Jessie Mei Li on ‘Shadow & Bone’ Season 2 and Co-Star Chemistry

How did Jessie Mei Li go from teaching assistant to West End alum and lead of Netflix’s “Shadow & Bone” in just a few short years? Besides a bundle of talent (always helps!), the young actor comes equipped with a laser focus on what they want. “When I feel like I’m on the right path, it’s almost like you’re not going to stop me from doing it,” Li tells us. “When I got the part in ’Shadow & Bone,’ I was like, ’well yeah, that feels right to me.’ I don’t think it comes out of arrogance, I think I’m very good at feeling when something feels right. I’m not afraid, in that moment, to go for it.” In this episode of In the Envelope: The Actor’s Podcast, Li takes us behind the scenes of the Netflix fantasy series’ season 2 return and explains how co-star chemistry has made grueling production days smoother. -- Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate,