
Clary then partners up with a group of Shadowhunters to help her mother and discovers powers she never knew she possessed. Clary seeks help from Luke after finding out that her mother is missing, a person she trusts the most, but to no avail.

On the same night, Clary’s mother is abducted by a group of rogue Shadowhunters known as the Circle. On her 18th birthday, she finds out that she is a Shadowhunter- born as a human with the blood of an angel to fight demons. ‘Shadowhunters’ follows Clary Fray who has just enrolled at Brooklyn Academy of Arts. plays Magnus Bane, and Alisha Wainwright is seen as Maia Roberts. Isaiah Mustafa is seen in the character of Luke Garroway, who ultimately betrays Clary. Matthew Daddario, Alexandra Daddario’s brother, appears in the role of Alec Lightwood, while Emeraude Toubia is seen as Isabelle Lightwood. Alberto Rosende appears as Simon Lewis, a geeky and loyal person, Dominic Sherwood, of ‘ Penny Dreadful‘ and ‘Vampire Academy’ fame plays Jace Herondale, an attractive, narcissistic, and mysterious Shadowhunter.

The cast of the show is led by Katherine McNamara, of ‘ Maze Runner‘ and ‘ Arrow‘ fame, who plays the role of the protagonist Clary Fray. The star cast of the show is pretty huge.
Although the show has managed to get nominated for quite a few awards, even winning a GLAAD Award, critics have not welcomed it too kindly, saying, ” ‘Shadowhunters’ boasts visual thrills and a potential-rich premise, but they’re not enough to overcome the show’s self-serious silliness and dull, convoluted plots.” So what is ‘Shadowhunters’ about? It follows Clary Fray, who finds out on her eighteenth birthday that her normal life is a lie and she is actually a descendant of a long line of Shadowhunters, who are human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons. It has also been picked up for international distribution by Netflix.

The series airs on Freeform and first premiered on January 12, 2016.
