Netflix is serving up a treat for fans of The Witcher this Christmas Day with the release of the limited series The Witcher: Blood Origin, and the streamer has shared a new trailer and poster for the four-part prequel which tells the story of the first Witcher and the events that lead to the cataclysm […]
First trailer for The Witcher: Blood Origin starring Michelle Yeoh
Netflix has released a new trailer for its limited series prequel The Witcher: Blood Origin. Set 1200 years before The Witcher, Michelle Yeoh stars as Scían, the last of her nomadic tribe of sword-elves, in a quest that will lead to the creation of the first Witcher. Watch the trailer below… Every story has a beginning. Witness […]
The Witcher showrunner on future spin-offs and “other ideas” for Netflix franchise
Netflix has found a fair amount of success in adapting Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher fantasy series. The second season premiered on the streaming service a couple weeks ago, but there is also the prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin set to premiere next year as well as this year’s The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf anime film. With The Witcher having […]
Netflix’s The Witcher prequel series Blood Origin gets a first trailer and images
Netflix has released a teaser trailer and images for its upcoming fantasy prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin, which explores the creation of the first prototype Witcher and and the events that lead the worlds of men, monsters and elves merging into one; take a look here… Every story has a beginning. Witness the untold […]
The Witcher gets a season 2 trailer, season 3 renewal, new anime film, and a kids series
With Netflix’s hit fantasy The Witcher set to return this December for its second season, the streamer brought plenty of goodies to its TUDUM Global Fan Event today, dropping two first-look clips and a ‘Road to Season 2 Trailer’ from the Henry Cavill-led series, as well as announcing an early season three renewal for the […]
The Witcher: Blood Origin fills out cast as production begins
With production now underway on The Witcher: Blood Origin in the UK, Netflix has filled out the cast of the upcoming live-action Witcher prequel series with the addition of several new faces. As reported by Deadline, Lenny Henry (The Lord of the Rings) has been cast as Balor, with Mirren Mack (The Nest) as Merwyn, […]
Michelle Yeoh joins The Witcher: Blood Origin
Netflix has announced that Michelle Yeoh (Star Trek: Discovery) has joined the cast of The Witcher prequel The Witcher: Blood Origin. Yeoh will play an elf named Scían, who is “the very last of her nomadic tribe of sword-elves. No one can comes close to her artistry with the blade, and no one carries as much loss within […]
The Witcher: Blood Origin loses Jodie Turner-Smith as its lead
The Witcher season 2 is gearing up for a premiere soon, but it’s back to the drawing board for its spin-off series as Deadline reports that Jodie Turner-Smith has exited The Witcher: Blood Origin, the upcoming prequel to the hit Netflix series. In a statement to Deadline, a Netflix spokesperson says the exit comes with […]
The Witcher: Blood Origin prequel casts Laurence O’Fuarain
Netflix’s The Witcher: Blood Origin, the prequel to the Henry Cavill-led fantasy series The Witcher, has just cast its second leading role. Deadline reports that Laurence O’Fuarain (Vikings) has joined Jodie Turner-Smith in the upcoming series. O’Fuarain will play a character named Fjall. His description is: “Born into a clan of warriors sworn to protect a King, […]
Jodie Turner-Smith to lead Netflix’s The Witcher: Blood Origin series
Jodie Turner-Smith is about to get a little witchy as Netflix has cast the British model and actress as the lead in The Witcher’s upcoming prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin. Turner-Smith will reportedly play a fierce warrior named Éile. Éile was blessed with the voice of a goddess, and she shall see her character […]