The Witcher
For the latest Witcher news, release date announcements, books and game updates, and everything connected to Netflix’s show expanding universe.
The latest in The Witcher
![The Witcher season 3 slices its way to Netflix in summer 2023](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24051142/image_2022_09_24_141536923.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=24.23640167364%2C0%2C49.84309623431%2C100&w=2400)
![The Witcher season 3 slices its way to Netflix in summer 2023](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24051142/image_2022_09_24_141536923.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=12.617677824268%2C0%2C74.764644351464%2C100&w=2400)
![The Witcher’s Geralt has ascended to the TV dad pantheon](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23152876/W_208_Unit_00857_RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Henry Cavill cherished The Witcher season 2’s sense of brotherhood](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23141758/W_208_Unit_03336_RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.671368124118%2C0%2C66.657263751763%2C100&w=2400)
![Henry Cavill cherished The Witcher season 2’s sense of brotherhood](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23141758/W_208_Unit_03336_RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0070521861777166%2C0%2C99.985895627645%2C100&w=2400)
![The Witcher aired its best ever episode in season 2](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23121655/W_201_Unit_06194_RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Yennefer and Ciri are lost in the big picture of The Witcher season 2](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23115820/W_208_Unit_00289_RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Henry Cavill rewrote Witcher season 2’s big Roach scene](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23115074/ROACH_FIRSTLOOK.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
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![That big Witcher reveal plays out very differently in the books](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23101115/W_203_Unit_00148_RT.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.715976331361%2C0%2C66.568047337278%2C100&w=2400)
![That big Witcher reveal plays out very differently in the books](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23101115/W_203_Unit_00148_RT.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.073964497041416%2C0%2C99.852071005917%2C100&w=2400)
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![Why everyone hates Witchers in The Witcher](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23101939/W_203_Unit_02737_RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
![The Witcher season 2 slays monsters and me](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23078397/witcher_season_2_review.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The Witcher season 1 was 100 billion years ago, so it’s time for a refresher before season 2](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23099180/Witcher_108_Unit_02951_RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The Witcher season 1 was 100 billion years ago, so it’s time for a refresher before season 2](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23099180/Witcher_108_Unit_02951_RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Explainer
By Zosha Millman
![The Witcher season 2 ‘looks so much different’ than what showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich had planned](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23100607/W_202_Unit_02892_RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
Entertainment
By Matt Patches
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![The Witcher season 2 trailer is filled with monsters](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22966534/image_2021_10_29_100641.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.264101212441%2C0%2C65.471797575119%2C100&w=2400)
![The Witcher season 2 trailer has Geralt and Ciri in training mode](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22877606/witcher_henry_cavill_season_2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=22.56913470116%2C0%2C54.861730597681%2C100&w=2400)
![The Witcher season 2 trailer has Geralt and Ciri in training mode](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22877606/witcher_henry_cavill_season_2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=8.8537020517395%2C0%2C82.292595896521%2C100&w=2400)
![Nightmare of the Wolf creators hope it’s only the beginning of The Witcher’s anime journey](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22800910/Vesemir_witcher_animated.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=26.302083333333%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
Animation
By Caroline Cao
![The Witcher TV creator lands giant partnership deal at Netflix](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19481973/TheWitcher_101_Unit_06900_RT.fk3ph4dhp.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.62%2C0%2C66.76%2C100&w=2400)
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![The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf’s new trailer is all about becoming a Witcher](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22771066/The_Witcher__Nightmare_of_the_Wolf___Official_Trailer___Netflix_0_59_screenshot.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf’s new trailer is all about becoming a Witcher](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22771066/The_Witcher__Nightmare_of_the_Wolf___Official_Trailer___Netflix_0_59_screenshot.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Entertainment
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![The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf trailer jumps back in time for more monster quests](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22730253/Vesemir_Character.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
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![The Witcher season 2’s new trailer is all about Ciri and Geralt’s relationship](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22709013/geralt_but_brighter_copy.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
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![The Witcher season 2 will arrive on Netflix at the end of this year](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22708558/E53wYPfXsAEFX4n.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6748046875%2C0%2C66.650390625%2C100&w=2400)
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![The Witcher: Blood Origin casts Michelle Yeoh as a sword-elf warrior](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/16005765/CrouchingTiger.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.520947176685%2C0%2C66.95810564663%2C100&w=2400)
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![The Witcher season 2 gets its first teaser](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22188772/EjkY519WsAE5lii.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.52734375%2C0%2C68.9453125%2C100&w=2400)
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![The Witcher season 2 wraps filming, will adapt Blood of Elves](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22415945/image_2021_04_02_094119.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.1701461377871%2C0%2C50.208768267223%2C100&w=2400)
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![The Witcher prequel Blood Origin casts its lead warrior](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22257869/Jodie_Photo.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
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![The Witcher’s bard song is just as catchy in a dozen different languages](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19556798/the_witcher_104_jaskier_lute_2880.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.614583333333%2C0%2C66.770833333333%2C100&w=2400)
![The Witcher’s bard song is just as catchy in a dozen different languages](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19556798/the_witcher_104_jaskier_lute_2880.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.15600624024961%2C100%2C99.84399375975&w=2400)
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![Spend a long weekend rewatching The Witcher with new documentaries on Netflix](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21852092/witcher_doc.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=10.78431372549%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
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![Making The Witcher gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the Netflix series](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19481996/GRADED_Witcher_101_Unit_06065_RT.p3acwwb7f.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=13.14%2C0%2C66.76%2C100&w=2400)
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![The Emmys failed to toss a coin to The Witcher](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19705008/witcher_sword.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
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![Why The Witcher 3 endures, five years later](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7132711/this-is-just-a-good-picture-of-Gery.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![The Witcher quest I most want to see in the Netflix series](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19769677/GRADED_Witcher_104_Unit_01371_RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.616666666667%2C0%2C66.766666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![How to keep the good Witcher times going if you loved The Witcher](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19754978/PRI_76610475_e1564665577461.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=25.293851717902%2C0%2C49.412296564195%2C100&w=2400)
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![The Witcher season 2 starts filming, new cast and characters announced](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19736244/witcher_netflix.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
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Analysis
By Charlie Hall
![Henry Cavill could be so much more than the Witcher](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19545078/TheWitcher_101_Unit_08529_RT.pkej748hf.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
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![The real-world history that breathes life into The Witcher](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19481921/Witcher_103_Unit_02006_RT.fkyyqwd8f.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.613636363636%2C0%2C66.772727272727%2C100&w=2400)
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