Since the release of its third entry back in 2015, CD Projekt Red's The Witcher series has proven to be a a runaway success and fans have been clamoring for more of Geralt's adventures since. While players can forget about another game in the series for the time being, the upcoming Netflix adaptation is sure to give fans plenty to be excited for. Now it seems some information is beginning to come regarding the series.

In a series of tweets following a Netflix event in Rome, writer and showrunner on the upcoming Witcher series, Lauren Hissrich, had some new and interesting information for fans to mull over. Over the course of the day, Hissrich answered many questions from fans, revealing the episode count for the first season, where the series is going to be shot, and even a possible release date.

The first point Hissrich addresses is the length of the first season, which will be eight episodes long. Though to many this may be seen as suspiciously short, Hissrich is quick to assure fans that the short episode count is a creative decision to deliver the best product and not to minimize financial risk on a property that might not have general audience appeal.  She also makes the point to assure fans that nothing will be rushed or overstuffed, telling one fan she "promises not to smosh."

Hissrich does make an very good point regarding lagging in longer seasons of television. Netflix has often face criticism for series being too long and requiring filler episodes, one only has to look at the streaming services Marvel series like Jessica Jones or Luke Cage to see examples of this. By shortening the length, Hissrich and Netflix can deliver the level of exciting storytelling the franchise has become know for.

The next point Hissrich addresses is the show's filming location, which will be Eastern Europe. This probably doesn't come as much of a shock to fans as the book series originated in Poland and has many Eastern and Central European influences. The franchise has a large following across the region and, according to Hissrich, the show "couldn't exist anywhere else."

The final point Hissrich touched upon is how long fans will have to wait to see Geralt in full live-action glory, indicating we are still at least a couple of years away. The writer states that the pilot has been written but still need to be polished and perfected while the other seven episodes don't actually exist on paper yet and that the earliest fans will see the series is 2020.

To be fair, since the show's announcement almost a year ago, it was always going to be a long development road. With this series set to be Netflix's answer to Amazon's Lord of the Rings series in a post-Game Of  Thrones era, the streaming giant is going to want to make sure it is delivering the best possible product and the best way to do that is to give the creative minds space to do what they do best. Really, all fans can do now is wait and see.

Netflix’s The Witcher is in pre-production.