The Witcher season 1 shattered all the records as soon as Netflix dropped the first season and it became the most-watched first season of television for Netflix. As per the data, over 76 million watched the first season of The Witcher that was released on December 20, 2019. Fans across the globe are eagerly waiting for the second season of the American fantasy drama series produced by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich.
Although, Netflix has confirmed the production of The Witcher season 2, but it will not happen anytime soon. Also, production has stopped amid the coronavirus outbreak that has struck the world badly and has forced over 60 percent population to live under lockdown and maintain social distancing in order to curb the infection growth rate.
However, fans of Witcher are very curious to know even the small updates on the upcoming season and they go crazy by even slightest of the hints. A photo of the sets of Witcher 2 shared by Lauren received over three thousand likes on twitter.
#tbt one month ago on the set of @witchernetflix.
The sun will rise again. Until then, stay home and stay safe. pic.twitter.com/1PbeUa9YaO
— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) April 10, 2020
The Witcher Season 2 Release Date
Previously, Netflix had announced that the production of the second season will begin in first quarter of 2020 and viewers can expect the show to release in early 2021. However, due to coronavirus pandemic, production has stopped, and just like all other shows, The Witcher season 2 will also witness a significant delay in its launch. As per the sources, The Witcher season 2 will be dropped in October 2021.
The Witcher Season 2 Cast
Geralt (Henry Cavill), Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan) all return, as does the incomparable Jaskier (Joey Batey). Also back are MyAnna Buring as Tissaia, Tom Canton as Filavandrel, Lilly Cooper as Murta, Jeremy Crawford as Yarpin Zigrin, Eamon Farren as Cahir, Mahesh Jadu as Vilgefortz, Terence Maynard as Artorius, Lars Mikkelson as Stregobor, Mimi Ndiweni as Fringilla Vigo, Royce Pierreson as Istredd, Wilson Radjou-Pujalte as Dara, Anna Shaffer as Triss Merigold, and Therica Wilson Read as Sabrina.
There will be addition of new characters
- Yasen Atour as Coen
- Agnes Bjorn as Vereena
- Paul Bullion as Lambert
- Thue Ersted Rasmussen as Eskel
- Aisha Fabienne Ross as Lydia
- Mecia Simson as Francesca
- Kim Bodnia as Vesemir
The Witcher 2 Story
Producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich once revealed, “what’s great about season two, I can tell you, is that, in what we’ve written, the story becomes much more focused. There’s a stronger drive in the story, because all of the relationships that we’ve been setting up in season one, actually start to come into fruition in season two.”
Hissrich added: “Characters start meeting and interacting more. That goes well sometimes. It doesn’t go well sometimes. But it’s kind of like, all of those building blocks that we set up for the world, finally start to come together into something a little more concrete.”
