Hungary. The eight-episode series will be based on the series by the same name written by best-selling young adult and fantasy author Leigh Bardugo. The series will combine characters from “Shadow and Bone” as well as her other popular novel “Six of Crows,” which is set in the same universe.

Currently on set, bundled in a hoodie, watching the First and Second Armies enter the Shadow Fold. Happy doesn't cover it.

— Leigh Bardugo (@LBardugo) November 5, 2019

However, Bardugo tweeted to her fans that same day that if she did reveal anything else, like costumes or sets, she would be "shot out of a canon." With many replying that she should do it anyway and that it could end up being "fun."

Bardugo also met the cast yesterday, something she said was "emotional" and calling them "incredible." Actor Ben Barnes ("Westworld") surprised Bardugo on set, coming in on a day that he wasn't filming anything. Barnes is set to play General Kirigan in the show, better known as the Darkling from the books.