Month: March 2020

Netflix to conduct a thorough disinfection at The Witcher set after Kristofer Hivju tests positive for Coronavirus

Yesterday it was revealed that Netflix has suspended production on Netflix’s The Witcher due to Coronavirus concerns. Today Game of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju (Nivellen) has revealed on his Instagram that he too has contracted the virus. Following this, Deadline reports that Netflix will conduct a “deep cleaning” at Arborfield Studios where Season 2 was

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Audition tape for Queen Meve offers a glimpse at politics in The Witcher Season 2

The second season of Netflix’s fantasy hit The Witcher will introduce a number of intriguing new characters to appear alongside stars Henry Cavill (Geralt), Anya Chalotra (Yennefer) and Freya Allan (Ciri). In a first announcement, Netflix has already given us a look at some of the new big players including the powerful elven sorceress Francesca

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UPDATED: The Witcher Season 2 News Roundup: New actors, partying witchers and a pale young woman

News on Netflix’s The Witcher season two have been scarce of late, after all the ruckus caused by the new cast announcements, set reports and leaked images. In all likelihood, this doesn’t mean that things have quietened down, as recent cast activity suggests the production is busy filming at least two different settings (more on

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Henry Cavill, Freya Allan and Roach begin filming The Witcher Season 2

Just a couple of weeks ago, Netflix entered production on the second season of their fantasy hit The Witcher starring Henry Cavill. Filming has mostly taken to various forests in the Surrey area near London with Cavill’s costars Anya Chalotra (Yennefer), Mimi Ndiweni (Fringilla), Tom Canton (Filavandrel) and Mecia Simson (Francesca Findabair). Though photos of

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