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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- SetupSimon sings Forever Young
In the pilot, Simon sings "Forever Young" with his band. The song choice wasn't random.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNetflix the next day
Netflix bought the rights outside the US in December 2015. Each episode landed there the day after it aired on Freeform.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA Freeform record
The premiere drew about 1.82 million US viewers, the network's biggest audience in more than two years.
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- Behind the scenesNew people in charge
Ed Decter left in August 2016 over creative differences. Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer, who had run Smallville, took over.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe author signed off on it
Jocelyn survives in the books. Before killing her off, the writers called Cassandra Clare, who gave her blessing.
source ↗ - ReferenceA name from another series
Herondale is Will Herondale's family name. He's one of the leads of The Infernal Devices, Cassandra Clare's trilogy set in 1878 London.
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- Behind the scenesCanceled, but with an ending
Freeform canceled the show in June 2018 but ordered two extra episodes to wrap the story. The two-part finale aired May 6, 2019.
source ↗ - ReferenceFire named after a book
The heavenly fire in Aldertree's secret project takes its name from City of Heavenly Fire, the last Mortal Instruments book.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesFrom 44% to 100%
Critics warmed up over time: S1 sat at 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, and S3 hit 100%.
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- Behind the scenesThe author said no to a male lead
Cassandra Clare says studios asked her to turn the lead into a boy. She refused and held out for someone willing to keep a heroine.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesJace almost went to someone else
Lily Collins was cast first, in December 2010. Jace was offered to Alex Pettyfer, who passed, and the part went to Jamie Campbell Bower.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe sequel that became a show
City of Ashes was in development, with Sigourney Weaver reportedly joining. After the weak box office it was shelved in October 2014, and the story moved to TV.
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