Are you ready to learn how the Witchers came to be? Netflix’s upcoming four part series The Witcher: Blood Origin is set to air on Netflix on Christmas day. How exciting is that? To celebrate its upcoming release, which is approaching quicker than anticipated, Netflix have dropped a brand new trailer that puts Michelle Yeoh in the spotlight.
Set in an elven world 1200 years before the The Witcher, Blood Origin will tell a story lost to time… The creation of the first prototype Witcher, and the events that lead to the pivotal conjunction of the spheres, when the world of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one.
Now, let’s welcome the full cast to the wonderful and deadly world of The Witcher. Sophia Brown and Laurence O’Fuarain play Éile and Fjall, two warriors estranged from their opposing clans. Michelle Yeoh takes the role of Scían, a sword master, the last of her tribe. Mirren Mack is Princess Merwyn, Lenny Henry plays Chief Sage Balor and Minnie Driver plays Seanchaí. Francesca Mills is Meldof, Zach Wyatt and Lizzie Annis are celestial twins Syndril and Zacaré. Huw Novelli is Brother Death.
Other supporting cast members include Amy Murray as Balor’s apprentice Fenrik, Mark Rowley as King Alvitir, Daniel Fathers and Faoileann Cunningham as Osfar and his daughter Ryl. Kim Adis is Merwyn’s handmaid Ket, Nathaniel Curtis portrays Brían, Dylan Moran is Uthrok One-Nut and Hebe Beardsall is the lowborn Catrin. Ella Schrey-Yeats portrays the young prophet Ithlinne and her mother Aevenien is played by Claire Cooper.
Check out the brand new trailer below:
The four part series, overseen by showrunner and writer Declan de Barra, is directed by Sarah O’Gorman and Vicky Jewson and exec produced by Lauren Hissrich, Matt O’Toole, Platige Films (Tomek Baginski & Jarek Sawko) , Hivemind (Jason Brown & Sean Daniel).
The Witcher: Blood Origin will arrive exclusively on Netflix on December 25th, 2022. You won’t want to miss this gripping origin story that will finally reveal the secrets behind the Witchers.
