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The New Witcher Releases Today. Andrzej Sapkowski's Latest Book Crossroads of Ravens Received First Reviews
The latest book in the Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski launched today. Crossroads of Ravens is receiving very positive reviews.
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Martin Bukowski
November 29, 2024
Sapkowski Wrote a Sarcastic Letter to The Witcher Devs; They Put It in the Game
Andrzej Sapkowski had a bigger part in the development of the first The Witcher than you think and... than he thinks. He wrote a „sarcastic letter” to the developers at CD Projekt Red, which then made its way into the game.
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Hubert Sledziewski
May 29, 2023
Even More Witcher - Netflix Announces The Witcher: Blood Origin
Netflix announced a new production set in the Witcher universe. It will be a prequel called The Witcher: Blood Origin, which will take us 1200 years into the past.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 27, 2020
Netflix's Witcher Remains the Most Popular TV Show in the World
Thanks to the data presented by Parrot Analytics, we learned that The Witcher series from Neflix is still the most popular TV production in the world. The adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's prose has not dropped from the first place in seven weeks.
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Paul Wozniak
February 17, 2020
The Witcher - TV Show Boosts Wild Hunt and Book Sales by 500%
Thanks to the NPD analytics group we learned the exact increase of Sapkowski's books and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sales in the USA. The jumps were huge and were caused mainly by the premiere of The Witcher series on Netflix.
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Adrian Werner
February 14, 2020
Witcher Saga Boom in the U.S. Continues, Reprints Were Necessary
The American branch of the Orbit Publishing House has commissioned the printing of over 500,000 new copies of all eight books belonging to The Witcher cycle. All because of the increased interest in Andrzej Sapkowski's works caused by the Netflix series.
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Milosz Szubert
January 16, 2020
The Witcher's Showrunner on Plans for Season 2 and Behind the Scenes
Lauren S. Hissrich, showrunner of the Witcher from Netflix, gave an interesting interview to GamesRadar+. In it, the artist talked about her plans for the second season and revealed several behind-the-scenes stories from the production of the show.
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Konrad Serafinski
December 24, 2019
Sapkowski Delighted with Cavill's Geralt
The Witcher is one of Netflix's greatest successes so far. The author of the source material is satisfied with Henry Cavill's acting and compares him to Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings.
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December 24, 2019
CD Projekt Reaches Agreement With Sapkowski on the Witcher
CD Projekt and Andrzej Sapkowski signed an agreement ending a dispute that had been going on for a year, which started after the writer made demands for a payment of compensation of $16 million. Thanks to the settlement, the company can still adapt the Witcher franchise, not only in the form of games, but also comics and all kinds of gadgets.
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Michael Kulakowski
December 20, 2019
The Witcher Netflix Series Reviews; Character Names Have Too Many Vowels
Today, The Witcher, an adaptation of the books by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, debuted on Netflix. The show has already been rated by critics and now boasts an average of 71% and 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. Have the producers delivered?
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Bart Swiatek
December 20, 2019
The Witcher Series Premieres on Netflix
As announced, The Witcher, an adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy saga, made its debut on Netflix. The first season consists of eight episodes and all of them are available simultaneously.
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Adrian Werner
December 20, 2019
Netflix Confirms The Witcher Season Two
Even before the premiere of the first episode of The Witcher, Netflix announced that it is starting the production of the show's second season. The cast and film crew of the series remain unchanged. According to the producers' plans, more episodes of The Witcher will air in 2021.
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Michael Kulakowski
November 13, 2019
Witcher Coins; Sapkowski's Cooperation With The Mint of Gdansk
The Mint of Gdansk, in cooperation with Andrzej Sapkowski, will produce a series of collector coins based on The Witcher. For the time being, the available coins are related thematically to the short story collection Last Wish.
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Konrad Serafinski
November 8, 2019
Sapkowski: I Care Neither About the Fate of My Characters Nor Money
Here's even more intriguing statements of Andrzej Sapkowski from Lucca Comics & Games. The author referred in interviews to Netflix' TV show, CD Projekt RED, and his approach to money. He also revealed who his favourite fantasy author is (hint: not Andrzej Sapkowski).
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Julia Dragovic
November 3, 2019
Andrzej Sapkowski: “I’m a master of video games”
A panel took place during Lucca Comics and Games event, with the participation of Andrzej Sapkowski. The author answered the questions asked by the participants. Thanks to this we learned, among other things, that the creator of The Witcher knows 20 languages and considers himself a master gamer.
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Paul Wozniak
October 31, 2019
Sapkowski: Netflix's Witcher May be a Bigger Hit Than Game of Thrones
The Italian newspaper Corriere la Lettura interviewed Andrzej Sapkowski and the showrunner of The Witcher from Netflix, Lauren S. Hissrich. The conversation, featured, among others, the topic of Game of Thrones' success. Does The Witcher have a chance to follow in the footsteps of HBO's super-production? In the opinion of the Polish writer, yes.
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Bart Swiatek
October 28, 2019
Andrzej Sapkowski and CDP RED - Inspirations of Kingdom Come Devs
During gamescom 2019 our editor had the opportunity to talk to Tobias Stolz-Zwilling from Warhorse Studios. One of the topis that appeared in the discussion were the developers' inspirations during their work on Kingdom Come: Deliverance. It turns out that the artists looked at, among others, the works of Andrzej Sapkowski.
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Bart Swiatek
August 25, 2019
Netflix's Witcher Showrunner Comments on „Slavic Spirit”
Lauren S. Hissrich, the showrunner of the Netflix's Witcher, touched on Twitter on the theme of the Slavic identity of the Witcher. She also referred to the issue of races and nationality of actors involved in the work on the show in question.
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Bart Swiatek
July 29, 2019
Hissrich: Netflix's Witcher is Not And Won't be an Adaptation of Games
Lauren S. Hissrich, showrunner of The Witcher from Netflix, told The Wrap that the series is not and will never be an adaptation of CD Projekt RED's games. What do the gamers say?
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Konrad Serafinski
July 23, 2019
Andrzej Sapkowski's Son has Passed Away. Without Him, there Would be no Witcher
Krzysztof Sapkowski, son of Andrzej, the writer who created the Witcher universe, has passed away. The sad information was published in the Nowa Fantastyka monthly.
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Bart Swiatek
June 28, 2019