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The Witcher creator explains why the show isn’t an exact adaptation of the books

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Lauren S. Hissrich, the creator of Netflix’s The Witcher, has explained why the show isn’t an exact adaptation of the books. The first season of The Witcher on Netflix went down a treat with audiences, introducing a gigantic new viewership to the world of Geralt. But the show isn’t a carbon copy of the books […]

Netflix’s The Witcher writer discusses the decision to make Nightmare of the Wolf as an anime film

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While fans wait patiently for the second season of Netflix’s The Witcher to debut in 2021, the streaming service is set to release a Witcher anime film titled The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. In a recent interview with ComicBook, the writer of The Witcher series, Beau DeMayo, explained why the crew decided to go down the anime route rather […]

Geralt returns to comics with The Witcher: Fading Memories

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As fans await the second season of Netflix’s The Witcher TV series, Dark Horse Comics has announced that Geralt will be making his return to comic books with the brand new four-issue miniseries from writer Bartosz Sztybor (Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Sirens) and artist Amad Mir (Zarathustra) entitled The Witcher: Fading Memories, which takes place […]

Killing Eve’s Kim Bodnia to play Vesemir in The Witcher season 2

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Having recently confirmed the casting of Game of Thrones favourite Kristofer Hivju, The Witcher‘s second season has now filled the role of one the source material’s most iconic characters in the form of Killing Eve‘s Kim Bodnia. According to Deadline, Bodnia will take the role of Vesemir , one of the oldest Witchers in the […]

The Witcher adds Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju and more as season 2 filming begins

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As the second season of Netflix’s new hit series The Witcher begins production, the show has cast several new faces for its upcoming season. Joining Henry Cavill in the action-fantasy will be Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Paul Bullion (Peaky Blinders), Yasen Atour (Young Wallender), Thue Ersted Rasmussen (Fast and Furious 9), Aisha Fabienne Ross (The […]

The Witcher season 2 adds Carmel Laniado in an original role

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As The Witcher prepares for production on its second season, Netflix has added a new cast member to the series with Deadline reporting that Carmel Laniado (Dolittle) has joined as an original character created for the show. Laniado will play Violet, “a young girl whose playful and whimsical demeanour is a front for a smarter and […]

The Witcher showrunner on what she is most excited for fans to see in season 2

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While fans patiently wait for season two of Netflix’s The Witcher, showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich has revealed the next season won’t push as much story in season one and will focus more on character development, and what she is most excited for fans to see. “We already know the stories we’re telling [for season two], […]

The Witcher showrunner discusses the scenes she regretted cutting from season one

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While audiences eagerly wait for season two of Netflix’s The Witcher, showrunner Lauren Hissrich has revealed the two scenes she regretted cutting from season one. In an interview with Pure Fandom, Hissrich revealed the two deleted scenes that she regretted cutting included “a lovely scene” between Yennefer, Fringilla, and Sabrina, and the second scene involving Yennefer meeting a […]