The poster artwork for The Witcher season 2 has now been revealed. The Netflix series was adapted from the fantasy novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski, which have also been adapted into a series of popular video games. The series stars Henry Cavill as Geralt, a magically imbued monster hunter known as a Witcher, whose destiny is inextricably linked with Crown Princess Ciri. The show, which has already been renewed for a third season, also stars Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra.
Fans have been hotly anticipating the second season of The Witcher. The first season premiered in December 2019, but the second season had to halt production due to pandemic delays and star Kristofer Hivju testing positive for COVID-19. Once production resumed several months later, more crew members tested positive, delaying the series even further. Cavill also sustained a leg injury during the shoot, but the crew powered through and wrapped the second season in April of this year, setting a December 17, 2021 premiere date.
Now that the season is finally in the can and getting ready for its premiere, Netflix has released a brand new poster. The show's creator Lauren S. Hissrich shared the poster on her Twitter, saying, "Created to kill. Destined to protect. You know Geralt as the Continent's best monster hunter -- now it's time to peel back those layers of witcher armor, and discover a new side of the White Wolf. Join us on December 17th." The design is a rather basic character poster, showing Geralt in his armor, but eagle-eyed fans may be able to notice details in the costume and location that give hints toward what they can expect from The Witcher season 2. Check out her tweet below:
The Witcher season 2 will feature Ciri and Geralt training together at the witcher refuge Kaer Morhen. Also joining the cast is Kim Bodnia as Vesemir, a veteran witcher who is also Geralt's father figure. Vesemir's origin story was explored in the animated feature The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, which was released on Netflix this August.
The Witcher season 2 needs to pull out all the stops to draw its massive audience back in after such a long break. However, the storyline that finally sees the series' three characters' disparate paths joining will likely be enticing enough. Plus, the creator's promise that this season will dig deeper into the character of the Witcher is likely to intrigue the show's legions of fanfiction writers, who will also be given another whole season's worth of raw material for gifs of Henry Cavill.
Source: Lauren S. Hissrich/Twitter