How ’The Witcher’ Designers Created a More Epic Look and Taught Freya Allan How to Fight
Carole Horst SPOILER ALERT: This contains spoilers from “The Witcher,” now streaming on Netflix. “The Witcher” Season 3 Volume 1 returns June 29 on Netflix with Volume 2 dropping July 27, promising more battles, fantastical creatures, magic, intrigue and the driving philosophy that family is worth fighting for, according to showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. Henry Cavill returns as Geralt, the titular character, who’s on the road with Ciri (Freya Allan) and the mage Yennefer (Anya Chalotra). They make a dysfunctional little family, with Ciri coming into her own as a warrior princess. Season 3 also sees the elves battle over their agenda, while the forces of other kingdoms work against Geralt, Ciri and Yennefer. There’s also a fantastic mages’ ball on Aretuza, which is a visual showstopper in design and storytelling.