This is a Netflix series of two seasons with eight episodes in each season. I found it entertaining in a week when I was home alone while Tony was at school.
The story is that there are people with special powers, (make ice weapons, blow wind, manipulate fire, manipulate dark or light and others) and those without. Those without are more numerous and begin to hunt those with power. Those with poser have to touch hands and so you see handcuffs thaty keep peoples' hands apart. General Aleksander Kirigan (Ben Barnes) is one of those hunted and to even the odds who uses a different type of magic, and creates a void, an dark empty space between dividing the country which is difficult to travel and has scary monsters in it.
The show revolves around two orphans, Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) and Malyen Oretsev (Archie Renaux) who found each other as children and have always been together. It seems they are intended for each other. However it is discovered that Alina is a creature of light. It then becomes her job to destroy the void. Kirigan first becomes aware of her power, and brings her to his palace to train her and use you powers to magnify his. It is only after a few episodes that she becomes aware that Kirigan is trying to ue her power so he can extend the fold he created. He does force her to combine with him and is able to manipulate the fold enough to destroy whole communities. She is finally able to force her will and get away from him. Season one ends with him being taken away by one of the fold creatures.
In season two he comes back and has creatures which cannot be killed attached to him. He is even more powerful. They meet the king's son, Nicolai Lantsov (Patrick Gibson). There is also a group of thieves who themselves "crows" who help "Saint" Alina including: Faz Brekker (Freddy Carter), Inej Ghafa (Amita Suman), Jesper (Kit Young),
They seek a sword that can cut shadow--and finally find the sword. They also seek another animal that can enhance power. The discover this in fact is not an animal; but is Malyen, the Saint of Light's childhood love. For the enhanced effect, she must kill him.
The show builds to a mighty conclusion, with people with special powers on both sides. I have enjoyed binge watching this series. It is rated TV-14. They throw the LBGTQ stuff at you pretty hard with kissing and such. It is funny how that studd doesn't show up until a few episodes down the line until after you are enjoying the series. I guess they are trying to make a statement that they are "correct."
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