THE WITCHER Scores Early Second Season Renewal Ahead Of December Launch

THE WITCHER Scores Early Second Season Renewal Ahead Of December Launch

In a borderline unprecedented move, Netflix has renewed its upcoming fantasy series, The Witcher, which stars Henry Cavill in the lead, for a second season ahead of its series premiere next month.

By RohanPatel - Nov 13, 2019 09:11 AM EST
Filed Under: The Witcher
Source: Netflix
Ahead of its series premiere next month, Netflix has renewed The Witcher, its upcoming live-action adaptation of the best-selling Andrzej Sapkowski novels of the same name, for an eight-episode second season, set to debut on the streamer in Fall 2021.

Production is expected to commence early next year in London with the principal cast of Henry Cavill (Mission: Impossible - Fallout), Anya Chalotra (Wanderlust) and Freya Allan (Gunpowder Milkshake) all slated to reprise their roles as Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer of Vengerberg and Princess Ciri, respectively. 

Unlike HBO, Amazon Prime or other networks, Netflix has rarely renewed shows ahead of their debuts, so this would seemingly suggest they may be feeling quite bullish about the quality of this particular series and are confident in its ability to draw an audience when it launches December 20. 


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Based on the best-selling fantasy series, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.


The Witcher features:
Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia
Freya Allan as Princess Ciri
Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg
Jodhi May as Queen Calanthe
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as King Eist Tuirseach
Adam Levy as Mousesack
MyAnna Buring as Tissaia de Vries
Mimi Ndiweni as Fringilla Vigo
Therica Wilson-Read as Sabrina Glevissig
Emma Appleton as Princess Renfri


The Witcher begins streaming December 20
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globaltravels
globaltravels - 11/13/2019, 10:14 AM
I'm wondering if it's confidence or a marketing tactic...? Netflix are about to have some SERIOUS competition in Disney+ and HBO MAX. Makes sense considering they're about to lose a lot of content in the coming year.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 11/13/2019, 10:24 AM
I dig it.
I reckon the same thing happened with the Sandman tv show.
Comicbookart
Comicbookart - 11/13/2019, 10:33 AM
Looks like Netflx has a lot of faith in this show. Awesome.

The trailers looked great.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 11/13/2019, 11:32 AM
I hope this turns out great and big so Hissrich gets to make the seven seasons she has planned. I need something to wash off Game of Thrones.
Polaris
Polaris - 11/13/2019, 1:30 PM
@WakandanQueen - Same
kolatrl
kolatrl - 11/13/2019, 1:46 PM
I’m tired of Netflix only green lighting 8-10 episodes. For as long as a wait between seasons are you’d think they push for at least 13.
Chappers
Chappers - 11/14/2019, 12:51 AM
@kolatrl - Everything was 13 episodes but then critics started crying that there was too much "filler" so they started cutting them down
4thMaster
4thMaster - 11/13/2019, 4:31 PM
Can't lie,

Chappers
Chappers - 11/14/2019, 12:52 AM
Smart move to greenlight even if they're unsure on how it performs because Cavill could easily get tied up or contracted to another project afterwards. They've tied him down early to avoid that
ImmovableForce
ImmovableForce - 11/14/2019, 6:35 PM
It looks good. I'll be watching it.
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