The Witcher (TV series)

"In this drama series, an unconventional family comes together to fight for truth in a dangerous world. Based on the globally popular fantasy saga."

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"The witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts."

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 * Lauren S. Hissrich, executive producer, has hinted at some "dream casting" for the upcoming 8-episode series on Netflix. Each episode will be one hour long and Hissrich has already written a pilot. The series was tentatively set to premiere in 2020, but in the final trailer, the date was set to December 20, 2019.


 * On November 13, 2019, Netflix US posted in a Tweet, that the show would be renewed for a second season.


 * According to PC Gamer, the showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich has material prepared for six more seasons.


 * The series will adapt the novels and shortstories.

Episodes
Each episode is structured episodically and contains several timelines. The first three episodes are mostly devoted to the introduction of the three main characters Geralt, Yennefer and Cirilla. Throughout the series, many of the details differ greatly from the books they are based on or have been supplemented.


 * Episode 1: The End's Beginning
 * Contains story parts of the short story "The Lesser Evil", Geralt and Ciri are introduced in separate timelines, Cintra is attacked and Ciri has to flee the Nilfgaardian invaders.


 * Episode 2: Four Marks
 * Contains parts of the short story "The Edge of the World". Ciri's escape is continued. Yennefer's origin story is introduced.


 * Episode 3: Betrayer Moon
 * Contains story parts of the short story "The Witcher". Triss is introduced as the counsellor of King Foltest. Yennefer agrees to her transformation by Giltine.


 * Episode 4: Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials
 * Contains story parts of "A Question of Price".


 * Episode 5: Bottled Appetites
 * Contains story parts of the short story "The Last Wish".


 * Episode 6: Rare Species
 * Contains story parts of the short story "The Bounds of Reason".


 * Episode 7: Before A Fall
 * Geralt returns before Cintra's Fall and demands to bring Ciri to safety. Calanthe agrees and tries to swap the princess with a commoner girl. Geralt is locked up in the gatehouse. Nilfgaard attacks. Yennefer is asked by Tissaia to return to Aretuza and joins a meeting of the mages. The fate of the Northern Kingdoms is discussed.


 * Episode 8: Much More
 * Contains story parts of the short story "Something More". The mages fight against Nilfgaardian forces.

Locations

 * Canary Islands
 * Hungary, Budapest
 * Poland, Ogrodzieniec (castle)
 * IMDB, Filming Locations The Witcher

Soundtrack
First season soundtrack for 8 episodes was composed by:
 * Sonya Belousova
 * Giona Ostinelli

Rumors

 * It was rumored that Sebastian Stan may appear in the role of Borch Three Jackdaws. The role was played by Ron Cook instead.
 * Second Season rumours: We got this covered article mentions Charles Dance to be on the list for possible actors in Season 2.

On-line resources

 * Netflix released interactive map and timeline for the series.

Additional information

 * witcherflix.wordpress
 * Lauren S. Hissrich explained some of the differences between season one and the books, saying that those decisions were debated a lot and weren't taken lightly.

Videos
A screen test of Henry Cavill as Geralt.

The official teaser trailer from June 20, 2019.

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