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Netflix has officially begun production of The Witcher Season 4 and has given greenlit Season 5 of The Witcher, which will film back-to-back with Season 4 and will be the final chapter in Geralt's story. Seasons 4 and 5 will adapt the remaining of Sapkowski's books, Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, and Lady of the Lake, promising to offer an epic and satisfying conclusion to Netflix's hit fantasy drama. After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other. If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich says: "It is with huge pride that we begin shooting our penultimate Season of The Witcher with a stellar cast, including some exciting new additions, led by Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia. We're thrilled to be able to bring Andrzej Sapkowski's books to an epic and satisfying conclusion. It wouldn't be our show if we didn't push our family of characters to their absolute limit - stay tuned to see how the story ends." Cast: Liam Hemsworth (Geralt of Rivia), Anya Chalotra (Yennefer of Vengerberg), Freya Allan (Princess Cirilla of Cintra), Joey Batey (Jaskier), Laurence Fishburne (Regis) Eamon Farren (Cahir), Anna Shaffer (Triss Merigold), Mimî M Khayisa (Fringilla), Cassie Clare (Philippa), Mahesh Jadu (Vilgefortz), Meng'er Zhang (Milva), Graham McTavish (Dijkstra), Royce Pierreson (Istredd), Mecia Simson (Francesca), Sharlto Copley (Leo Bonhart), Danny Woodburn (Zoltan), Jeremy Crawford (Yarpen), Bart Edwards (Emhyr), Hugh Skinner (Radovid), James Purefoy (Skellen), Christelle Elwin (Mistle), Fabian McCallum (Kayleigh), Juliette Alexandra (Reef), Ben Radcliffe (Giselher), Connor Crawford (Asse), Aggy K. Adams (Iskra), Linden Porco (Percival Schuttenbach), Therica Wilson-Read (Sabrina), Rochelle Rose (Margarita), Safiyya Ingar (Keira) Creator / Showrunner / Executive Producer: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Writers: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (401), Tania Lotia (402), Rae Benjamin (403), Troy Dangerfield (404), Matthew D'Ambrosio (405), Javier Grillo-Marxuach (406), Clare Higgins (407), Mike Ostrowski (408) Directors: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (401 & 402), Tricia Brock (403 & 404), Alex Garcia Lopez (405 & 406), Jeremy Webb (407 & 408) Executive Producers: Steve Gaub, Mike Ostrowski, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Platige Films (Tomek Baginski and Jarek Sawko), Hivemind Content (Jason Brown and Sean Daniel)

Laurence Fishburne will be joining the fourth season of the Netflix series, The Witcher. Fishburne will be portraying the character of Regis, a knowledgeable Barber-surgeon with a mysterious background, who accompanies Geralt on his journey in Season 4, as introduced in Sapkowski's novel, Baptism of Fire. Following the dramatic and world-altering events that conclude season three, the upcoming season will see Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri navigating the war-torn Continent and facing various supernatural beings, all while being separated from each other. Their survival and reunion depend on their ability to unite and lead the diverse groups they encounter, as they undergo the challenging baptism of fire. Fishburne will be joining a cast that includes Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, and Joey Batey. The Witcher is produced by a team including Steve Gaub, Matt O'Toole, Mike Ostrowski, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Platige Films (Tomek Baginski and Jarek Sawko), and Hivemind Content (Jason Brown and Sean Daniel). Source: Deadline

During Geeked Week on Friday, the streaming platform made an official announcement regarding the upcoming anime, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep. This highly anticipated film is set to be released on Netflix in late 2024. In Sirens of the Deep, viewers will follow the adventures of Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter. Geralt is hired to investigate a series of attacks in a seaside village but soon finds himself entangled in a long-standing conflict between humans and merpeople. To prevent an all-out war between the two kingdoms, Geralt must rely on both old and new allies to unravel the mystery. Doug Cockle, the iconic voice of Geralt in the Witcher video games, will be returning to lend his voice to the character once again. Joey Batey and Anya Chalotra, who portrayed Jaskier and Yennefer in the live-action series, will also be reprising their roles as voice actors. Additionally, Christina Wren will be joining the cast to voice the character Essi Daven. Sirens of the Deep is based on Andrzej Sapkowski's short story, A Little Sacrifice, which was not included in the first season of the live-action show. The animation for the film is being handled by Studio MIR, known for their work on The Legend of Korra and Netflix's Voltron: Legendary Defender. This marks the second anime movie in The Witcher franchise, following the success of The Witcher: Nightmare of The Wolf, which premiered in 2021. Nightmare of The Wolf focused on the origin story of Geralt's mentor, Vesemir. The screenplay for Sirens of the Deep is written by Mike Ostrowski and Rae Benjamin, with Mike Ostrowski, Tomek Bagiński, and Jarosław Sawko (Platige), Jason F Brown, and Sean Daniel (Hivemind) serving as executive producers. The film is directed by Kang Hei Chul.

The third season of The Witcher will be the final season for actor Henry Cavill in the lead role of Geralt of Rivia, which Liam Hemsworth will fill in season 4, series creator and showrunner Lauren Hissrich tells Entertainment Weekly that season 3 will give Cavill "the most heroic sendoff" they could give. Season 3 has been adapted from the fourth book, Time of Concept, by author Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher series.

Netflix revealed the promotional poster for the four-episode miniseries, The Witcher: Blood Origin, that will premiere on Christmas this year. The miniseries stars Sophia Brown, Laurence O'Fuarain, Michelle Yeoh, and Minnie Driver as The Narrator. Set in an elven world 1200 years before the world of The Witcher, Blood Origin tells a story lost to time - one of seven outcasts who unite against an unstoppable power that took everything from them. Their blood quest giving rise to a prototype Witcher in a conflict that brings about the “conjunction of the spheres,” when the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one. Every story has a beginning. Witness the untold history of the Continent with The Witcher: Blood Origin, a new prequel series set in an elven world 1200 years before the events of The Witcher. Blood Origin will tell a story lost to time - exploring the creation of the first prototype Witcher, and the events that lead to the pivotal “Conjunction of the Spheres,” when the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one. The Witcher: Blood Origin will release in 2022, only on Netflix.

Netflix has announced that The Witcher has been renewed for a fourth season, except we won't be seeing Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. After Season three, Cavill has decided to step down from the role and will be replaced by Liam Hemsworth. The third season of the series will return in the summer 2023. A four-part prequel series, The Witcher: Blood Origin launches December 25th, 2022. The Witcher is a story of the intertwined destinies of three individuals in the vast world of The Continent, where humans, elves, witchers, gnomes, and monsters battle to survive and thrive, and where good and evil is not easily identified. Sources have informed Deadline that Cavill only signed a short-term deal and felt it was time to move on after three seasons. The show is also filmed overseas and has a demanding production schedule. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is showrunner and executive producer. Tomek Baginski, Jason F. Brown, Sean Daniel, Mike Ostrowski, Steve Gaub and Jarosław Sawko also executive produce.

Coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the first Witcher game’s release, CD PROJEKT RED has announced today that The Witcher Remake is currently in the works, and has also shared the first details regarding the project. Previously referred to by the codename “Canis Majoris” during the studio’s Strategy Update earlier in October, the remake will be a modern reimagining of 2007’s The Witcher — the first game in CD PROJEKT RED’s acclaimed RPG trilogy. The title will be built from the ground up using Unreal Engine 5 technology, and will use the toolset CDPR is creating for the new Witcher saga. The project is currently in the early stages of development at Fool’s Theory — a game development studio specializing in role-playing games. The team employs numerous veteran developers who previously worked on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and CD PROJEKT RED is providing full creative supervision.

Netflix confirmed the following actors will be joining the cast of The Witcher season 3: Gallatin - Robbie Amell (Upload, Code 8, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City) Character description: A born fighter, Gallatin leads an army of guerrilla Scoia'tael fighting on behalf of Nilfgaard. Unafraid to speak his truth, Gallatin's loyalty to his people ultimately leads him on a collision course with Francesca over power. Milva - Meng'er Zhang (Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings) Character description: A human adopted by the dryads of Brokilon Forest, Milva is a fierce and talented huntress. Exact archery skills coupled with a stone-cold aptitude for survival make her a formidable adversary in the unforgiving Continent - those that cross her, do so at their peril. Prince Radovid - Hugh Skinner (Mamma Mia Here We Go Again!, Falling For Figaro, Fleabag) Character description: Royal playboy and younger brother to King Vizimir, Radovid finds himself suddenly a man on the inside of the Redanian Intelligence. With his good looks and often drunken charm, Radovid surprises with how incisive he can be in matters of politics, but it's all games until someone gets hurt. Mistle - Christelle Elwin (Half Bad, Bloods) Character description: Mistle is a member of The Rats, a gang of misfit teenagers who steal from the rich and give to themselves - and sometimes the poor. She is street hard, suspicious of everyone and out for revenge, until a chance meeting that will change everything. The Witcher Season 3 Logline: As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri of Cintra into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it. Entrusted with Ciri's magical training, Yennefer leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where she hopes to discover more about the girl's untapped powers; instead, they discover they've landed in a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery. They must fight back, put everything on the line - or risk losing each other forever. Returning cast for Season 3 are Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Tom Canton, Jeremy Crawford, Eamon Farren, Mahesh Jadu, Terence Maynard, Lars Mikkelsen, Mimî M Khayisa, Royce Pierreson, Wilson Mbomio, Anna Shaffer, Therica Wilson-Read, Cassie Clare, Mecia Simson, Graham McTavish, Bart Edwards, Simon Callow, Liz Carr, Ed Birch and Kaine Zajaz. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich acts as showrunner and executive producer. Executive producers include; Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Tomek Baginski, Jason F. Brown, Sean Daniel, Mike Ostrowski, Steve Gaub and Jarosław Sawko. The series will be directed by Stephen Surjik, Gandja Monteiro, Loni Peristere and Bola Ogun. Based on the novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, the episodic script writers are: Mike Ostrowski, Tania Lotia, Haily Hall, Rae Benjamin, Clare Higgins, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Matthew D'Ambrosio and Troy Dangerfield.

McFarlane Toys today announced that they are expanding their license for The Witcher to include figures based on the Netflix series as well as the video game.

Today’s announcement marks the first official confirmation of a new game in The Witcher series since the release of CD PROJEKT RED’s previous single-player, AAA RPG in the franchise — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — which won a total of 250 Game of the Year awards and was later expanded upon with the Hearts of Stone and Blood & Wine add-ons. The teaser image for the new game features a medallion, accompanied by the phrase A New Saga Begins. Beyond this initial confirmation of a new saga in The Witcher franchise, no further details — such as a development time frame or release date — were provided. CD PROJEKT RED also announced that they will be moving to Unreal Engine 5 as part of the multi-year strategic partnership with Epic Games. Since The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, released in 2011, CD PROJEKT RED has used their proprietary REDengine technology to build their games. This new relationship with Epic covers not only licensing but technical development of Unreal Engine 5, as well as potential future versions of Unreal Engine, where relevant. Developers from CD PROJEKT RED will collaborate with those from Epic with the primary goal being to help tailor the engine for open-world experiences, beginning with the development of the next game in The Witcher franchise. Speaking on the use of Unreal Engine 5 for this, and future games, CTO of CD PROJEKT RED, Paweł Zawodny stated: Tim Sweeney, Founder, and CEO of Epic Games remarked about the partnership: Simultaneously with these announcements, CD PROJEKT RED also confirmed that REDengine, the technology which powers Cyberpunk 2077, is still being used for the development of the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 expansion.

During a panel today at the Lucca Comics & Games Convention in Italy, The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, cast members Joey Batey (Jaskier) and Kim Bodnia (Vesemir), Production Designer Andrew Laws and Costume Designer Lucinda Wright delighted fans with a surprise drop of the highly anticipated main trailer and key art for The Witcher Season 2. Accompanying the trailer, Netflix also released a new set of first look unit images from the series, which premieres globally on Netflix on Friday December 17th. Convinced Yennefer's life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent's kings, elves, humans and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he must protect the girl from something far more dangerous: the mysterious power she possesses inside. The Witcher Season 2 debuts December 17th, only on Netflix.

During Netflix's first global fan event: TUDUM, the streaming service made a few announcements about The Witcher series including additional seasons, new Witcher series, and a new anime film. The second season of Netflix's The Witcher will premiere on December 17th and Netflix has given the green light and renewed the series for a third season. The second season will follow Henry Cavill’s Geralt of Rivia who, convinced that Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) died at the gruesome Battle of Sodden, seeks to bring Princess Cirilla (Freya Allan) to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent’s kings, elves, humans, and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, Geralt must protect the girl from something far more dangerous: the mysterious power she possesses inside. The Witcher is an executive produced by Schmidt Hissrich. Tomek Baginski, Jason F. Brown, Sean Daniel, Mike Ostrowski, Steve Gaub and Jarosław Sawko also executive produce. Additionally, Netflix is expanding The Witcher franchise with a new kids and family series and a second anime feature film. The upcoming anime film, which remains untitled, is the second anime film in The Witcher franchise at Netflix. The first anime, The Witcher: Nightmare of The Wolf, which followed the exploits of Geralt’s mentor and predecessor Vessemir. The Witcher: Blood Origin: Set in an elven world 1200 years before the world of The Witcher. Blood Origin will chart the creation of the first prototype Witcher, and the events that lead to the pivotal ‘Conjunction of the Spheres’, when the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one. The series stars Laurence O’Fuarain, Michelle Yeoh, Sophia Brown, Lenny Henry, Mirren Mack, Nathaniel Curtis, Dylan Moran. Jacob Collins-Levy, Lizzie Annis, Huw Novelli, Francesca Mills, Amy Murry, and Zach Wyatt also round out the cast. Declan de Barra will act as executive producer and showrunner. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and Matt O’Toole are executive producers. Andrzej Sapkowski will serve as a creative consultant. Jason Brown and Sean Daniel from Hivemind, and Tomek Baginski, and Jarek Sawko from Platige Films will all serve as executive producers.

Netflix has released the official trailer, a new promotional poster and new images for the new, upcoming anime fantasy movie 'The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf.' Before Geralt, there was Vesemir - a cocky young witcher who delights in slaying monsters for coin. When a dangerous new power rises on the Continent, Vesemir learns that some witchering jobs are about more than just money… The world of The Witcher expands in this anime origin story: Before Geralt, there was his mentor Vesemir -- a swashbuckling young witcher who escaped a life of poverty to slay monsters for coin. But when a strange new monster begins terrorizing a politically-fraught kingdom, Vesemir finds himself on a frightening adventure that forces him to confront the demons of his past. 'The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf' stars the voices of Theo James as Vesemir, Lara Pelver as Tetra, Graham McTavish as Deglan and Mary McDonnell as Lady Zerbst Directed by animator Kwang Il Han from a screenplay by Beau DeMayo. Beau DeMayo, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich & Kwang Il Han are producing. 'The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf' is premiering on August 23rd, only on Netflix.

Before Geralt, there was Vesemir -- a cocky young witcher who delights in slaying monsters for coin. When a dangerous new power rises on the Continent, Vesemir learns that some witchering jobs are about more than just money… The world of The Witcher expands in this anime origin story: Before Geralt, there was his mentor Vesemir -- a swashbuckling young witcher who escaped a life of poverty to slay monsters for coin. But when a strange new monster begins terrorizing a politically-fraught kingdom, Vesemir finds himself on a frightening adventure that forces him to confront the demons of his past. Run time: 82 minutes The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf premieres on August 23, 2021, worldwide on Netflix.

Today, Netflix and CDPR partnered to host the first-ever WitcherCon event. Streamed globally via YouTube and Twitch, the event featured a number of interactive panels with The Witcher talent including Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Mimî M Khayisa, Paul Bullion, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, and Declan de Barra. As well as panels, the event included special short-form content, musical interludes, and a host of exclusive surprises and never-before-seen insights from The Witcher live-action series and forthcoming anime feature. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich on the relationship between Geralt and Ciri: Freya Allan on whether we are going to see Ciri in training sequences this season: Anya Chalotra on her favourite things about her character Yennefer: Henry Cavill on the journey of his character Geralt of Rivia: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich on new characters to Season 2: The three-hour virtual event announced the following news and sneak peaks from the Netflix Witcher Franchise:

Netflix has announced they are developing a 6 part live-action The Witcher spin-off series entitled The Witccher: Blood Origin. The spin-off series will take place 1200 years before The Witcher series.

Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich talks about what the cast and crew went through to bring us the second season of The Witcher for Netflix. 15 locations, 89 cast members, and 1,200 crew members later, The Witcher has officially wrapped production on Season 2. No official release date was announced but the trailer does shown the season coming in 2021.

Netflix has announced via Twitter the additional cast for the second season of The Witcher. The Witcher Season 2 include the additional cast of Adjoa Andoh as Nenneke, Cassie Clare as Phillippa Eilhart, Liz Carr as Fenn, Graham McTavish as Dijkstra , Kevin Doyle as Ba’lian, Simon Callow as Codringher and Chris Fulton as Rience.

Todd McFarlane today announced that McFarlane Toys is doing a new 7" Gold Label Collection Mandarin Spawn figure that will be released as a Walmart exclusive. The Walmart one will be blue. There will also be a regular release version done in red. Todd in the video says the two figures will differ in a number of ways. The spikes on the shoulder will be reversed and there will be different faces and loin cloth. For accessories it will come with a big staff weapon which will be exclusive to the blue Walmart one and dragon sword which I believe will come with both versions. The figure looks to be possibly part of McFarlane's new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt line I guess because their will be some kind of Spawn skin or such available in the game, similar to what we saw with Mortal Kombat 11. The Walmart exclusvie one will have a special gold foil label on it. The Walmart one will be going up for pre-order on October 1. Todd posted a video which also highlights some of the articulation on the figure that you can check out below.

As part of the ‘Witchmas’ initiative, Netflix has dropped the official logo for the anime movie Nightmare of the Wolf. The project is from The Witcher series producers Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and Beau DeMayo, along with the Korean animation studio Studio Mir animation studio whose credits include Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defender. No release date was announced for The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, but it could premiere before the release of the second season of The Witcher which is expected in 2021.

Early in the year when I interviewed Todd McFarlane, he indicated that The Witcher video game license was one his company was pursing for his action figure company McFarlane Toys. Well now thanks to some new listings that have shown up from an overseas etailer, it looks like he was successful in getting it. The website Sukipan.com is listing 4 different action figures. Two 7" figures, one of The WItcher and one of Eredin Bréacc Glas. There is also a 12" version of the Witcher listed and some type of Walmart exclusive. There is no reference image for the Walmart one, but it is listed as a 7" figure. I don't know how it will differ from the other 7" one. According to the etailer, the figures will be out in October of this year. Of course until McFarlane officially announces these, we will treat this as a rumor at this time.