The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf’s First Look

The story of Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri is barely the start. Netflix is introducing the world to “Uncle Vesemir” within the first take a look at anime prequel movie The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. It will dig into the origins of the person who formed our favourite monster hunter—and the way the occasions that modified his life additionally modified the world round him.

Netflix shared the primary take a look at Nightmare of the Wolf and Vesemir’s design throughout in-house fan occasion WitcherCon right now, in addition to the movie’s official logline: “Before Geralt, there was Vesemir—a cocky young witcher who delights in slaying monsters for coin. When a dangerous new power rises on the Continent, Vesemir learns that some witchering jobs are about more than just money…” Check out the teaser right here!

Since Nightmare of the Wolf facilities round Vesemir, the Witcher who educated and mentored Geralt of Rivia, the movie will set the stage for occasions to come back within the flagship collection. No phrase but whether or not Kim Bodnia, who performs Vesemir in season two of The Witcher, can even be voicing the character on this animated prequel.

Nightmare of the Wolf was developed by The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and author Beau DeMayo with The Legend of Korra and Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defender animation firm Studio Mir. In a earlier interview, Hissrich stated Nightmare of the Wolf is designed to discover “what it takes to become a Witcher, how Geralt became a Witcher, where his journey started, and who was important to him,” as seen by the eyes of Vesemir himself. It can even discover Vesemir’s connection to Geralt, a relationship that was teased within the first season of the live-action collection and might be explored additional in season two.

“Families are multi-generational. The things I teach my children, I learned from the generation ahead of me. When we meet Geralt in The Witcher he is a full adult, he’s 100 years old and he’s been living on his own for a very long time,” Hissrich stated. “But you can’t help wondering how he learned the things he practices regularly and is going to teach Ciri.”

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf debuts on Netflix August 23. The Witcher returns for season two on December 17.

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