The highly anticipated Netflix’s The Witcher Season 2 has officially kicked off production in the UK as it begins shooting for its 2021 debut. According to Netflix, the new season will bring with it a load of new characters and cast members to fill new and exciting roles.
RELATED: Sony PlayStation Will Also be Skipping GDC Due to the Coronavirus
Of course, the returning faces include Henry Cavill as Geralt, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Freya Allan as Ciri, and Joey Batey as Jaskier as the cast make their return for the second season of the show.
New cast members for Netflix’s The Witcher Season 2 include Yasen Atour (Young Wallander) as Coen, Anges Bjorn (Monster) as Vareena, Paul Bullion (Peaky Blinders) as Lambert, Thus Ersted Rasmussen (F9) as Eskel, Aisha Fabienne Ross (The Danish Girl) as Lydia, Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones) as Nivellen, and recent graduate Mecia Simson, as Francesca.
The series will be directed by Stephen Surjik (Umbrella Academy) who will direct 201 and 202, Sarah O’Gorman (Cursed) for episodes 203 and 204, Ed Bazalgette (The Last Kingdom) for episodes 205 and 208, and Geeta V. Patel (Meet The Patels) for episodes 206 and 207.
Netflix’s The Witcher season 2 showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich revealed that the reactions of the first season set a high bar for the upcoming second season of the show.
[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”#CB8935″ class=”” size=”21″]“The reaction to season one of The Witcher set a high bar for adding new talent for the second season. Sophie Holland and her casting team have once again found the very best people to embody these characters, and in the hands of these accomplished directors, we’re excited to see these new stories come to life.”[/perfectpullquote]
We also know the streaming service is currently working on a Witcher anime set to debut later this year too. Exciting times indeed
RELATED: Netflix to Release The Witcher Anime Produced by Studio Mir
