"Shadowhunters" Renewed for Season 2
by Andy Swift
March 14, 2016


Freeform is keeping the "Mortal Instruments" in tune. The cast of "Shadowhunters" on Monday (via a live Facebook chat) revealed that the supernatural drama has been picked up for a second season.

Based on Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments book series, "Shadowhunters" follows a young woman named Clary Fray (Katherine McNamara) who discovers on her 18th birthday that she’s a destined to battle the forces of evil — and fall in love with a fellow Shadowhunter named Jace (Dominic Sherwood).

http://tvline.com/2016/03/14/shadowhunters-renewed-season-2-freeform/

"Shadowhunters" Renewed for Season 3
by Andy Swift
April 21, 2017


It seems there’s no end in sight for Jace and Clary’s war against Valentine — Freeform is renewing "Shadowhunters" for a third season, TVLine has learned.

This news comes just two days after Freeform held its annual upfront presentation in New York, which — due to scheduling conflicts — the "Shadowhunters" gang was unable to attend.

The second half of Season 2, currently being filmed in Toronto, premieres Monday, June 5 at 8/7c.





As TVLine exclusively reported, Will Tudor (Game of Thrones, Humans) is joining the cast as Sebastian, an iconic character from Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments novels, upon which the series is based.

“We really put our own spin on him the character,” showrunner Todd Slavkin tells TVLine. “As we’ve done with all the episodes you’ve seen, we’ve always had our own spin on everything — and Sebastian is no different.”

http://tvline.com/2017/04/21/shadowhunters-renewed-season-3-freeform/

"Shadowhunters" To End after 3 Seasons, Freeform Orders 2-Hour Finale for 2019
by Nellie Andreeva
June 4, 2018


Freeform’s fantasy drama series "Shadowhuners" will be ending after its current third season. While the cable network has opted not to pick up a fourth season, it will give fans closure, ordering two extra episodes that will wrap the story.

The expanded 12-episode final season, dubbed "Shadowhunters: The Final Hunt", is set to air in spring 2019.




“We are very proud of Shadowhunters, a series that broke new ground in the genre world and became a fan favorite,” the network said in a statement.

“However, along with our partners at Constantin, we reached the very difficult decision not to renew the show for a fourth season. But as big supporters and fans ourselves, Freeform insisted on and championed the filming of a special two-part finale that would give devoted fans a proper ending.

The twelve episodes will air in spring of 2019. We want to thank our talented creators, producers, cast and crew along with our colleagues at Constantin for their hard work and dedication and to Cassie Clare for her incredible book series. We look forward to the final chapter of this breakthrough drama.”






Freeform originally ordered a 10-episode third season, later ordering 10 back episodes. Season 3A wrapped its run May 15. While there had been no premiere date for Season 3B but those episodes are already in the can, so the only way to get a proper ending for the series was for Freeform to greenlight a finale.

That way the series also will cover all Mortal Instruments books, on which it is based. The current third season goes over books 4 and 5; the two-hour finale will be based on the sixth and final novel in the series.




"Shadowhunters" got off to a strong start, becoming Freeform’s strongest new scripted show in 2016, earning a second-season renewal with new showrunners Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer. The two executive produce alongside McG, Michael Reisz, Matt Hastings, Mary Viola, Martin Moszkowicz and Robert Kulzer.

Ratings have been down year-to-year since then though the series continues to generate solid buzz and has a devoted following.

https://deadline.com/2018/06/shadowhunters-canceled-end-after-3-seasons-freeform-2-hour-finale-2019-air-date-1202403122/