The Witcher Season 2: It’s a piece of good news that Netflix has renewed its series for a second run. The show’s team doesn’t allow itself to be compared to Game of Thrones. However, the viewers have already watched its first season, and are waiting for more now. (check: Bihar Board 10th Result 2020.)
After watching the initial installment, its comparison with GoT turned out to be irrelevant. It’s a completely different show which fans enjoyed. The show is filled with humor and plays an important part in it. So, it’s free of expectations. So, you can watch it with a mindset of watching just another show.
The Witcher was renewed for the second season even before the release of the first one. Netflix made this decision after seeing and calculating the fanfare coming to it. So, we are here with everything related to it that you may want to know such as its release date, episodes, plot, cast, characters, news, spoilers, and every other update.
When will The Witcher season 2 release (date) on Netflix?
It was five weeks before the release of the first installment that showrunner Lauren S Hissrich announced its renewal on November 13, 2019. But, no official word was said on the premiere date of The Witcher second season. So, it becomes impossible to predict its air date yet, especially when everything is under lockdown due to coronavirus.
The filming and production process for almost all the shows and films has been halted due to coronavirus pandemic. As of May 2020, it’s not clear when will all these processes start. Earlier, the production for The Witcher season 2 was planned to start in early 2020, and the release was planned for 2021.
Hissrich has confirmed the same via a Reddit AMA. As the game has been changed as a result of the worldwide epidemic, the show was shut down for two weeks on March 16. It was done as an informed decision to keep cast and crew safe during this difficult time. But, a piece of good news came from Netflix.
They will be developing a Witcher animated film to whet our appetite in the meantime. It will be a prequel titled The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. Vesemir started his journey as a witcher when the mysterious Deglan claimed him through the Law of Surprise. It happened before mentoring Geralt.
The Witcher season 2 cast: Who will be in the second part?
Hissrich confirmed to Deadline that Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, and Freya Allan will return for a second time. It simply means that we will get to see more of Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri. It will be interesting to see who will join them in the long run. The following cast members will be back to reprise their respective roles.
- Triss (Anna Shaffer),
- Jaskier (Joey Batey),
- Cahir (Eamon Farren),
- Tissaia (MyAnna Buring),
- Stregobor (Lars Mikkelson),
- Artorius (Terence Maynard),
- Filavandrel (Tom Canton),
- Murta (Lilly Cooper),
- Sabrina (Therica Wilson Read),
- Yarpen Zigrin (Jeremy Crawford),
- Istredd (Royce Pierreson)
Besides them, there will be a number of new casting additions. It will include alumni from Peaky Blinders and Game of Thrones. The new cast will include the following actors playing their respective roles.
- Yasen Atour (Young Wallander) as Coën
- Agnes Bjorn (Monster) as Vereena,
- Paul Bullion (Peaky Blinders) as Lambert,
- Thue Ersted Rasmussen (Fast and Furious 9) as Eskel,
- Aisha Fabienne Ross (The Danish Girl) as Lydia,
- Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones) as Nivellen,
- Mecia Simson as Francesca
- Killing eve’s Kim Bodnia as witcher trainer Vesemir
- Carmel Laniad (Dlittle) as Violet
There is going to be a crop of a new monster, a new cost to magic, and new & unexpected pairings of our favorite characters. An audition tape was released in which Nina Yndis was playing Queen Mabel, a codename for Queen Meve of Lyria and Rivia as per Redanian Intelligence. She was featured searching for a girl named Princess Serene, a codename for Ciri.
There would be a strange representation in the next installment. The Witcher boss promised that the show will be rectified ready for any homoerotic undertones in season 2. A petition was raised for Geralt and Jaskier to realize their true feelings for each other.
The Witcher season 2 plot: What will happen next?
The first season was adapted from The Last Wish collection of short stories. We are expecting the second season to have various plot threads picked from a number of different Witcher books. The upcoming episodes could be similar as of the first batch. Hissrich said that the next installment will be more intense.
The first season was more of building block – constructing the world, setting up the characters, putting them on paths, and knocking dominoes over. The expected things will start falling in place such as characters will start meeting each other, all the different kingdoms will start rising o the surface.
So, the storytelling will become kinda intense, and maybe more focused to the journeys that makers will tell. We can just hope that they don’t exhaust all the material at once. Hissrich hinted that the show could have a total of seven seasons. The showrunner seemed excited about the series.
We would expect to see the overall future timeline to be less confusing. It was an issue in the first batch of episodes. Hissrish has said that it would be rectified in the coming seasons. According to her, the narrative structure was such that it focused on Geralt. As the stories of Ciri and Yennefer would start to converge, they need to do something better.
Hissrich said that they will pick up right from where the first one ended. The story-telling will have a much more linear fashion. All three won’t be in a single story as it’s not possible all three are together and happy all the time. Hissrich said that she didn’t think it to become one of the most hotly-contested aspects of the show.
The Witcher season 2 trailer: Is there any promo video?
Unfortunately, there is no official teaser trailer or any promo video of any kind yet. You will have to wait for a while before getting to see any new footage. The fans could get to watch the first glimpse of the upcoming season at the end of 2020 at the very earliest.
The Witcher Season 2 Episode Count: How many will there be?
Besides all the above information comprising of cast and other details, we also got to know that the second installment of The Witcher will have a total of 8 episodes the same as before. Stephen Surjik, Sarah O’Gorman, Ed Bazalgette, Geeta V. Patel will each be helming two episodes apiece.
Stay tuned for more information on The Witcher season 2 and other tv series’ updates.
