Netflix has already renewed The Witcher for season 2

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Well, it looks like Netflix is happy with their upcoming adaptation of THE WITCHER starring Henry Cavill as we just got word that the streaming giant has renewed the series for an eight-episode second season – before the first has even launched.

Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said:

I’m so thrilled that before fans have even seen our first season, we are able to confirm that we’ll be returning to The Continent again to continue telling the stories of Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri.

Cavill will return for the second season as protagonist Geralt of Rivia, with Anya Chalotra returning as Yennefer along with Freya Allan as Ciri. Schmidt Hissrich will also return as executive producer on Season 2 along with Tomek Baginski, Jason F. Brown, Sean Daniel, Mike Ostrowski, Steve Gaub, and Jaroslaw Sawko. The second season will begin production in London early in 2020, for a planned debut in 2021. 

Developed for Netflix by showrunner/executive producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, The Witcher is 

an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.

On top of Cavill, and Allan other cast include Jodhi May, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Adam Levy, MyAnna Buring, Mimi Ndiweni, Therica Wilson-Read, Emma Appleton, Eamon Farren, Joey Batey, Lars Mikkelsen, Royce Pierreson, Maciej Musia, Wilson Radjou-Pujalte, and Anna Shaffer.

THE WITCHER Season One hits Netflix on December 20, 2019.