The Witcher is Netflix’s biggest series premiere ever; anime announced

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Netflix and showrunner / executive producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich's killer adaptation of THE WITCHER starring Henry Cavill is the third most in-demand original streaming series in the US only behind STRANGER THINGS and Jon Favreau's STAR WARS series THE MANDALORIAN.

And now, Netflix says the show is pacing to be its biggest first-season original TV series ever with 76 million customer households (46% of Netflix’s subscribers) watching within in the first four weeks of release. The company said in the shareholder letter:

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As a testament to how our hit content can penetrate the global zeitgeist and influence popular culture, the show’s launch drove up sales of ‘The Witcher’ books and games around the world, and spawned a viral musical hit.

And that's not all… Today we also hear that an anime film is in the works called THE WITCHER: NIGHTMARE OF THE WOLF

The rumors are true, a new Witcher story is in the works! The anime film, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, will take us back to a new threat facing the Continent. Brought to you by the Witcher team @LHissrich and @BeauDeMayo, and Studio Mir the studio behind Legend of Korra.

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) January 22, 2020

Developed for Netflix by showrunner/executive producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, THE WITCHER is 

an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.

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Netflix has already renewed the series for an eight-episode second season. Cavill will return as protagonist Geralt of Rivia, with Anya Chalotra returning as Yennefer along with Freya Allan as Ciri. Schmidt Hissrich will also return as executive producer on Season 2 along with Tomek Baginski, Jason F. Brown, Sean Daniel, Mike Ostrowski, Steve Gaub, and Jaroslaw Sawko. The second season will begin production in London early in 2020, for a planned debut in 2021. Season one is now streaming on Netflix. READ OUR REVIEW HERE.