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When it comes to keeping fans up-to-date when it comes to production on the second season of Netflix's The Witcher, showrunner/executive producer Lauren S. Hissrich doesn't have to take a backseat to anyone. From the moment there was word that work on the season was starting up, Hissrich offered fans both personal and professional perspectives on […]

Except we noticed from the trailer that there appears to be one glaring problem: not enough Jaskier (Joey Batey)- and it appears Geralt's traveling bard took notice, too So with a little snip here and a small scene edited in there, the man who would've headlined Coachella had it existed back then proudly presents the[...]

While The Witcher showrunner and executive producer Lauren S. Hissrich is usually our source for production updates on the second season, today we have to give props to director Stephen D. Surjik (The Umbrella Academy) for the assist. The last time we checked in, we were able to see how the two were practicing social distancing on set […]

If it's a day ending in "Y," then it's a good time to check in with The Witcher showrunner and executive producer Lauren S. Hissrich on social media to see how things are going now that production on the second season is back underway. Our overall takeaway from the following two posts: COVID-19 care is being […]

A little more than a week after series showrunner and executive producer Lauren S. Hissrich teased more "inspired fits of lunacy" (and unicorns?) in the second season of The Witcher, Netflix is offering up a serious franchise spoiler. On Monday morning, the streaming service announced that the popular fantasy drama is spinning-off a new, 6-part, […]

With it now a month before production on the second season of Netflix's The Witcher is set to resume in the U.K. (fingers crossed, with the focus on health and safety first), we thought we'd check in on series showrunner and executive producer Lauren S. Hissrich to see what she's been up to on social media. […]

With Henry Cavill (Geralt), Anya Chalotra (Yennefer), Freya Allan (Ciri), and Joey Batey (Jaskier) already over in the U.K filming the second season, we're learning some of the new names set to join them on their return.Game of Thrones alum Kristofer Hivju is trading one epic fantasy story for another, cast in the role of Nivellen[...]

Instead of just following Geralt and occasionally Jaskier on their buddy comedy misadventures, they wanted to introduce Ciri and Yennefer as early as possible to get the audience invested in them TV shows have to be ensembles now rather than focusing on a single protagonist. The Best Bits Followed the Books - That Says Something To me,[...]

Geralt and Jaskier go on a dragon hunt and run into Yennefer.An amiable if mysterious old knight named Borch Three Jackdaws, flanked by his bodyguards Téa and Véa, hires Geralt for his team to track a green dragon Jaskier tags along hoping for a story to inspire his next ballad about Geralt[...]

This is supposed to be the start of their epic, tempestuous, messy romance.[caption id="attachment_1138476" align="alignnone" width="1498"] Netflix[/caption] I Dream of Djinnie Jaskier comes across Geralt fishing for a bottle with a djinn in it Djinns are dangerous – that’s why they’re imprisoned in bottles Geralt wants to use the Djinn’s three wishes to grant him a good[...]

Pair him with Jaskier, who can’t stop talking and keeps trying to get him to talk and you have your buddy comedy right there.Jaskier has been hired to sing at a royal ball in Cintra where Queen Calanthe – younger here and in her prime - plans to marry her daughter off Jaskier has slept[...]

She finds temporary respite in a Cintran refugee camp before Niilfgardian soldiers attack and slaughter everyone.Enter Jaskier (Joey Batey), the artist formerly known as Dandelion in the books and the games He’s the bard who becomes Geralt’s (Henry Cavill)  best friend and pain in his arse They meet here for the first time as Jaskier[...]

Then the trailer hit (more on that below), and suddenly fans found themselves anxiously counting the days down until The Witcher hits the streaming service, on December 20th.[caption id="attachment_1129819" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Netflix[/caption]So if you're a Witcher fan, there's a pretty good chance you've been impressed with what you've seen so far - but what about[...]

Be introduced to the 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSqi-8kAMmMThe Witcher stars Henry Cavill (Justice League) as Geralt, Anya Cholatra (The ABC Murders) as Yennefer, Freya Allan (Into the Badlands) as Ciri, Jodhi May (Game of Thrones)[...]