The first season of Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments premiered on January 12, 2016 on Freeform, consisting of 13 episodes and ran until April 2016.
Plot[]
Based on the New York Times bestselling young adult fantasy book series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, follows 18 year-old Clary Fray, who finds out on her birthday that she is not who she thinks she is, but rather comes from a long line of Shadowhunters — human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons. When her mother Jocelyn is kidnapped, Clary is thrown into the world of demon hunting with mysterious Shadowhunter Jace and her best friend Simon. Now living among faeries, warlocks, vampires and werewolves, Clary begins a journey of self-discovery as she learns more about her past and what her future may hold.
Cast and characters[]
Main characters:
- Katherine McNamara as Clary Fray (13/13)
- Dominic Sherwood as Jace Wayland (13/13)
- Alberto Rosende as Simon Lewis (13/13)
- Matthew Daddario as Alec Lightwood (13/13)
- Emeraude Toubia as Isabelle Lightwood (13/13)
- Isaiah Mustafa as Luke Garroway (12/13) (eps. 1-2, 4-13)
- Harry Shum Jr. as Magnus Bane (12/13) (eps. 1-2, 4-13)
Recurring characters:
- Alan Van Sprang as Valentine Morgenstern (9/13) (eps. 1-2, 4-5, 8, 10-13)
- Maxim Roy as Jocelyn Fray (9/13) (eps. 1-2, 4, 6, 8, 10-13)
- David Castro as Raphael Santiago (7/13) (eps. 2-3, 5, 8-9, 11, 13)
- Jon Cor as Hodge Starkweather (9/13) (eps. 2-4, 8-13)
- Shailene Garnett as Maureen (4/13) (eps. 1-2, 4, 7)
- Lisa Marcos as Captain Susanna Vargas (3/13) (eps. 1-2, 7)
- Vanessa Matsui as Dot (2/13) (eps. 1-2)
- Jade Hassouné as Meliorn (4/13) (eps. 3, 5, 9-10)
- Kaitlyn Leeb as Camille Belcourt (6/13) (eps. 3-4, 7-8, 12-13)
- Joel Labelle as Alaric Rodriguez (7/13) (eps. 1-2, 4-5, 7, 10-11)
- Lisa Marcos as Susanna Vargas (3/13) (eps. 1-2, 7)
- Christina Cox as Elaine Lewis (4/13) (eps. 4, 7-9)
- Stephanie Bennett as Lydia Branwell (6/13) (eps. 8-13)
- Raymond Ablack as Raj (3/13) (eps. 9-11)
- Nicola Correia-Damude as Maryse Lightwood (5/13) (eps. 5-6, 8, 12-13)
- Paulino Nunes as Robert Lightwood (7/13) (eps. 6-10, 12-13)
- Jack Fulton as Max Lightwood (2/13) (eps. 6, 8)
- Jordan Hudyma as Samuel Blackwell (6/13) (eps. 1-2, 4-5, 8, 11)
Episodes[]
| Image | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original Airdate | Episode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Beyond the Shadows: The Making of Shadowhunters |
N/A | N/A | Dec. 6, 2015 | 00 | 1x00 |
| A behind-the-scenes glimpse of the making of Shadowhunters. | ||||||
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The Mortal Cup | Ed Decter | McG | Jan. 12, 2016 | 01 | 1x01 |
| Clary Fray finds out on her birthday that she is not who she thinks she is, but rather comes from a long line of Shadowhunters-human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons. | ||||||
|
The Descent Into Hell Isn't Easy | Ed Decter; Hollie Overton |
Mick Garris | Jan. 19, 2016 | 02 | 1x02 |
| Clary's memories may be the key to finding her mother and The Mortal Cup. | ||||||
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Dead Man's Party | Marjorie David | Andy Wolk | Jan. 26, 2016 | 03 | 1x03 |
| Clary, Jace, Alec and Isabelle work to rescue Simon from the vampire hideout, Hotel du Mort. | ||||||
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Raising Hell | Michael Reisz | Tawnia McKiernan | Feb. 2, 2016 | 04 | 1x04 |
| With the help of Magnus, Clary and her new friends summon the demon that holds Clary's memories. | ||||||
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Moo Shu to Go | Angel Dean Lopez | Kelly Makin | Feb. 9, 2016 | 05 | 1x05 |
| Clary and Simon are captured by werewolves, bringing Clary face to face with Luke, Jocelyn s friend and believed betrayer. | ||||||
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Of Men and Angels | Y. Shireen Razack | Oz Scott | Feb. 16, 2016 | 06 | 1x06 |
| While Magnus fights to keep Luke alive, Luke comes clean to Clary and tells her Valentine's dark history in the hope that it will help Clary on her mission. | ||||||
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Major Arcana | Peter Binswanger | J. Miles Dale | Feb. 23 2016 | 07 | 1x07 |
| Realizing that the Mortal Cup is hidden inside the drawing on Dot's Tarot cards, Clary and Jace break into Luke's precinct where they are hidden. | ||||||
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Bad Blood | Allison Rymer | Jeremiah Chechik | March 1, 2016 | 08 | 1x08 |
| Tensions are high over who should be entrusted to protect the Mortal Cup, especially when Alec learns his parents are not the pillars of justice they pretend to be. | ||||||
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Rise Up | Hollie Overton | J. Miller Tobin | March 8, 2016 | 09 | 1x09 |
| When Isabelle learns that the Clave plans to submit Meliorn to the Silent Brothers to extract information about his alleged involvement with Valentine, she and Clary cobble together help from Downworlders to rescue him. | ||||||
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This World Inverted | Y. Shireen Razack | J. Miles Dale | March 15, 2016 | 10 | 1x10 |
| Meliorn reveals that Clary can locate Valentine by accessing a portal via an alternate dimension. | ||||||
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Blood Calls To Blood | Marjorie David | Mairzee Almas | March 22, 2016 | 11 | 1x11 |
| After receiving important intel about Valentine from a surprising ally, Clary, Jace and Luke devise a plan to rescue Jocelyn. | ||||||
|
Malec | Michael Reisz | James Marshall | March 29, 2016 | 12 | 1x12 |
| Struggling with the revelation of their shared pasts, Jace and Clary avoid close contact while working with Magnus to track down warlock Ragnor Fell, who may hold the key to waking up the comatose Jocelyn. | ||||||
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Morning Star | Peter Binswanger | J. Miles Dale | April 5, 2016 | 13 | 1x13 |
| Time is running out for the Shadowhunters to stop Valentine. | ||||||
Gallery[]
- For the whole collection of images and videos for the show, go to the gallery page, or browse the episode galleries on the main wiki.
Images[]
Videos[]
Production[]
At MIPCOM on October 12, 2014, the development of the project was first revealed by Constantin Film.[1] Ed Decter was also hired as showrunner, executive producer, and head writer of the first season.[1][2][3][4][5]
Cassandra Clare first shared the series' working title "Shadowhunters" on Twitter in February 2015.[6] On March 30, 2015, it was officially announced that the series was given a 13-episode straight-to-series order on ABC Family.[4][5]
It was soon revealed that production would take place in May 2015 in Toronto.[7][4][8] McG's involvement as executive producer was then announced.[9] Production began in May (principal photography on the 25th)[10] and ran until October 2015.[11][12][13][14][15]
Trivia[]
- The show's first season is set in 2016.[16] The events of the whole season spanned around a month or less.
- The season incorporates major events from the installments City of Bones and City of Ashes.
- Some of the props used on the show this season—such as the steles, the seraph blades, and the Mortal Cup, among others—were the same ones used for the preceding film adaptation.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mipcom-mortal-instruments-return-as-740204
- ↑ http://tmisource.com/2014/10/13/the-mortal-instruments-tv-series-update/
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2014/10/mortal-instruments-tv-series-ed-decter-showrunner-855645/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mortal-instruments-drama
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-mortal-instruments-shadowhunters
- ↑ https://twitter.com/cassieclare/status/568852538864201728
- ↑ https://twitter.com/GlobalJRK/status/586639149886636032
- ↑ https://twitter.com/McGsWonderland/status/596575092647202816
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2015/04/mcg-director-mortal-instruments-series-shadowhunters-abc-family-1201408945/
- ↑ http://tmisource.com/2015/05/25/shadowhunters-officially-begins-filming-today/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/GlobalJRK/status/586639149886636032
- ↑ http://www.actratoronto.com/whats-shooting/
- ↑ http://www.spoilertv.com/2015/06/various-shows-production-dates.html
- ↑ http://www.omdc.on.ca/film_and_tv/Ontario_Film_Commission/in_production.htm
- ↑ http://www.dgc.ca/ontario/hotlist/Hotlist.pdf
- ↑ 1x07: Major Arcana