After the reigning success of Henry Cavill’s Geralt, Netflix is turning back time with a new prequel chapter, The Witcher Blood Origin, with a brand new cast highlighting the birth of something new, diabolical and frightening monsters. The show has been created by Declan de Barra and Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, and though based on the fantasy novels authored by Andrzej Sapkowski, the upcoming series will serve as the prequel to 2019 Netflix saga, now having two seasons of its own.
This holiday season, let’s tune into an action-packed gory and fantastical adventure and switch things up. Here’s everything you need to now about the TV show releasing later this week.
The Witcher Blood Origin Cast
With a full-fledged cast, the series will be led by Sophia Brown as Éile, Michelle Yeoh as Scian, Laurence O’Fuarain as Fjall, Lenny Henry as Chief Druid Balor, Mirren Mack as Merwyn, Nathaniel Curtis as Brían, Dylan Moran as Uthrok One-Nut, Jacob Collins-Levy as Eredin, Lizzie Annis as Zacaré, Huw Novelli as Callan, Francesca Mills as Meldof, Amy Murray as Fenrik, Zach Wyatt as Syndril, Aidan O’Callaghan as Kareg, Karlina Grace-Paseda as Cethlenn, Kim Adis as Ket, Hebe Beardsall as Catrin, Tomisin Ajani as Captain Olyf, Zachary Hart as Leifur, Minnie Driver as Seanchai, Jordan Whitby as Jaonos and Daniel Boyarsky as Sabadel alongside others.
The Witcher Blood Origin Plot/Storyline
Set in the elven Golden era, 1200 years before we witnessed Geralt’s origins, Blood Origin charts the lives of seven strangers who form an alliance against an indomitable empire. Éile and Fjall, hailing from clashing clans, struggle to lead the band of outcasts and find a middle ground. On the way to topple the Continent’s tyrants, the band of the Seven realises they can’t defeat these monsters without having a similar leverage on their hands as well.
Therefore, in this “tale lost to history”, the plot covers the creation of the first prototype Witcher, leading to a scenario wherein “the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one.”
Netflix’s official log-line of the prequel reads:
More than a thousand years before the events of “The Witcher,” seven outcasts in an Elven world join forces in a quest against an all-powerful empire
The Witcher Blood Origin Release Date and Trailer
The Witcher: Blood Origin makes its four-part premiere on Christmas, i.e., December 25, 2022, only on Netflix. Check out the trailer for the same below.
Have you watched the original Witcher series on Netflix? Will you be turning up for this four-part prequel event on Christmas? What do you think of the show’s premise? Does a chapter without the signature character of the series, Geralt, interest you? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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