Staff Reporter | On 21, Jul 2021

“Witches are rogues without virtue…” That’s the sound of Netflix expanding its Witcherverse with new animated film, Nightmare of the Wolf, and a new trailer gives us a closer look at the prequel.

The origins story takes place before Netflix’s main The Witcher series (starring Henry Cavill as Geralt) and follows his mentor, Vesemir – a swashbuckling young witcher who escaped a life of poverty to slay monsters for coin. But when a strange new monster begins terrorising a politically-fraught kingdom, Vesemir finds himself on a frightening adventure that forces him to confront the demons of his past.

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf is written and produced by Beau DeMayo and co-produced by The Witcher Showrunner and Executive Producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and Studio Mir’s Kwang Il Han, who is also directing. The voice cast includes Theo James as Vesemir, Lara Pulver as Tetra, Graham McTavish as Deglan and Mary McDonnell as Lady Zerbst.

You can hear – and see – them in action on 23rd August, when the film premieres on Netflix. Here’s the trailer:

 

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf set for August release

11th July 2021

The Witcher will return for Season 2 in December 2021, but fans don’t have to wait until then to get their fantasy fix, with Netflix bringing animated movie Nightmare of the Wolf to our screens this August.

Based on the best-selling books, the series is an epic tale of fate and family. The story of the intertwined destinies of three individuals in the vast world of The Continent, where humans, elves, witchers, gnomes, and monsters battle to survive and thrive, and where good and evil is not easily identified.

Henry Cavill stars as Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter who struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and a young princess, Ciri (Freya Allan), with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.

Nightmare of the Wolf is written by the creator of the The Witcher series, Lauren Hissrich, and takes us back to a new threat facing the Continent. It’s animated by South Korea’s Studio Mir, the studio behind Legend of Korra. Here’s the teaser video and poster announcing the release date of 23rd August.

 

The Witcher animated movie in the works at Netflix

27th January 2020

With The Witcher fans having to watch until next year for Season 2 of the fantasy epic, Netflix has some good news for fans: an animated movie based on the series is also on the way.

Based on the best-selling books, the series is an epic tale of fate and family. The story of the intertwined destinies of three individuals in the vast world of The Continent, where humans, elves, witchers, gnomes, and monsters battle to survive and thrive, and where good and evil is not easily identified.

Henry Cavill stars as Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter who struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and a young princess, Ciri (Freya Allan), with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.

According to Netflix’s own figures, 76 million member households chose to watch the series during its first four weeks, making the show its biggest original series to date. Sales of The Witcher books and games are also reported to have spiked. The soundtrack has also been released online.

Now, Netflix is building on its success with The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. The anime will take us back to a new threat facing the Continent and is being written by the creator of the The Witcher series, Lauren Hissrich.

The project was announced on Twitter by Netflix at the end of last week, to mixed reception, as some were concerned it might compress The Witcher’s story into a short timeframe – although it is more likely to feed into Season 2, given Season 1’s success – and others concerned about it being animated, rather than live-action, a medium that showcases Henry Cavill to eye-pleasing effect. The latter worries can be allayed by the news that the studio behind the anime is South Korea’s Studio Mir, who were behind Legend of Korra, one of the most acclaimed, and visually impressive, anime series of all time.

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