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The Witcher: Blood Origin release date and everything we know so far

Michelle Yeoh as Scian, Sophia Brown as Éile and Laurence O'Fuarain as Fjall in The Witcher Blood Origin

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Prepare to toss a second coin at The Witcher: Blood Origin on Netflix, a prequel spinoff series of the hit fantasy serial The Witcher. The show will focus on entirely new characters, equally information technology tells the tale of how this all began. That said, a familiar face may narrate the series, and a major star has been added to the bandage.

Netflix announced they were making The Witcher: Claret Origin in summer of 2020, revealing that the series is ready "1200 years before Geralt of Rivia" (Henry Cavill) prowled the Northern Kingdoms. This will show a time when "the worlds of monsters, men and elves merged into one, and the first Witcher came to be."

The Witcher: Blood Origin will exist a six-episode (opens in new tab) limited series and chronicle the origins of the very first Witcher and depict the events that led to the "conjunction of the spheres," a time when the the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one.

While the prequel likely won't characteristic any bandage members from The Witcher, it will involve the same people from backside the scenes. The Witcher author Declan de Barra will serve as showrunner, with The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich on board as an executive producer. And The Witcher universe creator Andrzej Sapkowski will be on hand as a creative consultant.

In a argument, De Barra said, "As a lifelong fan of fantasy, I am beyond excited to tell the story The Witcher: Blood Origin. A question has been burning in my listen e'er since I offset read The Witcher books – What was the Elven earth really like earlier the cataclysmic inflow of the humans?"

"I've always been fascinated by the rise and autumn of civilizations, how scientific discipline, discovery, and culture flourish right before that fall. How vast swathes of knowledge are lost forever in such a short time, often compounded by colonization and a rewriting of history. Leaving only fragments of a civilization'southward true story behind," he continued. "The Witcher: Blood Origin will tell the tale of the Elven civilization before its autumn, and most chiefly reveal the forgotten history of the very first Witcher."

Hither's everything nosotros know and then far about The Witcher: Claret Origin.

The Witcher: Blood Origin release date

The Witcher: Blood Origin is a Christmas Day care for, delivering on Dec. 25, 2022, every bit Netflix appear at Netflix Tudum 2022.

The Witcher: Blood Origin cast

The Witcher: Blood Origin merely cast Michelle Yeoh, the biggest proper name attached to the series so far. Yeoh will be playing a bract-specialist named Scían, who joins two other new characters, Fjall (Laurence O'Fuarain) and Éile (Sophia Brown).

Sophia Brown (Giri/Haji, Marcella) joined the series to accept over from Jodie Turner-Smith, who had to leave due to schedule conflicts. Every bit Éile, Brown will portray a badass who is too an aspiring musician with a powerful vocalisation. Éile's left her role equally the Queen's guardian to pursue this dream, but finds her way dorsum to combat.

Since Blood Origin is set 1,200 years earlier the current events of The Witcher, none of that show's bandage members are likely to be involved in the prequel, including Henry Cavill, Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra.

However, some fans had the thought for Witcher: Blood Origin to be narrated by the traveling bard Jaskier (Joey Batey), as if it's a legend that he'due south recounting. That would tie the spinoff more directly to the flagship bear witness.

The Witcher: Blood Origin trailer speculation

Given the schedule for when we expect production to brainstorm on the series, it may be months before we see the first teaser or trailer for The Witcher: Blood Origin.

The Witcher season 2's release date does give Netflix an effect to tie a new trailer launch to. It could arrive as a post-credits prune for the finale, if we had to estimate.

Stay tuned for more details, and we will update this story when nosotros learn more than.

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