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The Witcher showrunner teases Ciri’s transformation in season 2

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The showrunner for Netflix’s The Witcher, Lauren S. Hissrich, has teased Ciri’s transformation from a Princess to the hero we know from the books and the video games in the upcoming second season.“We’re really trying to savour it,” Hissrich told TVGuide. “I think one of the things that, of course, happens when you are adapting material […]

Henry Cavill did his own Witcher stunts thanks to Tom Cruise

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Thanks to inspiration from Tom Cruise on Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Henry Cavill did his own stunts on The Witcher.Tom Cruise is well known for doing his own stunts, many of them crazy feats of bravery. It turns out that working with Cruise on Mission: Impossible – Fallout rubbed off on Henry Cavill when it […]

Netflix’s The Witcher season 2 set to resume production in August

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Earlier this year, production on the second season of Netflix’s The Witcher series came to a halt after Netflix postponed all filming on their films and television projects in development due to the ongoing global health crisis. However, Netflix has now confirmed filming on the follow-up season is officially set to restart in August.The announcement from the […]

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 and […]

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 than […]

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 Continent, […]

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 […]