Netflix has announced that it has picked up the fantasy series The Witcher for a second season. The first run doesn’t kick off on the streamer until 20th December but it looks like they like what they’ve seen as the second season will kick off shooting next year.
The Witcher is based on the best-selling series of books of the same name by Andrzej Sapkowski.
Based on the best-selling fantasy series of books, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. The story of the intertwined destinies of three individuals in the vast world of The Continent, where humans, elves, witchers, gnomes, and monsters battle to survive and thrive, and where good and evil is not easily identified.
Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich commented: “I am so excited that before viewers dive into season one, we are already able to confirm that we’ll be returning to The Continent again to continue telling the stories of Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri, and to showcase more of the amazing work that our cast and crew have delivered.”
The second season will begin production in London early in 2020, for a planned debut in 2021.
