SciFiNow – September 2019

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Anya Charlotra as

Yennefer.

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Jodhi May and Fortitude’s Björn Hlynur
Haraldsson as Queen Calanthe and
her husband Eist, head of the court
at Cintra, and Star Wars: Rebels’ Lars
Mikkelsen as the wizard Stregobor.
It should absolutely be noted that the
show will be taking Sapkowski’s series
of books as their source material rather
than the videogames, and it’s certainly
encouraging that the author (who
famously regrets letting the game rights
go for a meagre sum back in the day) is
on board as a creative consultant.
That was confirmed by showrunner
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, a veteran of
The West Wing and Parenthood as well
as more recent genre hits like Daredevil
and The Umbrella Academy, and who
has been a wonderfully open figure on

Twitter in the face of a legion of die-hard

fans, each of whom have a very specific

idea of what the show should look like.

What’s clear is that Netflix is

investing a lot in this series, from

landing Superman to play the lead

to choosing to go with a TV series

rather than a movie (as was reportedly

originally planned). We’re reserving

judgement until we get a better look,

of course, but this is definitely a story

that not only needs room to breathe but

requires the kind of massive investment

that Netflix seems willing to provide.

If you’re going to finally bring The

Witcher to the screen, you’d better do

it right. Now, when can we see Roach?

And is Roach carrying Geralt’s second

sword? And...

THREE AGAINST

THE WORLD

MEET THE LEADS

GERALT IS:

Stoic.

Circumspect.

Balanced.

Fierce.

Soft-and-squishy-in-a-tiny-place-

in-his-heart-that-he'll-never-reveal-

until-maybe-the-end-and-even-then-

it-will-just-be-a-hint-AND-yes-he-

only-carries-one-sword-until-wait-

for-it...

CIRI IS:

Resilient.

Relentless.

Brazen.

Growing.

Going-to-change-the-world-and-

what-the-hell-is-she-supposed-

to-do-except-be-scared-and-

bold-and-learn-and-adapt-a

d-find-a-family-who-can-walk-by-

her-side-no-matter-what-maybe-

teach-her-the-meaning-of-love.

YENNEFER IS:

Fiery.

Proud.

Shrewd.

Contradictory.

Seeking-to-fill-a-family-sized-hole-

in-her-heart-even-though-she-

resents-it-and-swears-she’s-just-

fine-on-her-own-but-she-is-not-

and-we-love-her-for-being-both-

independent-and-vulnerable.

© @LHissrich

© @LHissrich

© @LHissrich