Author: Redanian Intelligence Writers

Andrzej Sapkowski talks creative freedom and slavicness in The Witcher

Thirty-three years since Andrzej Sapkowski’s first short story The Witcher made its debut in the Polish Fantastyka Magazine, Nowa Fantastyka sat down with the author to talk about his first impressions of the upcoming Netflix series, his stance towards creative liberties in adaptations and the debate on “slavicness” in his work. Marcin Zwierzchowski: Regarding the

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Nowa Fantastyka interviews The Witcher’s Lauren Hissrich, Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan

As part of an exclusive special edition, Nowa Fantastyka interviewed The Witcher’s showrunner Lauren Hissrich, as well as lead actresses Anya Chalotra (Yennefer) and Freya Allan (Ciri). Here are a few highlights from the interview. Marcin Zwierzchowski: How is the relation of Geralt and Ciri in the show? In books, they meet when Ciri is

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The Witcher’s Lauren Hissrich and Freya Allan talk fantasy, character journeys and fan expectations

With the media embargo lifted, reports on Netflix’s upcoming hit show The Witcher keep pouring in at rapid speed. SciFiNow used the opportunity to chat extensively with showrunner Lauren Hissrich, and actress Freya Allan, who will star as Ciri alongside Henry Cavill’s Geralt and Anya Chalotra‘s Yennefer. Here are some of the highlights from their

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The Witcher’s creative leads: “This show is based on fantastic realism”

The Witcher’s art leads Tomek Bagiński (executive producer), Andrew Laws (production designer), and Tim Aslam (costume designer) recently sat down with badtaste.it to discuss the upcoming Netflix show, starring Henry Cavill. Today, Italian site Game Legends brings us another interview with the creative trio. Read on for a translation of what they said during a

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The Witcher’s showrunner addresses the Nilfgaardian armor

In an unanticipated but greatly appreciated move, The Witcher’s showrunner Lauren Hissrich took to Reddit to share some exlusive behind-the-scenes images and answer the fandom’s most urgent questions, including what thoughts went into the design of the Nilfgaardian armors, who will play Borch and what was the most challenging episode to shoot. Fans have been

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VFX supervisor Julian Parry confirms there will be a Djinn in The Witcher

The newest edition of the SFX magazine not only brings us new photos of Henry Cavill (Geralt of Rivia), Anya Chalotra (Yennefer), and Freya Allan (Ciri) but also comes with a brand-new interview with The Witcher’s visual effects supervisor Julian Parry. Parry, who also worked on productions like Vikings, The Terror and recently Netflix’s The

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