The Witcher world is about to increase but once more in a brand new prequel collection titled The Witcher: Blood Origin, and whereas we nonetheless do not know if Jason Momoa will end up being in the lead role, we do know who will probably be writing the collection for Netflix due to Declan De Barra. De Barra took to social media to share a gaggle shot of the writing staff bringing Blood Origin to life, and it options Kirsten Van Horn, Aaron Stewart-Ahn, Tania Lothia, Tasha Huo, Alex Meenehan, Pooja Gupta, Troy Dangerfield, and yet another author whose identify we do not know but (through Redanian Intelligence).
De Barra revealed a photograph from a Zoom assembly showcasing all the brand new writers with the caption “The Witcher – Blood Origin. Day one!
Beyond fortunate to be working with such gifted writers. Pinching myself!”
Blood Origin will probably be a six episode collection set earlier than the occasions of The Witcher’s most important collection and method earlier than Henry Cavill’s Geralt began monster searching. We’re nonetheless ready on extra plot particulars, however we do know it’s set 1200 years earlier than Geralt’s adventures.
The Witcher – Blood Origin. Day one!
Beyond fortunate to be working with such gifted writers. Pinching myself! pic.twitter.com/tZkMlH3u3v— Declan de Barra (@declandebarra) September 18, 2020
After De Barra shared the celebratory day one publish, showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich chimed in as nicely, including “Family is all the pieces.”
Family is all the pieces. https://t.co/IQIjaOne7P
— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) September 19, 2020
Hissrich is delighted that she will get to lastly talk about this project now. “This has been the hardest secret to maintain,” Hissrich stated. “I’ve at all times wished to dive deeper into the parable and lore of the Continent, and now followers could have an opportunity to discover it with Declan de Barra in a prequel collection, The Witcher: Blood Origin. Elves, and enemies, and the tip, oh my…”
It’s good to know that there is motion on the collection regardless of the continued coronavirus pandemic, and hopefully we’ll get extra casting particulars quickly. The massive one in every of course is the collection lead, who has not too long ago been rumored to be Jason Momoa, or no less than that’s the kind of lead Netflix is aiming to forged. That would assuredly go over nicely with followers, so fingers crossed it occurs.
Here’s the official description for The Witcher: Blood Origin.
“1200 years earlier than Geralt of Rivia, the worlds of monsters, males and elves merged into one, and the primary Witcher got here to be. Announcing The Witcher: Blood Origin, a 6 half live-action The Witcher spin-off collection from Declan de Barra and Lauren Schmidt Hissrich.”
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