While fans of Netflix’s The Witcher are enjoying the recently released second season of the series, the crew behind the series are already getting prepared for what’s coming next.
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Speaking to TechRadar, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich confirmed that the scripts for the third season were almost done, but that the rest of the process had only just begun.
“Actually, this is our last week [December 3] in the writers’ room,” Hissrich said of The Witcher Season 3. “We’re almost done with the scripting phase, and it’s amazing. I’m really thrilled with how the season is shaping up because it’s based on my favorite book in the saga, which is The Time of Contempt.”
Hissrich went on to say that the first two seasons of the series have felt like the team just setting up for everything that’s to come in The Witcher Season 3. However, they still have a long way to go when it comes to finishing things up.
“I feel like seasons 1 and 2 have been laying the playing field for everything huge that’s about to happen,” Hissrich said. “But the creative process is now really just starting. We have the scripts, and now we’ll bring directors on, the actors back in, and really start delving in deeper and reflecting back and making sure that it’s the perfect season.”
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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 series stars Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, Freya Allan as Princess Ciri, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, MyAnna Buring as Tissaia, and Joey Batey as Jaskier.
Season 2 introduced a handful of new characters portrayed by Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Kim Bodnia (Killing Eve), Paul Bullion (Peaky Blinders), Yasen Atour (Young Wallender), Agnes Bjorn, Basil Eidenbenz (Fast and Furious 9), Aisha Fabienne Ross (The Danish Girl), Mecia Simson (Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model), and more.
