The Witcher by Netflix - The Cast; Premiere; Creators and All We Know
What used to be a pipe dream until the enormous success of The Wild Hunt, is now coming true. The Witcher from Netflix is coming, and we share every detail we've learned so far.
Table of Contents
- The Witcher by Netflix - The Cast; Premiere; Creators and All We Know
- How much in common will the Netflix Witcher have with books?
- Who will play Geralt?
Who will play Geralt?
The cast of The Witcher series
Geralt of Rivia will be played by Henry Cavill, a 35-year-old actor known mainly for his Superman role in the films Man of Steel, Batman v Superman and the League of Justice. Last year, the actor appeared on movie theatre screens in Mission: Impossible – Fallout and in the thriller – Nomis.
Maybe Cavill’s appearance doesn’t really fit the image of Geralt, but the actor makes up for that with sheer passion and dedication – he is a big fan of the universe and even before receiving this role, he spoke in superlatives about the work of Andrzej Sapkowski and CD Projekt RED’s video games.
Who's going to play Yennefer?
Ana Chalotra, a 21-year-old actress from Wolverhampton, England, will play the part of Yennefer from Vengerberg. Chalotra debuted in 2018 in a six-episode BBC Wanderlust comedy drama. In 2018 there was also a miniseries by BBC called The ABC Murders based on the famous crime story written by Agatha Christie, in which Chalotra played a minor role.
Who's playing Ciri?
Ciri will be played by Freya Allan. The 17-year-old British actress has played an episodic role in the series Into the Badlands: Land of Lawlessness and in the short films Captain Fierce, Christmas Tree and Bluebird. Soon we will see her in another adaptation of the cult novel – War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.
Who will play Buttercup?
Joey Batey, a British actor and musician, will play the part of Geralt's friend – Buttercup, who has a tendency to get himself into trouble. He has appeared in such series as Long Time Dead, Templars, Cormoran Strike and movies like Bloody Cake, Murder on the Home Front and Club for the Chosen. He also was the voice actor of Cesar in Dragon Quest Heroes II.
Who's playing Triss?
In this role we will see Anna Shaffer, an English actress born in 1992. She has played in the last three films of the Harry Potter series, playing Romilda Vane, and the British soap opera Hollyoaks, playing one of the main characters. A Reddit user named Eryk0201 managed to capture Anna Shaffer in the make-up on a short video from the set.
Who will play Yarpen?
Yarpen Zigrin, the dwarf and good friend of Geralt, will be played by Jeremy Crawford, known for his smaller roles in Titans and Man Seeing Woman.
What other actors we may see in the series?
The second and third cast of The Witcher, revealed so far, looks as follows:
- Jodhi May – queen Calanthe
- Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson – Eist
- Adam Levy – Mousesack
- MyAnna Buring – Tissaia
- Mimi Ndiweni – Fringillia
- Therica Wilson-Read – Sabrina
- Millie Brady – Renfri
- Eamon Farren – Cahir
- Joey Batey – Buttercup
- Lars Mikkelsen – Stregobor
- Royce Pierreson – Istredd
- Maciej Musial – Sir Lazlo
- Wilson Radjou-Pujalte – Dara
- Anna Shaffer – Triss
- Rebecca Benson – Marilka
- Shane Attwooll – Nohorn
- Luke Neal – Vyr
- Matthew Neal – Nimir
- Tobi Bamtefa – Danek
- Sonny Serkis – Martin
- Roderick Hill – Fletcher
- Inge Beckmann – Aridea
- Charlotte O’Leary –Tiffania
- Natasha Culzac – Toruviel
- Amit Shah – Torque
- Tom Canton – Filavandrel
- Jeremy Crawford – Yarpen Zigrin
Polish actors in the show?
At least one of the castings for The Witcher series took place in Poland and its effects, although modest, can be seen in the cast. On the screen we will see Maciej Musial playing Sir Lazlo, a completely new character invented for the purposes of the series.
In addition, Michal Zebrowski, who played the role of Geralt in the Polish 2001 film and TV series (which remains the original classic, and no matter what Netflix will pull off, they just cannot better that masterpiece), revealed that he had the opportunity to appear in the new Witcher, but squandered the chance by forgetting to send a voice sample with an English reading on time.
