The filming start date for Netflix’s The Witcher season 3 has reportedly been revealed. Based on the stories by Andrzej Sapkowski and propelled by the overwhelming popularity of CD Projekt RED’s video games, The Witcher premiered in December 2019. Season 2 had been in the works since before The Witcher season 1 even premiered and, after facing numerous delays, was finally released on Netflix on December 17, 2021. Where season 1 streamlines many of the stories in books “The Last Wish” and “Sword of Destiny” to introduce Geralt (Henry Cavill), Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan), The Witcher season 2 looks to “Blood of Elves” for inspiration.

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The Witcher season 2 sees Geralt and Ciri travel to Kaer Morhen and meet Witchers led by Geralt’s mentor, Vesemir (Kim Bodnia). Throughout the season, it’s revealed that Ciri has Elder blood, connecting her to an Elven prophecy foretelling the end of the world. Outside of that, The Witcher season 2 makes a lot of changes to its source material, including (but not limited to) Eskel’s death, Yennefer’s storyline, that White Flame reveal, Voleth Meir, and the introduction of the Wild Hunt. Although season 2 only just became available last month, viewership has been high, and Netflix is reportedly already making plans to begin production on The Witcher season 3.

According to Redanian Intelligence, pre-production for The Witcher season 3 is set to start this month and filming will begin in March. Before season 2 premiered, it was revealed that the scripts for season 3 had already been written. While this reported timetable is subject to change, audiences should nevertheless receive season 3 quicker than they did season 2.

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While critical reception for The Witcher season 2 has been strong, the show’s audience rating on sites like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic has been much weaker than the season that preceded it. This is due in large part to fans of the books and games being upset with how far the series has strayed from its Witcher novels source material. At this point, avid readers and video game players are arguing The Witcher is less of an adaptation and more fan fiction. It’ll be interesting to see if this sort of audience reaction affects production on season 3. If reports are to be believed, its timetable was put in place before the premiere of season 2.

The Witcher season 2 ends with its three main characters together at Kaer Morhen following a fairly close encounter with the Wild Hunt on another sphere. Season 3 will begin to adapt “Time of Contempt” and see Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri deal with the Brotherhood of Sorcerers, Nilfgaard, and the Elves, who all want Ciri for different purposes. This year, the prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin, set 1200 years before the events of the flagship series, will feature many revelations about the creation of the first Witcher, the “Conjunction of the Spheres,” and the Wild Hunt — which will likely play heavily into The Witcher season 3.

Source: Redanian Intelligence

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