The Witcher has been a long-running franchise in the fantasy fandom. It was first a series of novels and short stories which spawned a series of popular graphic novels. In 2001, the idea was adapted into a film and TV series as The Hexer, and a series of board games were launched.
However, what really propelled its popularity has been the trilogy of video games developed by CD Projekt Red in 2007. With that in the collective consciousness, it was only a matter of time before a series like Netflix's The Witcher, featuring Henry Cavill, became a reality.
With a second season premiering in Dec 2021, Netflix is dropping a tantalizing animated feature that provides considerable backstory, and world-building for the world Cavill's Geralt introduced us to.
As a quick refresher, Geralt of Rivia, Cavill's character and the titular star of the live-action series, is one of the last witchers, monster hunters with supernaturally enhanced abilities.
However, what really propelled its popularity has been the trilogy of video games developed by CD Projekt Red in 2007. With that in the collective consciousness, it was only a matter of time before a series like Netflix's The Witcher, featuring Henry Cavill, became a reality.
With a second season premiering in Dec 2021, Netflix is dropping a tantalizing animated feature that provides considerable backstory, and world-building for the world Cavill's Geralt introduced us to.
As a quick refresher, Geralt of Rivia, Cavill's character and the titular star of the live-action series, is one of the last witchers, monster hunters with supernaturally enhanced abilities.
- 8/22/2021
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
The new anime feature "The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf", is both a spinoff and prequel to "The Witcher" live-action series, focusing on the origin story of fellow witcher 'Vesemir', mentor to 'Geralt', streaming August 23, 2021 on Netflix:
"The Witcher' started as a series of fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, following 'Geralt of Rivia', a 'beast hunter' who developed supernatural abilities at a young age to battle monsters.
"...the 'Continent, was settled several thousand years earlier by 'elves' from overseas. When they arrived, the elves encountered 'gnomes' and 'dwarves'.
"After a period of war between the elves and dwarves, the dwarves retreated into the mountains and the elves settled in the plains and forests.
"Human colonists arrived about five hundred years before the events in the stories, igniting a series of wars. The humans were victorious, and became dominant; the non-human races, now considered second-class citizens,...
"The Witcher' started as a series of fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, following 'Geralt of Rivia', a 'beast hunter' who developed supernatural abilities at a young age to battle monsters.
"...the 'Continent, was settled several thousand years earlier by 'elves' from overseas. When they arrived, the elves encountered 'gnomes' and 'dwarves'.
"After a period of war between the elves and dwarves, the dwarves retreated into the mountains and the elves settled in the plains and forests.
"Human colonists arrived about five hundred years before the events in the stories, igniting a series of wars. The humans were victorious, and became dominant; the non-human races, now considered second-class citizens,...
- 8/19/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek new footage from the upcoming anime feature "The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf", from producers Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Beau DeMayo and Korea's Studio Mir:, streaming August 23, 2021 on Netflix:
"The Witcher' started as a series of fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, following 'Geralt of Rivia', a 'beast hunter' who developed supernatural abilities at a young age to battle monsters.
"...the 'Continent, was settled several thousand years earlier by 'elves' from overseas. When they arrived, the elves encountered 'gnomes' and 'dwarves'.
"After a period of war between the elves and dwarves, the dwarves retreated into the mountains and the elves settled in the plains and forests.
"Human colonists arrived about five hundred years before the events in the stories, igniting a series of wars. The humans were victorious, and became dominant; the non-human races, now considered second-class citizens, often lived in small ghettos within human settlements.
"The Witcher' started as a series of fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, following 'Geralt of Rivia', a 'beast hunter' who developed supernatural abilities at a young age to battle monsters.
"...the 'Continent, was settled several thousand years earlier by 'elves' from overseas. When they arrived, the elves encountered 'gnomes' and 'dwarves'.
"After a period of war between the elves and dwarves, the dwarves retreated into the mountains and the elves settled in the plains and forests.
"Human colonists arrived about five hundred years before the events in the stories, igniting a series of wars. The humans were victorious, and became dominant; the non-human races, now considered second-class citizens, often lived in small ghettos within human settlements.
- 7/10/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Netflix is spinning off its live-action fantasy series "The Witcher" with a new anime feature film "The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf", from producers Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Beau DeMayo and Korea's Studio Mir:
"The Witcher' started as a series of fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, following 'Geralt of Rivia', a 'beast hunter' who developed supernatural abilities at a young age to battle monsters.
"...the 'Continent, was settled several thousand years earlier by 'elves' from overseas. When they arrived, the elves encountered 'gnomes' and 'dwarves'.
"After a period of war between the elves and dwarves, the dwarves retreated into the mountains and the elves settled in the plains and forests.
"Human colonists arrived about five hundred years before the events in the stories, igniting a series of wars. The humans were victorious, and became dominant; the non-human races, now considered second-class citizens, often lived...
"The Witcher' started as a series of fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, following 'Geralt of Rivia', a 'beast hunter' who developed supernatural abilities at a young age to battle monsters.
"...the 'Continent, was settled several thousand years earlier by 'elves' from overseas. When they arrived, the elves encountered 'gnomes' and 'dwarves'.
"After a period of war between the elves and dwarves, the dwarves retreated into the mountains and the elves settled in the plains and forests.
"Human colonists arrived about five hundred years before the events in the stories, igniting a series of wars. The humans were victorious, and became dominant; the non-human races, now considered second-class citizens, often lived...
- 12/26/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Ever wondered what a big budget video game musical might look like? You're about to see as a musical based on The Witcher is set to open this November in Poland. Take a quick look at some footage from rehearsals so far and continue on for details:
For those that don't know, the now iconic game series has roots in the Polish fantasy series Wiedzmin which chronicles the adventures of Geralt of Rivia over a series of short stories. So technically, this production (also named Wiedzmin) is based on the books by Andrzej Sapkowski, but considering the video games are an adaptation of his novels, this is still a Witcher musical.
The production is rather large and features a full orchestra, a maximum of 51 people on stage at one time, acrobats, dancers...you name it. The musical takes place over the course of five short stories which features characters like Geralt,...
For those that don't know, the now iconic game series has roots in the Polish fantasy series Wiedzmin which chronicles the adventures of Geralt of Rivia over a series of short stories. So technically, this production (also named Wiedzmin) is based on the books by Andrzej Sapkowski, but considering the video games are an adaptation of his novels, this is still a Witcher musical.
The production is rather large and features a full orchestra, a maximum of 51 people on stage at one time, acrobats, dancers...you name it. The musical takes place over the course of five short stories which features characters like Geralt,...
- 11/3/2017
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
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