The Witcher's Netflix series launches next month, on the 20th December. It's set to arrive in style with eight episodes available to watch right off the bat -- but despite the fact that we haven't actually seen any of it yet, the show has already been signed up for a second season. This confirmation comes not long after showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said in an interview that seven whole seasons have already been mapped out.
As we said in that article, this is just how big budget shows work these days. If studios and production companies think that they have a hit on their hands -- be it due to positive critical reception or the backing of test audiences -- they'll usually snap up additional episodes in order to keep things moving at a steady pace. In this case, it's clear that Netflix thinks its adaptation of The Witcher is going to be big.
Do you think The Witcher will last two seasons? Maybe more? Place your bets in the comments section below.
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well they must have confidence in it then
Still unsure as to how good this will be. Still, a positive sign.
That mostly just means that the production was too big to stop at just one season. Season 2 has probably been underway for a few months already.
I'm pretty confident this will be a hit and last a few seasons,it looks ace!
The last trailer was fantastic, i think this is going to huge for Netflix as the buzz right now is very positive and a lot of people are excited,
With GOT ending that huge fan base is looking for another show like it. If done right this show could be huge.
I think it's clever to release the entire first season over the holidays to create an audience. For season 2 I wouldn't mind a weekly approach to make it a similar cultural event like GoT. Dropping episodes weekly gets people discussing and theorizing much more between episodes rather than between seasons. I'm sure stranger things could have kept the discussion going much longer if they would have had that approach.
Anyone know if those 8 episodes released on the first day are the entirety of the first season or just the first batch? Just curious.
That expression on Henry Cavill's face (in the image above) is when he heard about a possible seven years commitment to the series.lol
@tameshiyaku does netflix ever do shows that release weekly? Or do they just always release the whole season at one time?
@ellsworth004 usually not their own shows with a few exceptions. In Europe they have broadcast rights for shows from us tv channels like better call Saul and star trek discovery which they release weekly.
I just really hope this show doesn't fade into obscurity like so many great Netflix shows. Altered Carbon comes to mind.
@tameshiyaku yeah altered carbon was really good. Neflix actually do a pretty decent job with their original series. I hope the witcher knocks it out of the park and gets 7 seasons or more.
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