![]() ![]() Genya’s emotional backstory without getting super into itįor some characters, there is a lot of emotional backstory, but there isn’t always the time to into it. The two share a lot of scenes together, and Galligan found it easy to react to his role within the scenes. Galligan also had praise for her co-star Calahan Skogman. Because of that, and with the narrative in both the books and show, it’s become easy to play the role. That’s just the start, and everything else just grows from that point. ![]() Nina does go back to being the inner child who is an orphan and just looking for a home or a hug. For me, that has been the engine for Nina.” She goes back to being the young lost girls…Zoya’s worries are echoing in her ears that she’s not good enough. In the book, there’s a chapter where Nina is trying to save her friend who has just been stabbed and she has an identity crisis. “It’s like that thing that the audience won’t see, but it’s what is driving the character. “I like to find an engine for people or for a character or scene,” Galligan shared her method into exploring Nina. What is it like playing a character with these layers? As an actor, Galligan knows what is coming, but that can’t be shown on the screen right away. Nina, played by Danielle Galligan, is one of those characters. They have layers that you get to see as the novels continue, and that’s something that will happen in the series. Zoya is one of those characters who is ruled by her emotions.Īll the characters in the Shadow and Bone books are complex. Someone is now threatening that, and she can’t take that. When Alina comes into the scene with these powers, it ends up being a “stab in the gut” for Zoya and Kirigan’s established relationship. That all plays a part in how she sees the situation develop between Kirigan and Alina.” It comes a lot with her pride and her sense of, what can be perceived as, arrogance. ![]() Dasgupta explained, “ been with General Kirigan for a long time and she’s been his best soldier. Zoya is one of General Kirigan’s followers, and this is where the rivalry starts. Not everyone is going to be friends with her, and one of her biggest rivalries will be with Sujaya Dasgupta’s Zoya. We’re introduced to the world of Shadow and Bone through Alina, who discovers a power that makes her special. The rivalry between Zoya and Alina on Shadow and Bone Like so many others, they’ve been deeply developed, and some of that will play out during the first season of Shadow and Bone. But they’re more than just henchmen or soldiers. The characters of Zoya, Nina, Genya, and Matthias are connected to the palace storyline, to Ben Barnes’s General Kirigan’s storyline. We talked about rivalries and just what it was like to bring Shadow and Bone to the small screen. The four actors sat down to tease their characters and share the inspiration they gained for them. While there is a lot of focus on Alina and General Kirigan or the Crows on Shadow and Bone, there are many other intriguing and well-developed characters that will appear on our screens. Sujaya Dasgupta, Danielle Galligan, Daisy Head and Calahan Skogman play four of those characters, who you’ll certainly find yourself torn about. ![]()
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