Netflix and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich's adaptation of THE WITCHER starring Henry Cavill has an all-new anime film in the works dubbed THE WITCHER: NIGHTMARE OF THE WOLF. While that's something to look forward to – along with the upcoming second season – today we have a killer new featurette featuring Cavill talking about the show's swords. Check it out up top!
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.
It's the third most in-demand original streaming series in the US only behind STRANGER THINGS and THE MANDALORIAN. It gave Netflix its biggest first-season original TV series ever with 76 million customer households (46% of Netflix’s subscribers) watching within in the first four weeks.
Netflix has already renewed the series for an eight-episode second season. Cavill will return 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. Season one is now streaming on Netflix. READ OUR REVIEW HERE.