But despite the overstuffed assortment of vampires, werewolves, warlocks and demons of all shapes and sizes, The Mortal Instruments seldom feels like anything more than a shameless, soulless knockoff.

‘Shadowhunters’ Exec Producer Explains Why ‘The Mortal Instruments’ Works Better as a TV Show "What we learned was that just trying to compress this very big saga into an hour and a half ...