It has been three months since Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan and therefore the remainder of the cast of The Witcher wrapped filming on the series’ second season. Fortunately, while we await the second season’s eventual Netflix release within the half-moon of 2021, a variety of leaks and official marketing tidbits are taking us over. With more news promised at WitcherCon by the end of the week, we’ve a recap of everything we learned within the past month.
At the tail-end of Netflix’s Geeked Week, the streaming giant finally provided our first (brief) teaser of The Witcher’s second season. This teaser focused on one among the series’ three main characters: Freya Allan’s exiled princess Ciri.
Though you’ll think that the teaser doesn’t show anything substantial, there are literally quite a few interesting details throughout, including our first good check out Kaer Morhen. If you’d wish to read our full frame-by-frame analysis, confirm to see the complete Redanian Intelligence report.
Netflix releases a Geralt teaser featuring Henry Cavill and fresh footage
Fortunately, Ciri’s brief teaser was just the primary to be released by Netflix and was quickly followed by a Geralt teaser featuring Henry Cavill. Just like the Ciri teaser, this one is extremely brief but packs tons of interesting details in it which we’ve covered in our frame-by-frame analysis.
Now, we’ve seen a Geralt teaser and a Ciri teaser, which begs the question… Where is that Yennefer teaser? Fans of the show have been asking that question within the past fortnight , but Netflix has yet to reveal a teaser featuring Anya Chalotra. It’s possible that this one is going to be saved for WitcherCon, although we hope the Con will include a more complete teaser or trailer also .
WitcherCon schedule promises “epic reveals and season two surprises”
On July 9, Netflix will partner with the award-winning game developer CD Projekt RED (who were behind the trilogy of Witcher video games) within the first WitcherCon. This event will feature numerous panels, surprises, and “epic reveals” and can include interviews and panels featuring the show’s cast, showrunner, and key game developers. Here are the highlights from the complete schedule for WitcherCon.
The Witcher Season 2: Deck of Destiny with panelists
Panelists: Anya Chalotra (Yennefer), Freya Allan (Ciri), Paul Bullion (Lambert), Mimi M. Khayisa (Fringilla) and Lauren Hissrich (showrunner)
Description: Destinies collide when the cast and showrunner of Netflix’s The Witcher draw cards from an enigmatic deck of fan questions which will determine the trail of the panel and therefore the immediate fate of the guests. But these are not any ordinary cards – steel oneself against surprise reveals, backstage insights, and a touch of chaos as our panelists take us through their journey of filming Season 2.
Converging Destinies
Date: July 9
Panelists: Anya Cahlotra (Yennefer) and Freya Allan (Ciri)
Description: The Witcher’s Yennefer of Vengerberg and Princess Cirilla of Cintra experienced extraordinary changes and challenges in Season 1, but their evolution is simply beginning. Actors Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan reminisce about their characters’ journeys thus far and preview what’s future for Season 2.
Geralt of T-Rivia with
Date: July 9
Panelists: Lauren Hissrich (The Witcher showrunner), Declan De Barra (The Witcher: Blood Origin showrunner), Blazej Augustynek (Acting Lead Quest Designer, CDPR), Philipp Weber (Acting Lead Quest Designer, CDPR)
Description: It’s a gathering of the Witcher masterminds as key creators of the Witcher games and therefore the Witcher Netflix series team to check their knowledge of the broader Witcher universe. During this pub quiz-style game, behind-the-scenes tidbits and spoilery sneak peeks are prized even as very much like the right answers.
Tales from the White Wolf: A Spotlight Conversation with Henry Cavill
Date: July 9
Panelists: Henry Cavill
Description: to shut out WitcherCon, fans will hear from Geralt of Rivia himself, Henry Cavill will sit down with moderator Josh Horowitz for an in-depth conversation about fantasy, destiny, and therefore the wider Witcher Universe. The Arctic wolf may even have a surprise or two in store…
Strokes of Genius (a preview of The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf)
Date: July 10
Panelists: TBA
Description: The long-lasting Studio Mir takes us behind the scenes of their work on the upcoming Netflix Anime Film, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, sharing how they adapted the Witcher Universe into animated form for this epic new journey.
Besides these highlights, there are more panels coming our way at WitcherCon. For the complete schedule take a glance at the Redanian Intelligence report.
A new breakdown of the characters and a composer reveal for the prequel series, Blood Origin
Besides the most series, Netflix is additionally producing two spinoffs set within the Witcher universe. The primary may be a live action prequel set 1200 years before Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri first meet. This six episode limited series is about to start production this summer, with two cast members already confirmed. because of a leaked character breakdown, we now have a far better idea who the most characters within the show will be:
Eile ‘The Lark’ Lithe: The character is officially described as “an elite warrior blessed with the voice of a goddess, who has left her clan and position as Queen’s guardian to follow her heart as a nomadic musician. A grand depending on the continent forces her to return to the way of the blade in her go after vengeance and redemption.” Jodie Turner-Smith was originally cast within the role but has since stepped down thanks to scheduling issues. Redanian Intelligence suspect Sophia Brown has been cast within the role, but this remains to be confirmed.
Fjall ‘Stoneheart’: When the casting Laurence O’Fuarain was first announced via the show’s Twitter account, it had been said that Fjall was “born into a clan of warriors sworn to guard a King, Fjall carries a deep scar within, the death of a beloved who fell in battle trying to save lots of him. A scar that won’t let him settle, or reconcile with himself or the planet around him. In his go after redemption, Fjall will find himself fighting beside the foremost unlikely of allies as he carves a path of vengeance across a continent in turmoil.”
Princess Merwyn: Described as “the flower that nobody noticed had poison blooms beneath her thorns”. Intelligent and sharp-minded but hiding behind the mask of a feckless girl. During a patriarchal world, she was raised as a chessman to be married off and forgotten. Biding her time, she learnt the way to appear docile, concealing her true intelligence and tactician’s mind so as to strike when nobody would expect it. She is going to appear in 6 episodes.
Captain Eredin Bréacc Glas: Fans of the Witcher games will remember Eredin because the king of the Wild Hunt, a spectral group of riders that sometimes appears within the sky,
heralding war consistent with common superstition. Actually , he’s a member of an elven race from another world, referred to as the Aen Elle. His role and involvement in ‘Blood Origin’ remain unknown, but we’ll likely see a really different Eredin from the one we’ve met within the books and games seeing as this is often set 1200 years earlier. As we confirmed in May, Eredin is going to be played by Jacob Collins-Levy and can also appear within the Witcher season two, where he is going to be portrayed by Sam Hazeldine.
Chief Druid Balor: Unfortunately, we don’t know much about this role, except that Netflix is trying to find a prolific actor. Previous offers include Pierce Brosnan, Djimon Hounsou, and Hiroyuki Sanada, but all three have passed and won’t be appearing within the series. Balor is about to appear in 6 episodes.
Besides the most characters described above, we’ve also uncovered 11 intriguing supporting characters, including warriors, druids, assassins, and what could also be the franchise’s first gay couple screen. For the complete breakdown, head over to the Redanian Intelligence report.
In other Blood Origin news, it has been recently revealed that Black Sails, Outlander and BattleStar: Galactica composer Bear McCreary are going to be behind the prequel’s score.
The Witcher prequel ‘Nightmare of the Wolf’ gets a director and other new details
The Witcher’s second spinoff is an animated film titled Nightmare of the Wolf, which can specialise in Geralt’s old mentor. As reported by Variety, the series will follow Vesemir, “a headstrong young witcher who relishes his job and therefore the earthly benefits he reaps in doing what others can’t or won’t. Seemingly unshakable, Vesemir will face a crisis of conscience when a replacement power threatens the Continent, forcing him to reevaluate why he does the work he does.”
Vesemir is about to make his live-action debut within the second season, as portrayed by Kim Bodnia, but it’s likely the animated film will release before season two. Though not much is understood beyond that, we finally have some news about this obscure Netflix project. We now knowthat the film is going to be directed by Kwang Il Han, director of The Boondocks and therefore the Last Airbender (the animated show, not the film). Kwang Il Has is joining the animators of Studio Mir, and therefore the script was written by Witcher writer Beau DeMayo with Lauren Hissrich returning as showrunner consistent with Variety.
“There are things I wanted to understand about, what it takes to become a witcher, how Geralt became a witcher, where his journey started and who was important to him,” showrunner Lauren Hissrich told Variety.
“It’s gonna give fans that are conversant in the series a completely unique experience that I hope makes them desire they’re coming to The Witcher for the primary time again,” writer Beau DeMayo explained. “I’m also just excited for the fans to ascertain the action. It’s pretty awesome.”
