The Witcher is an American fantasy drama web television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. The series premiered on Netflix on December 20, 2019. A second season was announced on November 13, 2019.
Premise
The Witcher follows the story of Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, who struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.[6]
Cast and characters
Main
Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia
Freya Allan as Princess Ciri
Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg
Jodhi May as Queen Calanthe
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as King Eist Tuirseach
Adam Levy as Mousesack
MyAnna Buring as Tissaia de Vries
Mimi Ndiweni as Fringilla Vigo
Therica Wilson-Read as Sabrina Glevissig
Emma Appleton as Princess Renfri[7]
Recurring
Eamon Farren as Cahir
Joey Batey as Jaskier
Lars Mikkelsen as Stregobor
Royce Pierreson as Istredd
Maciej Musiał as Sir Lazlo
Wilson Radjou-Pujalte as Dara
Anna Shaffer as Triss Merigold
Mia McKenna-Bruce as Marilka
Packy Lee as Nohorn
Luke Neal as Vyr
Matthew Neal as Nimir
Tobi Bamtefa as Danek
Sonny Serkis as Martin
Roderick Hill as Fletcher
Inge Beckmann as Aridea
Charlotte O'Leary as Tiffania
Natasha Culzac as Toruviel
Amit Shah as Torque
Tom Canton as Filavandrel
Development
Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher book series was almost adapted into a standalone Netflix film but Kelly Luegenbiehl, Vice President International Originals at Netflix, dissuaded the producers. She recalled asking them, "How can you take eight novels and just turn it into a film? There's so much material here. Through a number of conversations, the producers got really excited about the idea of using the source material for a longer-running series."[8] In May 2017, Netflix announced the start of production on an English-language drama TV series based on the books.[9][10]
In December 2017, it was reported that Lauren Schmidt Hissrich would serve as showrunner on the show.[11] In April 2018, Schmidt Hissrich revealed that the script for the pilot episode was finished, the first season would be eight episodes long.[12] In 2017, it was reported that Andrzej Sapkowski would serve as a creative consultant on the show, but in January 2018, Sapkowski denied any direct involvement.[13] However, he met with Schmidt Hissrich in April 2018[14][15] and in May 2018 she stated that Sapkowski is on the creative team of the project.[16] Alik Sakharov is a director and Andrew Laws a production designer on the show.[17][18]
A second season was announced on November 13, 2019
Premise
The Witcher follows the story of Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, who struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.[6]
Cast and characters
Main
Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia
Freya Allan as Princess Ciri
Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg
Jodhi May as Queen Calanthe
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as King Eist Tuirseach
Adam Levy as Mousesack
MyAnna Buring as Tissaia de Vries
Mimi Ndiweni as Fringilla Vigo
Therica Wilson-Read as Sabrina Glevissig
Emma Appleton as Princess Renfri[7]
Recurring
Eamon Farren as Cahir
Joey Batey as Jaskier
Lars Mikkelsen as Stregobor
Royce Pierreson as Istredd
Maciej Musiał as Sir Lazlo
Wilson Radjou-Pujalte as Dara
Anna Shaffer as Triss Merigold
Mia McKenna-Bruce as Marilka
Packy Lee as Nohorn
Luke Neal as Vyr
Matthew Neal as Nimir
Tobi Bamtefa as Danek
Sonny Serkis as Martin
Roderick Hill as Fletcher
Inge Beckmann as Aridea
Charlotte O'Leary as Tiffania
Natasha Culzac as Toruviel
Amit Shah as Torque
Tom Canton as Filavandrel
Development
Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher book series was almost adapted into a standalone Netflix film but Kelly Luegenbiehl, Vice President International Originals at Netflix, dissuaded the producers. She recalled asking them, "How can you take eight novels and just turn it into a film? There's so much material here. Through a number of conversations, the producers got really excited about the idea of using the source material for a longer-running series."[8] In May 2017, Netflix announced the start of production on an English-language drama TV series based on the books.[9][10]
In December 2017, it was reported that Lauren Schmidt Hissrich would serve as showrunner on the show.[11] In April 2018, Schmidt Hissrich revealed that the script for the pilot episode was finished, the first season would be eight episodes long.[12] In 2017, it was reported that Andrzej Sapkowski would serve as a creative consultant on the show, but in January 2018, Sapkowski denied any direct involvement.[13] However, he met with Schmidt Hissrich in April 2018[14][15] and in May 2018 she stated that Sapkowski is on the creative team of the project.[16] Alik Sakharov is a director and Andrew Laws a production designer on the show.[17][18]
A second season was announced on November 13, 2019
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