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We had already reported that young actress Viola Prettejohn is part of the cast of the first season of Netflix’s The Witcher … now, we can reveal that her character is Fake Ciri – according to the actress’s CV. (Book spoilers below!). Who is Fake Ciri? This is the character who first appears in the
On December 20, The Witcher, Netflix’s upcoming fantasy drama starring Henry Cavill, will be launching it’s first eight-episode season on Netflix. Promising to be one of the holiday season’s most anticipated series, Netflix will make sure that no one can escape the show’s marketing during the month of release. From billboards and posters to interviews
Thirty-three years ago, a short story titled The Witcher was published in Fantastyka magazine. This story, written by Andrzej Sapkowski, introduced readers to a world that will soon be brought to life on Netflix, with a cast led by Sueprman‘s Henry Cavill. People unfamiliar with the franchise would assume this series is about monsters and
In a special edition of Nowa Fantastyka magazine, Marcin Zwierzchowski interviews showrunner Lauren Hissrich and Executive Producer Tomek Baginski about The Witcher‘s most controversial apparel: the Nilfgaardian armor. This is only one small exchange in a thirteen-page report, which you can purchase and read in Polish.
Amazon has spared no expense in bringing its new Lord of the Rings enterprise – set during the Second Age of Middle Earth – to life. A month back we discovered four audition tapes for some of the show’s leading roles, and now we can share six more with you. As is common with auditions, these
Netflix’s hotly-anticipated fantasy, The Witcher starring Henry Cavill, is set to launch on the streaming service in just over three weeks’ time. When the series releases, all eight one-hour episodes will be available at once, and it’s likely that the fans will binge through them in one weekend. Creating this eight-hour experience, however, took many
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
While the first season of The Witcher arrives on Netflix on December 20 and the second starts filming in February 2020, there’s possibly something else in production for the Henry Cavill franchise. Back in September, the NSFW blog Recapped sparked rumours about an animated Witcher series. Here’s what they said: “They were casting for an
The Witcher starring Henry Cavill will release on Netflix in just a few weeks, and yet we’re still finding unrevealed cast members. This one has been a long time coming, as she has appeared in the show’s teaser trailer. After confirming our suspicion with Netflix, we’re glad to announce that Josette Simon has been cast
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
