Shadow and Bone Author ‘Heartbroken’ by Netflix Cancellation, Reveals Six of Crows Spinoff Is Also Axed

In sharing her disappointment about Shadow and Bone‘s recent cancellation at Netflix, book author Leigh Bardugo has revealed that the planned Six of Crows spinoff has also been scrapped.

“Friends, by now you’ve probably heard that there will be no Season 3 for Shadow and Bone and no Six of Crows spinoff,” Bardugo wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday. “The news hit me hard. I’m heartbroken and deeply disappointed, but I’m also trying to hold onto my very real gratitude.

“Most authors never get to see their work adapted. Many who do end up regretting the experience,” she continued. “I’m one of the lucky few who can look at an adaptation with pride and tremendous joy. I am so grateful to our writers, our crew, and our extraordinary cast who are not just wildly talented, but genuinely good people.”

Bardugo concluded by showing her appreciation for readers of the Grishaverse novels, which also include Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising, Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom, King of Scars and Rule of Wolves. (The potential Six of Crows spinoff, for which scripts had been written, would have adapted the Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom novel duology.)

“The Grishaverse is a better place because of you and I am so thankful for every tweet, post, comment, review, artwork, fic, tattoo, and cosplay that helped to make all of this possible,” Bardugo said. “We’re book people and that means we never stop imagining that magic can be made real. You are proof of that. Now, I’m going to go have a cry, and maybe a drink, and then see where the story takes us next.”

Shadow and Bone was one of five Netflix series cancelled on Wednesday, along with the Miss Benny/Kim Cattrall dramedy Glamorous and freshmen animated series Agent Elvis, Farzar and Captain Fall.