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Shadowhunters

Shadowhunters, also known as Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments, is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Ed Decter, based on the novel series The Mortal Instruments written by Cassandra Clare. It premiered in North America on Freeform on January 12, 2016. Primarily filmed in Toronto, Canada, the series follows Clary Fray (Katherine McNamara), who finds out on her eighteenth birthday that she comes from a long line of Shadowhunters, human-angel hybrids who hunt down devils and demons, and has to deal with the struggle of forbidden love.

TV series · TMDB

★ 7.6

When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world.

Aired: 2016–2019
Seasons: 3 · 55 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Ed Decter
Network: Freeform
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Television.image: Shadowhunters title card.jpg
Television.caption: Title card for the second season
Television.developer: Ed Decter
Television.open_theme: "This Is the Hunt" by Ruelle
Television.country: United States
Television.language: English
Television.num_seasons: 3
Television.num_episodes: 55
Television.list_episodes: List of Shadowhunters episodes
Television.location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Television.camera: Single-camera
Television.runtime: 39–60 minutes
Television.channel

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Plot
Cast and characters
Main
Recurring
Introduced in season one
Introduced in season two
Introduced in season three
Episodes
Production
Development
Casting
Filming
Music
Soundtrack
Broadcast
Reception
Ratings
Critical response
Accolades
Home media releases
References
External links

Produced by Constantin Film, it serves as a reboot of the 2013 film adaptation of the novels, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. The first season of Shadowhunters received mixed responses from critics. The pilot episode attracted the largest audience for Freeform in more than two years. The show received numerous award nominations, winning one GLAAD Award, six Teen Choice Awards and five People's Choice Awards.