Shadowhunters
A good option for a young audience familiar with Cassandra Clare's books. Despite budget constraints, the series offers a cohesive mythology and a romantic story with a happy ending in the finale.
The premiere on Freeform took place on January 12, 2016 — a youth adaptation of Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments" series. Clary Fray learns on her 18th birthday that she is not an ordinary art school student, but a hereditary demon hunter with angelic blood. Her mother is kidnapped, and the girl plunges into the hidden world of New York, where enchanted vampires, werewolves, and fairies exist alongside humans. The tone is typical YA fantasy: a love triangle, a hunter school at the New York Institute, vibrant fight scenes using runic spells. The series suffers from low-budget special effects and at times naive writing, but is saved by the charisma of the actors and fan dedication to the literary source. The third season concluded with a two-part finale that wrapped up the main storylines. For teenagers who grew up on "Harry Potter" and "The Hunger Games," looking for similar mythology with a romantic line.
No, the series is completed. Freeform canceled the show after the third season but provided a budget for two final episodes to conclude the plot.
No, the series reboots the story from scratch with new actors and a slightly different plot — it has no relation to the 2013 film.
The main antagonist of the first two seasons, Clary and Jace's father, a rogue hunter who wants to cleanse the world of "dirty" creatures (vampires and werewolves).
These are spells applied with special styluses — they grant various abilities: strength, speed, healing, invisibility.
She is not only a hunter but also possesses unique abilities of angelic blood, allowing her to create new runes and open portals between worlds.