Yennefer of Vengerberg (Polish: Yennefer z Vengerbergu) first appeared in the collection of short stories, The Last Wish, featuring in the short story of the same name. She is a powerful sorceress, is a mother figure to Ciri, and becomes Geralt's lover. As an avid reader of fantasy, Sapkowski said he was sometimes bored and disgusted with stories in which the hero could easily have sex with any woman he wished, so he created Yennefer to "complicate things a little" as a woman character who refuses to be a fantasy cliché. [14] In the Polish 2002 film and 2002 TV series, she was played by Grażyna Wolszczak and by Anya Chalotra in the Netflix series. Briefly, the first seven books are all chronologically contiguous. Geralt's adventures begin with a series of stand-alone adventures, as he travels from town to town, hunting monsters and occasionally dodging local politicians. But around the end of the second book, things start to shift, as Geralt claims responsibility for a royal child named Ciri. Ciri's adventures, and Geralt's quest to keep her safe, are mainly the story of the rest of the series. Sapkowski, Andrzej (August 19, 2010). Blood of Elves: Witcher 1 – Now a major Netflix show. Orion. ISBN 978-0-575-08749-1. a b Purchese, Robert (May 19, 2015). "The Witcher game that never was". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017 . Retrieved May 22, 2015. Agnieszka Warnke (November 18, 2016). "The Witcher: The Road from Rivia to Hollywood". Culture.pl. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018 . Retrieved October 8, 2018.

Nikczemnie wprowadzająca w błąd okładka. Wiedźmin: Szpony i Kły nie jest książką Sapkowskiego, ale… fanów". Spidersweb.pl. November 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018 . Retrieved January 3, 2018. Sales of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in December 2019 were 554% greater than those from December 2018, attributed to renewed interest in the series due to the show. [139] Accolades [ edit ] Year Shaun Dooley as King Foltest (seasons 1–2), the king of Temeria, whose incestuous relationship with his sister created a daughter. Barragan, Karen (May 17, 2017). "The Witcher Saga coming to Netflix". Netflix Media Center. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017 . Retrieved January 13, 2018. From 1993 to 1995, Sapkowski's stories were adapted into six-issue comic books The Witcher by Maciej Parowski and Sapkowski (story), Bogusław Polch (art). [54]iMeshup (November 29, 2018). "Gamedev glory: "The Witcher" and CD Projekt Red". iMeshup . Retrieved November 21, 2021. On December 30, 2019, Netflix issued a number of official lists, including the Most Popular TV Shows of 2019. The series was among the most viewed in the U.S. market, where The Witcher was ranked second among series. [133] On January 21, 2020, Netflix announced that the first season had been viewed by over 76 million viewers on its service within its first month of release. [134] Netflix had recently changed its viewership metric, from 70% of an episode under the previous metric, down to two minutes under the new metric. The new metric gives viewing figures 35% higher on average than the previous one. [135] The 76 million views in its first month based on the new metric (at least two minutes or more) is the largest for a Netflix series launch since the introduction of the new viewership metric. [136] [137] According to Parrot Analytics, The Witcher, in its US debut, was the third most "in demand" original streaming series, behind Stranger Things and The Mandalorian. [130] Parrot's process measures "demand expressions", which is "its globally standardized TV-demand measurement unit that reflects the desire, engagement, and viewership of a series weighted by importance." [131] On December 31, 2019, Parrot Analytics reported that The Witcher became the most-in-demand TV series in the world, across all platforms. [132]

In 2015, Platige Image planned an American film adaptation of the novel series to arrive in 2017. [67] In May 2017, they announced that they would be producing a The Witcher TV series in cooperation with Netflix and Sean Daniel Company, with Tomasz Bagiński as one of the directors and Sapkowski as a creative consultant. [68] [69] [70] Created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, it stars Henry Cavill as Geralt. [71] [72] [73] [74] On October 10, 2018, it was announced that Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra had been cast as main female characters, Ciri and Yennefer. [75] The first season was released on December 20, 2019, with all eight episodes available. [76] A second season was announced on November 13, 2019. [77] All eight episodes were released on December 17, 2021, featuring many of the same characters and some new stars. [78] In September 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a third season. [79] Starting in the show's fourth season, Liam Hemsworth is scheduled to replace Cavill as Geralt. The Witcher Saga: has Netflix found its Game of Thrones?". Telegraph.co.uk. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018 . Retrieved March 9, 2018. Amanda Grzmiel (March 22, 2019). "Nowy Wiedźmin nadchodzi. Ostatni klaps na zamku w Iłży". Wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on June 2, 2019 . Retrieved July 2, 2019. Graham McTavish as Sigismund Dijkstra (season 3; recurring season 2), head of the Redanian Intelligence and ally of Philippa Eilhart. McTavish also voiced Deglan in the animated prequel Nightmare of the Wolf. [7]

Netflix confirms The Witcher's new cast: Francesca, Nivellen, Eskel and more". Redanian Intelligence. February 21, 2020 . Retrieved March 31, 2022. Arif, Shabana (April 23, 2018). "The Witcher TV Show Will Be 8 Episodes Long, Likely Released in 2020". IGN. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018 . Retrieved April 17, 2019. In October 2018, Sapkowski's hometown of Łódź officially renamed a garden square Witcher Square ( Skwer Wiedźmina) and announced plans to add benches, swings and other installations based on the series to the area. [52] In October 2021, a mural of Geralt was painted on the side of a skyscraper in Łódź. Spanning three 70-meter-high walls and covering almost 2,000 sq/m, it is the largest mural in Poland and one of the largest in the world. [53] Adaptations [ edit ] Comic books [ edit ] Villarroel, Jatniel (December 20, 2021). "Yasen Atour: You Can Expect Much More Action Vanity Teen 虚荣青年 Lifestyle & New Faces Magazine". www.vanityteen.com . Retrieved March 31, 2022.

Marc, Christopher (August 21, 2018). "Netflix's 'The Witcher' Series Adds 'The Gunman/American Assassin' Production Designer". Geeks WorldWide. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019 . Retrieved July 1, 2019. Boog, Jason (April 12, 2019). "The Netflix Literary Connection". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019 . Retrieved April 19, 2019. a b c Maher, John (January 28, 2020). "Toss a Coin to Your Author: PW Talks with Andrzej Sapkowski". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved March 9, 2022. In December 2017, it was reported that Lauren Schmidt Hissrich would serve as showrunner on the show. [17] In April 2018, Schmidt Hissrich revealed that the script for the pilot episode was finished and that the first season would be eight episodes long. [18] In 2017, it was reported that Andrzej Sapkowski would serve as a creative consultant on the show, but in January 2018, Sapkowski denied any direct involvement. [19] However, he met with Schmidt Hissrich in April 2018, [20] [21] and in May 2018, she stated that Sapkowski was on the creative team of the project. [22] In August, Andrew Laws was revealed as production designer. [23] In December, Radio Times reported directors Alik Sakharov and Charlotte Brändström had joined the project. [24]

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a b Holbrook, Damian (December 10, 2019). " 'The Witcher's Henry Cavill Says 'Tough' Geralt Has a 'Heart of Gold' ". TV Insider . Retrieved June 23, 2021.

White, Peter (April 20, 2021). " 'The Witcher', 'You' & 'Cobra Kai' Will Return To Netflix In Q4 2021". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 20, 2021. Mimî M. Khayisa as Fringilla Vigo, a sorceress who trained alongside Yennefer. She eventually leads the Nilfgaardian invasion alongside Cahir. Since the release of Netflix’s 2019 adaptation of The Witcher, everyone's been buzzing with the same age-old question: are the books better? Netflix released an animated film, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, on August 23, 2021, with their TV series showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich as producer and writer BeAu DeMayo, and animation provided by Studio Mir. Frances Pooley as Teryn, a half-elf girl with a strong resemblance to Ciri who was magically brainwashed into believing that she is someone else.Yennefer and Ciri portal to the home of the woman who took Ciri in and discover the family was murdered by Rience. Meanwhile, Geralt frees Jaskier from prison. Jaskier tells him about Yennefer's lost magic and her muttered incantation. Recognizing the incantation, Geralt realizes Yennefer is in league with Voleth Meir (the Deathless Mother), a demon that feeds on pain. The birth of Francesca's baby causes the elves to focus on rebuilding instead of fighting for Nilfgaard. Frustrated with her slipping grasp on power, Fringilla assassinates four of the White Flame's generals and intimidates Cahir into vouching for her to the emperor. Tissaia tells Vilgefortz about Ciri, betraying Triss. Dara quits spying for Dijkstra. Ciri inadvertently reads Yennefer's mind and sees her betrayal. Upset, she has an outburst that alerts a nearby Nilfgaardian patrol, but Geralt and Jaskier, aided by Yarpen Zigrin's dwarven crew, arrive in time to defeat them. Geralt draws his blade on Yennefer while Yarpen and Jaskier take Ciri to Kaer Morhen. Yennefer recites the incantation. In the castle, Francesca awakens to find her baby murdered. Her outburst of pain gives Voleth Meir the strength to break free; Geralt and Yennefer arrive as it escapes the hut. Schwartz, Ryan (November 13, 2019). "The Witcher Scores Early Season 2 Renewal at Netflix". TVLine. Archived from the original on November 19, 2019 . Retrieved December 20, 2019. Chosen by Fate: Zajdel Award Winner Anthology is a 2000 English anthology by SuperNowa, in cooperation with the Silesian Club of Fantasy Literature, that includes a translation by Agnieszka Fulińska of "The Witcher" short story entitled "The Hexer". 2010's A Polish Book of Monsters is an English anthology edited and translated by Michael Kandel that includes a translation of "The Witcher" entitled "Spellmaker". Maladie and Other Stories (not to be confused with the above Polish book of the same name) is a 2014 English e-book sampler with translations of "The Witcher", "The Edge of the World", and the first chapters of Blood of Elves and Baptism of Fire. CD Projekt RED Partners With Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to Bring The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to North America". www.businesswire.com. July 25, 2013 . Retrieved February 14, 2021. Eddie, Makuch (November 5, 2015). "The Witcher Movie Coming in 2017 From The Mummy Producers". Gamespot.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015 . Retrieved November 5, 2015.