Month: January 2020

The Witcher showrunner confirms: the show will conclude with the ending of the books

Netflix’s newest fantasy series The Witcher, starring Henry Cavill, has quickly become one of the streaming giant’s most popular shows. As you probably know, the series is based on an existing and rather successful franchise. Though The Witcher is known for an acclaimed trilogy of video games, those games were actually based on a series

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Official Witcher site releases map of historical events and teases Season Two

The first season of Netflix’s The Witcher has taken viewers on a head-spinning journey as it follows Henry Cavill’s witcher Geralt and other characters through several decades and various places on the vast Continent. With the show following, three different timelines concurrently, it is perhaps no surprise that new viewers were left with many questions

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RI interviews The Witcher’s Lauren Hissrich: ‘Ciri really takes center stage in Season 2’

Two and a half years ago showrunner and writer Lauren Hissrich pitched her idea of how she would develop The Witcher into a television season. Now, after so much hard work of writing, filming, editing and promoting, The Witcher has finally been released on Netflix. Pre-production for Season 2 is already underway and after a

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The Witcher showrunner reveals her original pitch for season one, explains timelines

One of the most curious things about Netflix’s latest fantasy hit The Witcher, starring Henry Cavill, is the show’s overarching structure. Following three central characters whose stories play out in different frames of time, season one of the monster slaying drama left fans confused and enthralled in equal measure. Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich has a

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