The upcoming prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin is shorter than audiences may have initially expected, but star Sophia Brown assures there is plenty of room for more if that's what the expanding franchise's fans want.
Speaking at a Comic-Con Experience 2022, Brown explained, "There's room for growth, there's room for more you know. We wanted to like really just mark the event of the Conjunction of the Spheres and really show the history of The Witcher world. And maybe there's room for more. If the fans want it, you let us know."
The Witcher: Blood Origin Loses Two Episodes
When it was originally announced back in 2020, The Witcher: Blood Origin was intended to be a six-part limited series. It was only in recent months that Netflix and showrunner Declan De Barra confirmed the show had been cut down from six episodes to four. De Barra explained at Netflix's TUDUM event, "I never wanted there to be any moment where we’re just stringing the audience along to have an episode... When we were in the edit room, that [four-episode structure] is what happened organically, the shaping into four episodes from all the footage we shot. Optimum story flow. I wanted it to be a punch in the face, so that you can’t take your eyes off it."
Reports of significant edits to Netflix's Blood Origin emerged in August, suggesting certain episodes had been stitched together. The writing credits appeared to reflect that. They include showrunner Declan De Barra, who is attached to the first and fourth episode; Alex Meenehan and Aaron Stewart-Ahn for the second episode and, finally, Tania Lotia and Kiersten Van Horne attached to the third. Those reports suggested that the episodes, excluding the first and last episode, had been merged.
The Ancient Continent of The Witcher
Set 1,200 years before the events of the main Witcher series, the upcoming Blood Origin will explore a period of the Continent's ancient history that has only ever been mentioned in Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher novels. The show will take place around the cataclysmic event known as the Conjunction of the Spheres and how it led to the creation of the world's very first witcher.
While details are still scarce concering the series and how it will impact the main Witcher series, if at all, CCXP has seen the release of a Blood Origin trailer and a multitude of posters. These tease the vast and ancient Continent and the small band of elves and dwarves set to right the wrongs of Chief Druid Balor and the brutal world he has helped to create.
The Witcher: Blood Origin is set to premiere on Dec. 25, only on Netflix.
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