The release date of Netflix’s new drama series based on The Witcher franchise is quickly approaching. As December 20th draws closer, Netflix has begun to promote its new series by way of new posters featuring the characters Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer. There have been screenshots released of Ciri and Yennefer's character designs, but unlike the screenshots, these posters serve as actual promotional material for the series.
Ever since then, anticipation and expectations have been growing. When Netflix first released the teaser trailer for The Witcher on July 19th, 2019, it was met with a great deal of excitement from both seasoned fans and newcomers to the series. Since then, an official trailer for the series was released on October 31st, which was met with even more excitement.
Now with the release of the series only a few weeks away, Netflix has begun to promote The Witcher by way of new posters showcasing some of the main characters. The first of which is Geralt of Rivia, played by Henry Cavill, which features the text “created by fear.” The subsequent poster shows off Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, which features the text “created by power.” The final poster is of Freya Allan as Ciri, which features the text “created by prophecy.”
Ever since the release of the first teaser trailer back in July, many fans have been looking forward to the release of this series. The addition of these new posters alone have caused additional excitement within The Witcher community.
Having said this, there are a lot of fans that share a certain skepticism when it comes to The Witcher series. This Netflix adaptation will rely heavily on the series of books that preceded the video game franchise of the same name. For some fans, their only exposure to the franchise is by way of playing the video games, so it's possible that what The Witcher fans want might not be reflected in terms of the final product.
However, judging by early reactions to The Witcher, it seems that a significant number of fans possess a great confidence in Netflix. Perhaps what it ultimately comes down to is finding the right people to work on these projects: people that legitimately care about what they are making and doing the franchise justice. Only time will tell.
Netflix’s The Witcher starring Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, and Freya Allan is set to release on December 20th and will include eight full length episodes.
Source: ComicBook