The WitcherSeason 2 officially premiered today at Netflix, and fans are already delighted to notice how the series brings a mid-credits surprise:The Witcher: Blood Origin’s first official trailer. The six-episode prequel series will reveal the story of the first Witcher and the events that led the worlds of monsters, men, and elves to merge and become one.
The trailer gives us a better look atBlood Origin’s leading trio of characters: Éile (Sophia Brown), a warrior that abandons her clan and her post as the queen’s protector to wander the world as a singer; Fjall (Laurence O’Fuarain), a warrior who joins Éile in her quest; and Scian (Michelle Yeoh), an elf who’s in search of a stolen sacred sword. While the trailer doesn’t reveal how the three characters will band together and why they are beating up so many people, we can already see the group will travel to beautiful landscapes and face several dangers in their mission.
The WitcherwriterDeclan de Barraserves as showrunner for the upcoming spinoff, as well as executive producer alongsideThe WitchershowrunnerLauren Schmidt Hissrich,Sean Daniel,Jason Brown,Tomasz Bagiński,Jarosław Sawko, andMatt O’Toole.
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The Witcherquickly became one of Netflix’s most successful original series after its release in 2019. Even though the production ofSeason 2 briefly came to a halt due to the pandemic, the franchise is still growing strong on the streaming platform, with the animated featureThe Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolfspin-off released last August.
Season 2 ofThe Witcherbrings Geralt (Cavill) back as the warrior accepts his fate as both a monster slayer and the father to Ciri (Freya Allan). In Season 2, Geralt keeps training Ciri in combat and her domain of magic, forging her into the warrior she’s bound to become. Season 2 also brings back fan-favorites Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and Jaskier (Joey Batey), picking up right where we left our band of heroes in Season 1’s finale at the Batlle of Sodden Hill.
Among the new faces who’ll join the show on the second season, we haveKilling Eve’sKim Bodniaas Geralt’s mentor Vesemir;Paul Bullionas Lambert, a witcher who has a personal involvement in Ciri’s training at Kaer Morhen;Bridgerton’sAdjoa Andohas Nenneke, a mother figure for Geralt;Outlander’sGraham McTavishas Dijkstra, a spymaster who is steeped in villainy;Simon CallowandLiz Carras Codringher and Fenn, respectively;Chris Fultonas Rience;Cassie Clareas Philippa Eilhart, a leader of the Lodge of Sorceresses; andKevin Doyleas Ba’lian.
The WitcherSeason 2 is available right now on Netflix. There’s still no release date forThe Witcher: Blood Origin. Check out the newThe Witcher: Blood Origintrailer below.
