THE WITCHER: BLOOD ORIGIN Casts QUEEN & SLIM Actress Jodie Turner-Smith As Series Lead

THE WITCHER: BLOOD ORIGIN Casts QUEEN & SLIM Actress Jodie Turner-Smith As Series Lead

Netflix's upcoming The Witcher prequel series, Blood Origin, has found its series lead, with British actress and model Jodie Turner-Smith signing on to play elite warrior turned travelling musician, Éile.

By MarkCassidy - Jan 25, 2021 06:01 AM EST
Filed Under: The Witcher

Netflix's The Witcher: Blood Origin has found its series lead.

According to EW, British model/actress Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen and Slim, True Blood, Nightflyers) has been cast in the role of warrior turned travelling musician, Éile.

The character is described as "an elite warrior blessed with the voice of a goddess, has left her clan and position as Queen's guardian to follow her heart as a nomadic musician. A grand reckoning on the continent forces her to return to the way of the blade in her quest for vengeance and redemption."

Though Éile's race is not mentioned here, previous character breakdowns have indicated that she will be an elf. The show is also said to be searching for an actor to play the male lead Fjall, a "physically strong, raw, gritty and visceral" elf from a rival clan.

Rumors have indicated that another character named Princess Merwyn will be a key part of the show, but that's yet to be confirmed.

Plot details are still mostly under wraps, but we do know that Blood Origin will be set 1200 years before the events of the original show, and focus on the origin of the very first Witcher and the events that lead to the pivotal "conjunction of the spheres."

Declan de Barra will serve as showrunner and will also executive produce along with Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. The Witcher novelist Andrzej Sapkowski is on board as creative consultant.

The Witcher: Blood Origin is set to commence production in The UK later this year.

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CyberNigerian
CyberNigerian - 1/25/2021, 6:33 AM
Now a good reason to watch this.

Her star is rising.

Who saw Queen & Slim?
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/25/2021, 6:35 AM
@CyberNigerian - Yeah, really liked it... hated the ending though.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 1/25/2021, 6:35 AM
Yeah I’m definitely going to be watching this for all the wrong reasons. Lol
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/25/2021, 6:36 AM
She was really good in Queen & Slim. Nightflyers too.
aurorsand146
aurorsand146 - 1/25/2021, 6:50 AM
Jodie Turner Smith is fricking gorgeous and a really talented actress. Love that for her. She’s my number 1 dreamcast for Storm rn other than Mame Bineta Sane.
Repian
Repian - 1/25/2021, 7:13 AM
@aurorsand146 - It's not hard to imagine Jodie Turner as Storm.

aurorsand146
aurorsand146 - 1/25/2021, 7:28 AM
@Repian - she looks like she just walked out straight from the pages of some X-men comics. Unfortunately I feel like by the time MCU will do Xmen, they’ll be in 20s and go for someone younger 😕
Battabing
Battabing - 1/26/2021, 1:34 AM
@Repian -
She'd make a great Vixen, too.
Kumkani
Kumkani - 1/25/2021, 6:55 AM
Is this the anime series? I'm confused.

Either way, I like the pick because of Jodie Turner Smith anyway.
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 1/25/2021, 7:21 AM
Still need to start watching the first season of this
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 1/25/2021, 8:21 AM
She is gorgeous.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 1/25/2021, 8:53 AM
Queen and Slim was pretty good. Good for her.
4thMaster
4thMaster - 1/25/2021, 6:08 PM
I have no hope this show is going to be good or do justice to the setting, but going by the comments here, she seems like a fine choice to lead. It would be an ironic turn if her character, a magical elf warrior that can fight monsters, inspires the humans to make Witchers, a clan of warriors made specifically to carry on her mission of killing beasts, but they can’t turn women to their ranks.
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