![]() There’s a cheesy synchronised jump, some slow motion walking and it culminates in a fairly abrupt meet-cute with our heroes. ![]() That young, wild and sexy vibe is there from the offset with moody, techno music accompanying pretty people pulling some pretty poses as they track the progress of their shapeshifting target. When her mother goes missing, Clary teams up with a group of these beings to try and find her and learns more about herself and her newfound history. Shadowhunters tells the story of Clary Fray (Kate McNamara) who is introduced to the world of the Shadowhunters – a race of half-human half-angel beings who dedicate their lives to keeping humans, known as “mundanes”, safe from the demons and other downworlders – on her 18th birthday. I have to admit though, from the first scene, it’s a promising start. The network formerly known as ABC Family has promised something dark and sexy, while the books I remember are all fantasy and intrigue, so combining those two ideas would take some serious pulling off on their part. Yes, I’ve read the books, and yes, I’ve seen the film (which got a lot more hate than it probably deserved) so, yes, I had a lot of expectations going in to Shadowhunters, the latest adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series.
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