An article argues that V.E. Schwab's *A Darker Shade of Magic*, first published in 2015, deserves a television adaptation despite having spent roughly a decade without one materialising. The piece contends that with fantasy adaptations continuing to thrive on streaming platforms, Schwab's Shades of Magic series—currently four books with more planned—offers rich, ready-made source material that has so far gone untapped.

The novel follows Kell Maresh, one of the last "Antari" able to travel between four parallel versions of London with differing levels of magic, and Lila Bard, a thief who becomes entangled in his world after stealing a dangerous artefact. A screen adaptation was previously attempted: Sony acquired rights for a miniseries in 2016, later shifted to a film, with John Wick writer Derek Kolstad attached as of 2019, but no updates have emerged since. The article suggests the project would be better suited to a multi-season television series, given the genre's shift away from single films and the story's expanding scope across its sequels.