Alisha Wainwright Latest News, Photos, and Videos

Tonight’s the big return of Shadowhunters and we are so stoked about it — especially after talking with star Alisha Wainwright.

The 28–year-old actress, who plays Maia in the series, chatted with JJJ about the new season, new villain and new relationships.

“I would be prepared for some surprising shake ups,” Alisha dished about the whole feel for the season. “Viewers will get the whole picture on what it’s like in the day to day life of the downworlders once the dust has settled from the season two finale.”

When we mentioned new villain Lilith, it was clear that Maia, and Alisha, did not like her one bit.

“She’s terrifying and she’s out for blood,” she shared. “Maia doesn’t like anyone that comes between her and the ones she loves.”

Shadowhunters premieres TONIGHT @ 8PM ET/PT on Freeform.

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Katherine McNamara and Alisha Wainwright play two of the strongest female characters on television right now on Shadowhunters.

The two actresses opened up about how the show is representing strong and not-afraid-of-anything female roles.

“For me, having a lot of young black women coming up to me and vocalizing seeing a dynamic black woman who’s not playing a secondary character to a male was actually something that they very much enjoy and are looking for on television today,” Alisha told Syfy during the recent NYCC.

She adds, “To have that in genre too is so fun and important and I didn’t realize I was carrying that torch until they made me aware of how important it was to them. That gives me the feels for sure.”

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When we last left Maia and Simon at the end of season two of Shadowhunters, he had left her to go see the Seelie Queen, which we all know is not good.

Alisha Wainwright opened up about the couple’s new relationship and what they’ll be going through when the series returns in April.

“I think what we will find is that Simon did some dealings behind her back,” Alisha shared. “Not only what does that say for Simon, but what does that say for their relationship and trust?”

She adds, “I think you’ll really enjoy seeing how Simon and Maia work through problems and problem solve together as a team.”

Shadowhunters is set to return in April on Freeform.

Some MAJOR news was announced today for two of your favorite Freeform shows – Shadowhunters and Beyond!

The casts and crews took the stage at 2017 New York Comic Con on Saturday (October 7) in New York City to share the exciting details with fans.

Matthew Daddario, Katherine McNamara, Alisha Wainwright, and Isaiah Mustafa represented Shadowhunters, and Eden Brolin, Burkely Duffield, and Dilan Gwyn teamed up for Beyond.

Are you ready? First of all, season three of Shadowhunters now has a premiere date: April 3, 2018, at 8 PM ET.

Shadowhunters will also be getting 10 more episodes to air in the summer, and Hamilton star Javier Mu�oz and Arrow actress Anna Hopkins will both be joining the cast! Watch Javier‘s video announcement below.

Season two of Beyond will have a two-hour premiere on January 18, 2018, at 8 PM ET.

Additionally, the network will air a 30-minute extended sneak peek of Beyond‘s upcoming season on December 28 at 10:30 PM EST, presenting viewers with behind-the-scenes secrets and a special look at what’s to come.

The season will focus on Holden’s (Burkely) struggle of whether or not he wants to embrace his powers and the consequences of his actions during the last season. Burkely, Dilan, and Eden also teased that their characters’ love triangle will only get more complicated.

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Katherine McNamara and Alisha Wainwright are spilling new details all about Shadowhunters!

Well…they’re not, but we’re sure that we’ll hear more of what they did share about the current season from the 2017 aTVFest in Atlanta, which they stopped by with showrunners Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin.

Meanwhile, co-star Emeraude Toubia opened up about a storyline for Izzy that will take her in a whole different direction.

“It’s something that was not in the books, it was just created for TV,” she dished. “As an actress it’s scary but it’s also exciting because you get to push your boundaries from what you usually do.

She added, “Izzy being powerful, it will be nice to see her really break and fall down and I hope the fans really appreciate it. It’s been hard work, it’s been hard and I hope they like what we’ve done.”

Congrats to Alisha Wainwright!

The Major Crimes actress will star in the upcoming season of Shadowhunters as Maia.

Werewolf Maia is a bartender at the Hunters Moon and a new member of Luke’s pack.

“So excited to announce that I will be Maia on the next season of @ShadowhuntersTV!!!!” Alisha shared on Twitter.

Katherine McNamara, who stars as Clary, was the first to welcome her: “Welcome to @ShadowhuntersTV @WainwrightAE! Can’t wait to hunt shadows with ya!”