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The Witcher Season 2 to have four directors and “totally different” Nilfgaard armor

Though rumors and leaks about season two of Netflix’s The Witcher were abundant throughout January, the past week has been rather quiet with regards to Henry Cavill’s fantasy drama. Fortunately, The Witcher showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich shared some interesting details in a new podcast with Writer Experience. Notably, Hissrich confirms that the much discussed Nilfgaardian

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The Witcher VFX supervisor explains how the show’s monsters and magic were created

Netflix’s fantasy epic The Witcher is a visual treat, even when Henry Cavill’s Geralt (and Anya Chalotra’s Yennefer) aren’t on screen. Though it is often compared to Game of Thrones, the Netflix series handles its fantasy elements quite differently: The Witcher does not shy from monsters and magic. In an interview recently released by Animation

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The Witcher Season 2 to film in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Scotland according to a new report

We’ve already reported that the second season of Netflix’s The Witcher will be mostly filmed in Arborfield Studios, UK as well as the Scottish Isle of Skye. Now, a new report from The Knowledge, a premium production portal, suggests that besides Scotland and England, the new season will also be filmed in Czech Republic and

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Netflix builds a Witcher town in Arborfield Studios, UK (Exclusive)

Ever since we heard the news that Netflix’s The Witcher is moving production to the UK, the question was: which studio would they use as the production hub from now on? Previously, we thought it could be Netflix’s studio in Shepperton, but we have now learned that it will in fact be Arborfield Studios. Located

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Game of Thrones’ first Night King was originally going to play Ronin Mage in The Witcher

We all know that Vladimir Furdik, who played The Night King on HBO’s Game of Thrones was the fight choreographer for Netflix’s The Witcher, designing the fight scenes for Henry Cavill and the rest. But there is another rather surprising Game of Thrones connection we were unaware of. Costume designer Tim Aslam revealed via his

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