Meet the queer actor bringing gay romance to Netflix’s hit fantasy series ‘Shadow And Bone’
A post shared by Jack Wolfe (@jacktwolfe)Fantasy has long been a genre adored by queer audiences because it often transports us to worlds where magic puts the power in our hands, and homophobia?
We don’t know her.And that’s precisely why we love the so-called “Grishaverse” novels from author Leigh Bardugo, which have made space for queer characters and storylines since her debut, Shadow And Bone, in 2012.In ’21, Netflix brought Bardugo’s fantasy world to life with the series Shadow And Bone, which adapted her first novel, telling the story of orphan Alina Starkov, who comes to realize she has special powers—and a destiny far greater than she could’ve ever imagined.Shadow And Bone‘s second season just hit the streamer this week, pulling its story from the book series’ second entry, Siege And Storm.
With that comes the introduction of a new character, Wylan van Eck, played by rising queer star Jack Wolfe.A post shared by Shadow and Bone (@shadowandbone)Wylan is the kind-hearted son of a wealthy, antagonistic merchant in the expansive world of the show.
He’s brought into the criminal gang known as The Crows, largely as leverage against his father, and while he’s opposed to violence, he proves indispensable to the group thanks for his talents for magic and demolition.Notably, Wylan—and, spoilers ahead if you haven’t read the novel and want to go into the season completely cold—begins a relationship with fellow Crows member Jesper Fahey (Kit Young), who quickly became a fan favorite in season one.
