According to showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, The Witcher Season 3 will place more of an emphasis on the original books.
The Witcher, which is based on a book series of the same name by Polish novelist Andrzej Sapkowski, centres on the passive anti-hero Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill). Who goes on monster-hunting adventures in a magical world. With the help of potions that lengthen his life and give him magical skills. Geralt finds himself in the heart of a political power struggle involving several countries while also defending a young orphaned princess named Cirilla (Freya Allan), who possesses immense strength.
Following a post to Instagram to promote The Witcher spinoff show. The Witcher: Blood Origin, Hissrich was faced with comments criticizing the series. The showrunner took the time to reply to a few of them. In an effort to defend her work while promising that season 3 will use more of Sapkowski’s source material.
“What I want to say is: I did hear the fans. And S3 very much shows that shift back to the books, following Sapkowski’s amazing character journeys of our mains. I’m super excited for people to see it, and to feel heard. (We also answer a lot of questions from the first two seasons. Cahir’s journey, the introduction of the Scoia’tael, and how our family comes back together.) I also think that S3 will calm a lot of the speculation that’s going on right now if only we could get there sooner”
It seemed that the fans weren’t the only ones displeased with The Witcher season 2’s writing. Cavill previously committed to Hissrich’s seven year plan for the show under the condition that the stories they tell “honor Sapkowski’s work.” Following season 3’s conclusion, Cavill is set to depart the series with Liam Hemsworth to replace him in season 4.
The Witcher returning to Netflix in the summer of 2023.
