Netflix Renews 'The Witcher'

The fantasy drama secures Season 2 ahead of its premiere.

November 14, 2019

Netflix has given The Witcher an early vote of confidence, picking up a second season of the fantasy drama over a month before its debut. The streaming service has ordered eight episodes for the sophomore run of the show, matching the length of its first season.

Perhaps best known for the popular series of video games, The Witcher originated as a series of novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. The TV series follows a monster hunter by the name of Geralt of Rivia, who is struggling to find his place in a world where people are often more wicked than beasts. When destiny unites him with a powerful sorceress and a young princess, the three must work to navigate the volatile Continent together.

The Witcher premieres on Netflix on December 20. Season 2 is slated for a 2021 release.

I’m so thrilled to announce: Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri will be back for more adventures... in Season Two.

I could not be more proud of what the amazing cast and crew of The Witcher have accomplished, and can’t wait for the world to dig in and enjoy these stories with us. ❤️⚔️🐺 pic.twitter.com/evWoHvUl1e
— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) November 13, 2019

Comments (2)

Gado

12/24/19 at 05:31am

The cast is great.

the way they play with the timeline while telling different stories. The photography. the locations.

Long time has past since i watched such a beautiful show. Yes, it could be better in every way, but so far so Good. At least for me.

Corbus

12/23/19 at 00:30am

so.. after having now watches season 1.. I can only ask.. why renew??? It wasn't really "bad". However, there was no compelling nature to the show at all.. I mean AT ALL. the way the timeline is broken up into 10-15 year leaps causes all sense of a "compelling" story to sort of fall apart. Even after watching it, I'm still not 100% what the actual timeline was... Seemed more like random jumps to make something in the next episode make sense. And beasts.. Exactly how many "beasts" did the Witcher fight in the initial 8 episode.. was tit 2? Maybe 3.. and we only ACTUALLY saw him fight one. Yennifer fought more beasts than the Witcher. -- It's mediocre at best. I wouldn't anticipate a season 3 -- I mean it's Netflix, they give EVERYTHING 2 seasons.