The
much-awaited
second
season
of
The
Witcher,
starring
Henry
Cavill
in
the
lead,
will
premier
on
Netflix
on
December
17.
The
announcement
was
made
during
the
first-ever
WitcherCon,
a
virtual
event
that
presented
deep
dives
into
the
making
of
“The
Witcher”
games,
live
action
series
and
anime
film.
The
event
also
featured
a
number
of
interactive
panels
with
The
Witcher
team,
including
Cavill,
Anya
Chalotra,
Freya
Allan,
Mimi
M
Khayisa,
Paul
Bullion,
showrunner
Lauren
Schmidt
Hissrich
and
writer
Declan
de
Barra.
Created
by
Hissrich,
the
show
is
based
on
the
book
series
by
Polish
writer
Andrzej
Sapkowski.
It
tells
the
adventures
of
monster
hunter
Geralt
of
Rivia
and
his
run-ins
with
enemies
and
deadly
creatures.
The
sophomore
season
will
see
Geralt
protecting
Ciri
(Allan)
at
is
childhood
home
in
the
hopes
of
keeping
the
young
princess
safe
from
the
great
powers
within
herself.
New
cast
members
include
Adjoa
Andoh,
Kim
Bodnia,
Cassie
Clare,
Liz
Carr,
Graham
McTavish,
Kevin
Doyle,
Simon
Callow
and
Chris
Fulton.
Filming
on
season
two
had
started
in
February
2020,
but
came
to
a
halt
soon
due
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
Production
resumed
in
August
2020,
but
was
halted
again
in
November
due
to
multiple
positive
COVID-19
cases.
It
finally
wrapped
up
production
in
April
this
year.
During
the
event,
an
anime
movie
from
the
franchise
was
also
announced.
Titled
The
Witcher:
Nightmare
of
the
Wolf,
the
movie
will
focus
on
Vesemir,
a
young
witcher
who
escaped
a
life
of
poverty
to
slay
monsters
for
coin.
It
will
be
released
on
Netflix
on
August
23.