Netflix provided a timely behind-the-scenes update on the development of the upcoming The Witcher: Blood Origin, the prequel series that will center around events far predating the Continent fans of The Witcher series and novels have grown to love.

The exclusive look at The Witcher: Blood Origin came during Netflix’s Tudum showcase, where the company revealed new footage for The Witcher's second season. This footage included teaser introductions for Vesemir and Nivellen, the announcement of a third season for the mainline Witcher, plus a new anime film and a kids-oriented Witcher series. However, the mysteries surrounding Blood Origin are slowly being unveiled as the series’ logo and first episode title were disclosed.

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The first chapter for Blood Origin will be aptly named “Of Battles and Bloody Blades,” as showrunner Declan de Barra confirms in the new behind-the-scenes video, and it will be directed by Sarah O’Gorman, both of whom have experience as writer and director from The Witcher's first season. In the clip, de Barra shows off some of the massive indoor and outdoor sets that he’ll be working with for the show, jokingly saying that Blood Origin will be completely free of CGI and animals on set, right before jumping to a beautiful Icelandic landscape.

Just like de Barra says, The Witcher: Blood Origin focuses on the events that took place before the Conjunction of Spheres, 1,200 years before The Witcher, which led to the world of men, elves, and monsters being merged into a single plane. So far, most of the news from Blood Origin has been related to is cast, which includes Sophia Brown, Laurence O'Fuarain, and Michelle Yeoh, but also confirmation that Lauren S. Hissrich will act as producer.

Most crucially, Blood Origin will not be based on one of Andrzej Sapkowski’s books, so his role as a consultant for the show will be of vital importance across the six episodes Netflix has planned for it. Suffice to say, even though Yennefer, Geralt, and Vesemir are quite old, none of them will be showing up in Blood Origin. Nevertheless, if the story needs a narrator it’s hard to think of one better than the humble bard himself, Jaskier.

There’s still no release window for Blood Origin, but considering The Witcher's second season comes out on December 17, it’s safe to say it will find a slot in the first half of 2022 at the earliest, or maybe even later considering all the Witcher projects Netflix is juggling around.

The Witcher: Blood Origin is currently in production.

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