The Witcher Season 3 Gets a Release Window

The Witcher franchise is coming again with a vengeance! After some start-and-stop filming on account of covid-19, we not solely have The Witcher: Blood Origin later this yr, but additionally The Witcher season three formally slated for launch in 2023.

During the final season, we noticed Geralt desperately attempt to maintain Princess Cirilla protected by taking her to the Witcher stronghold of Kaer Morhen. Yenefer was taken hostage by varied individuals (first by the sorcerer Fringilla, and later by the elf/revolutionary Francesca) earlier than lastly escaping and assembly up with Jaskier. As Yen and Jaskier teamed up (for one measly episode), Geralt tried to search out out extra concerning the monsters spontaneously showing all through the land.

At the top of the season, Geralt, Yenefer, Ciri, and Jaskier did all meet up once more; it turned out that Ciri’s energy is tied to the monolithic stones discovered all through the Continent, which are literally interplanar portals. The demon was crushed, a value was placed on Ciri’s head by the sorcerer guild at Aretuza, Yennefer acquired her magic again, and Geralt was nonetheless taking part in protector/step-dad to Ciri. Jaskier appeared to be, sadly, not that essential. (Truly the present wasted Joey Batey’s charisma by barely placing him in season two, however that’s none of my enterprise.) Then, the emperor of Nilfgaard, Emhyr, confirmed up, revealed himself to be Ciri’s dad, and started to make his means towards the dominion of Cintra, both to overcome it or discover his daughter. Season three has…quite a bit occurring, and it hasn’t even began.

The Witcher season three will hit Netflix through the summer time of 2023.

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