Meet Alina Starkov, Sun Summoner, in Netflix's Shadow and Bone Trailer

In this first full trailer for Shadow and Bone, the Netflix adaptation of Leigh Bardugo's young adult science-magic fantasy novels, Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) is revealed, much to her own surprise, as a "sun summoner," which makes her a highly sought-after means to try to end the nightmare of The Fold, a mysterious barrier of darkness and monsters that divides her world in twain. However, there are those who will seek to stop her from fulfilling this destiny as well.

Shadow and Bone premieres April 23 on Netflix.

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