
There has also been plenty of season two images, multiple teasers, and a trailer, the latter of which arrived during Netflix’s virtual WitcherCon event this summer, all hinting at what’s ahead for our grunting hero (who has promised he’ll grunt less this time around) and his friends. Finally, today we have a new look thanks to the Tudum event.Īnime prequel film Nightmare of the Wolf hit the streamer last month, widening the world of the series and introducing a character we’ll be seeing a lot more of (in live-action this time) in season two. We haven’t traveled that monster-strewn valley of plenty with Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill) since December 2019-which feels like 10 years ago-but Netflix has been hard at work keeping The Witcher hype going. Sapkowski, author of the Witcher novels, will serve as creative consultant, with Jason Brown and Sean Daniel from Hivemind and Tomek Baginski and Jarek Sawko from Platige Films serving as executive producers.Henry Cavill getting dark on The Witcher season 2. “It’s an exciting challenge to explore and expand The Witcher universe created by Andrzej Sapkowski, and we can’t wait to introduce fans to new characters and an original story that will enrich our magical, mythical world even more.” “I am so thrilled to collaborate with Declan and the Netflix team on The Witcher: Blood Origin,” said Hissrich. The flagship series was renewed for a second season prior to its premiere. The prequel expands the footprint of The Witcher, which became one of Netflix’s biggest shows (according to the company’s internal measurements) when it was released in December 2019. The Witcher: Blood Origin will tell the tale of the Elven civilization before its fall, and most importantly reveal the forgotten history of the very first Witcher.”

Leaving only fragments of a civilization’s true story behind.

How vast swathes of knowledge are lost forever in such a short time, often compounded by colonization and a rewriting of history. “A question has been burning in my mind ever since I first read The Witcher books: What was the Elven world really like before the cataclysmic arrival of the humans? I’ve always been fascinated by the rise and fall of civilizations, how science, discovery and culture flourish right before that fall. “As a lifelong fan of fantasy, I am beyond excited to tell the story The Witcher: Blood Origin,” de Barra said in a statement.
