It’s been nearly four months sinceThe Witcher’s second season was dropped on Netflix. However, early signs point to fans possibly not having to wait as much for the third one, as it’s been officially announced that season 3 has started production already.
The Witcherfirst premiered in December 2019, rapidly gaining traction as Netflix’s most popular fantasy series, though season two took much longer than expected after several pandemic-related delays and eveninjuries to star Henry Cavillforced a two-year wait. Nevertheless, while no official release window has been disclosed as of now, this announcement bodes well for those anticipating yet another December premiere in 2022.
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As usual, confirmation came fromThe Witchershow’s official Twitter account. The post included a spectacular picture of stars Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra and Cavill, all sitting in the middle of a very snowy set. The photo came accompanied by another tweet revealing the official synopsis for season three, which will mainly focus on adapting the second main novel by Andrzej Sapkowski,Time of Contempt, after the second season produced its own take onBlood of Elves.
Shortly after second season premiered,The Witchershowrunner Lauren S. Hissrichcommented on howTime of Contemptwas a much easier book to adapt. Judging from the brief outline shared in the image, it will in fact be focused on Ciri’s journey to Aretuza alongside Yennefer. So far, this brief description is all that has been made public about season three, as no casting announcements of any sort have been disclosed yet.
Season two wrapped up in shocking fashion after revealing Emperor Emhyr as Ciri’s father, a moment book readers don’t get to live until much later on towards the end of the story, thus marking another huge change fromThe Witcher’s books. Of course, until season three comes fans will still have plenty ofWitchercontent coming their way, as the completely originalBlood Originprequel got its first full trailerat the end of the main show’s second season, hinting at a much deeper dive in the fantasy world prior to the famed Conjuction of Spheres.
This is hardly the only news for fans of the franchise, as speculation overThe Witcher 4recently took over the internet after CD Projekt Red revealed the new game would beusing the more advanced Unreal Engine 5. While a game ofThe Witcher’s scale may take its time, Netflix looks more than happy to provide fans with their usual fix for Geralt, Ciri and Yennefer.
