SciFiNow – September 2019

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THE WITCHER

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RETURNING SHOWS

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BRITANNIA

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GREMLINS

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THE SANDMAN

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2020 SHOWS

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WATCHMEN

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UPCOMING IN 2019

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CARNIVAL ROW

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PENNYWORTH

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WHERE IN THE WORLD?

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FINAL SEASONS

1 THE WITCHER

•ȇŭǺǺƳǐɯФHenry Cavill, Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra, Jodhi May

ǺƔŭȇǘˀФLauren Schmidt Hissrich

̧ưƔʖ: Autumn/Winter 2019

̧ưƔǺɛФ Netflix

AƔǐǺɛФFantasy

Given the massive popularity of Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels and the incredible

games inspired by them (hands up who contemplated restarting The Witcher III as

soon as they saw the word Witcher), it’s surprising it’s taken this long for someone

to step up and bring them to the screen. Now that we’re living in a post-Game Of

Thrones world, this really should be the show to slake our thirst for violent fantasy

filled with political scheming, fragile alliances and big old monsters.

We’ve finally got our first look at the leading trio in character and we have to say,

they all look the part. Henry Cavill should be the perfect fit for a younger Geralt of

Rivia and we’re convinced by his ‘pummeling the hell out of whatever comes his

way’ credentials post-Mission Impossible: Fallout arm reload. As per the official plot

synopsis, ‘destiny hurls him towards a powerful sorceress and a young princess

with a dangerous secret’, and we all know who that means: Yennefer, played by

Anya Chalotra, and Ciri, played by Freya Allan. While Cavill is the only A-lister in

the cast, there are plenty of familiar genre faces including The Descent’s MyAnna

Buring as Tissaia (the head of the magical academy at Aretuza), Game Of Thrones’