In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Schmidt stated:
Showrunner Lauren Schmidt has said that she is a fan of The Witcher video games, but the Netflix series will not rely on them for their story or content. The possibilities are seemingly endless for where the series could be headed. While that is a pretty broad summary, it leaves a lot the imagination. The witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Netflix’s official description of the show has already been posted to their site: Chalotra will join in as Yennefer, a powerful sorceress and one of Geralt’s love interests.īased on the popular polish books written by Andrzej Sapkowski and later adapted into the juggernaut video game series The Witcher from developer CD Projekt Red, Netflix’s The Witcher will follow Geralt of Rivia through his adventures as a monster hunter within a vast fantasy world.
Allan will take on the role of Ciri, Geralt’s somewhat daughter and protege witcher. Joining Cavill in the main cast are Freya Allan (War of the Worlds, Bluebird) and Anya Chalotra (Wanderlust, The ABC Murders). Following the news of Henry Cavill’s (Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) casting as titular character Geralt of Rivia, fans have been anxiously awaiting who might join the show next. However, as time goes by, she begins to realize that she does indeed care about certain people, and that if she wants to protect them, she’ll have to admit that she has some compassion within her.The highly-anticipated The Witcher series for Netflix has reportedly cast two more leading roles. She craves respect, even adoration, but she’ll never say so, instead brushing people off dismissively. Yennefer prizes her freedom above all else, and sees her power as a way to achieve that. But the empire of Nilfgaard is sweeping through kingdom after kingdom, and Yennefer may have to defend her very way of life before creating life herself. As part of her sorceress training, Yennefer had to give up the ability to have children, which she now desparately wants to fix. Geralt, the witcher, is the only man she’s been drawn to as an adult, but their wandering lives make sustaining a relationship challenging.Ĭhallenge… surviving in a war-torn world long enough to heal herself. Yennefer is beautiful and doesn’t lack for lovers, but she also doesn’t trust anyone, making a long-term commitment impossible. She has been known to enjoy a good beer, though, and she will sometimes set up elaborate illusions to entertain herself with.
Yennefer has little interest in other people’s hobbies, but she’ll follow the most obscure piece of lore if there’s a chance it will pay off. Interests… mostly defined by her magical pursuits. She works ceaselessly to learn more and gain more power. Yennefer can create detailed illusions, brew potions, create portals to faraway places, and more. Profession… sorceress, one of the most powerful around.
For a while she was assigned as an adviser to the king of Aedirn, but now Yennefer goes where she will, searching for happiness and freedom, and often unable to find it.
However, the training was in some ways even harder than her previous life. Her life changed when the sorceress Tissaia took her away to Aretuza, where Yennefer was also trained to be a sorceress. Her family had a house, but her father hated her and made her stay outside, frequently insulting her and worse.