We have our Alec! ABC Family made the official announcement here. Yesterday Cassandra Clare also shared the exciting news about Matthew Daddario playing Alec, and had this to say (*I highlighted a certain part of what she said so fans can see that Cassie thought Matthew would make the perfect Alec*):
Matthew Daddario has been cast to play Alec Lightwood in the Shadowhunters TV show.
There’s actually a story here, which is that I first saw Matthew’s audition in a set of auditions for Jace. I tagged it “Would be perfect Alec” and sent to the producers. People often forget I think but in the beginning of the books Alec is a center point of stability and Izzy and Jace are both kind of spinning off. He projected a gravitas that worked for Alec for me.
That was before anyone, even Dom, was cast — and literally last night/this morning I heard he’d come in to audition in LA, and that everyone loved him and he was Alec. I was stunned — but I had seen him and loved him much earlier, though admittedly I saw him try out for Jace!
The Lightwoods I’ve been told are going to be a mixed race family so I look forward to seeing who is cast as Robert, Maryse and Max.
Now we just need our Magnus….;)
I love this casting choice! YES, now we need our Magnus!
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