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How (and Why) The Witcher Unleashed the Wild Hunt
If you watched the finale of The Witcher’s second season, you got a good look at what will be season three’s new villains — the Wild Hunt, a group of seven spectral riders on skeletal horses who travel through the sky and are deadset (pun obviously intended) on capturing Princess Ciri and magic-granting Elder blood.…
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The Witcher Season 2 Is a Bigger, Better, and Witchier Witcher
When Netflix’s adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Polish fantasy novels — spurred to global renown by the beloved video game adaptations by CD Projekt Red — landed this time two years ago, it catapulted itself to acclaim sometimes in spite of itself. Its second season shows signs of a show that saw that acclaim as a…
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Nightmare of the Wolf Brings More Than Bloody Action to The Witcher’s World
After Netflix found it had a new hit on its hands with the grim fantasy of The Witcher in late 2019, work quickly began on plans to expand the series beyond the realm of simply getting another season of Henry Cavill fighting monsters. The first step into that wider world, Nightmare of the Wolf, hit…
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Netflix’s Witcher Prequel Recasts Sophia Brown in the Lead Role
A bard knows better than anyone: the show must go on. Netflix has announced that Sophia Brown (The Capture) has been cast in the lead role of The Witcher prequel, Blood Origin, taking on the part after Jodie Turner-Smith stepped down earlier this year.