Netflix has announced that production
has started on The Witcher series, which will be based on the stories of
Witcher creator Andrzej Sapkowski.
The series will
have nothing to do with CD Projekt Red’s highly successful video games of the
same name, which Sapkowski had no input into.
However, Netflix have taken on Sapkowski as a creative consultant for
the series.
"I'm thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories," Sapkowski said in a press release quote, "staying true to the source material and themes that I have spent over 30 years writing. I'm excited about our efforts together as well as the team assembled to shepherd these characters to life."
Producers Sean Daniel (The Mummy, Ben Hur and The Expanse) and Jason Brown (The Expanse) have been brought in on the project along with the Polish Animation and Film Studio Platige, with Platige’s Tomek Baginski, who directed the opening cinematics on all three video games involved as one of the Directors.
"There is a moral and intellectual depth in these books that goes beyond genre” said Baginski and his Platige colleague Jarek Sawko. “It is a story about today and today's challenges, hidden under a fantasy cover. It is a story about us, about the monster and the hero inside all of our hearts."
As of yet there is no word on any actors being cast, but as you can imagine they will come under intense scrutiny. However based on Netflix’s past record of their shows, fans shouldn’t be too worried. Who do you think should be cast in the main roles? Let me know by commenting below and sharing with your friends.
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