In the season finale, Geralt and Ciri finally meet, while Yennefer has mysteriously disappeared after unleashing a stream of fire on the invaders. The first season drew on two short story collections, The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, to follow the three main characters at different points in time, ultimately converging in a battle to defend Sodden Hill against Nilfgaardian invaders. It played a little fast and loose with the source material, but that turned out to work quite well.Ĭavill's Geralt of Riva, the titular Witcher, has a destiny that is linked to Crown Princess Ciri (Freya Allan) and complicated by his feelings for a sorceress, Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Cholatra), who is one-quarter elf. The series was one of the streaming platform's top ten shows of 2019, despite boasting a fairly complicated narrative structure: three separate timelines spanning 100 years. Netflix dropped a new trailer for its hugely popular sci-fi/fantasy series, starring Henry Cavill as a solitary monster hunter with magical powers.Īs I've written previously, The Witcher is based on the popular books by Andrzej Sapkowski.
It's been two long years for fans of The Witcher, eager for a second season, but that long wait is nearly over. The second season of Netflix's hugely popular sci-fi/fantasy series, The Witcher, returns on December 17.
