Netflix released a new clip from Season 2 of The Witcher, introducing a new insectoid monster to the show, as well as what looks to be a new weapon.The clip sees Geralt of Rivia fighting the centipede-like Myriapod in the middle of a forest, protecting himself using a combination of the Quen sign and a glowing sword. It's unclear if this is a heated sword or if the blade is enchanted by glyphs.
The Myriapod has appeared elsewhere. The insectoid monster was prevalent in CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, introduced in the Blood and Wine expansion pack. More importantly, it appeared in Andrzej Sapkowski's Sword of Destiny and is involved in Ciri and Geralt's very first encounter in the Forest of Brokilon. While that is not the case in the Season 2 clip, it appears that the Netflix series may adapt elements of that meeting.
Thus far, the trailers and clips for The Witcher Season 2 have teased a variety of monsters. Aside from the Myriapod, the trailers have also teased a bruxa, a leshen and the cursed creatured named Nivellen. Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich has previously said that Season 2 of The Witcher will feature more monsters that Blood of Elves, which the show adapts. "Blood of Elves lacks monsters," Hissrich stated. "There's just not very many. But we know from the games that people really like to see Geralt battling monsters, so we continued adding more monsters to Season 2."
Where there are monsters, there are monster slayers, and The Witcher Season 2 will introduce several more witchers from the School of the Wolf to mainstream audiences. These include Lambert, Eskel, Coën, Vesemir and a new witcher created for the show, Hemrik. Production stills released by Netflix suggest that the mountain fortress of Kaer Morhen will introduce several more witchers, in a significant deviation from the source material.
Many more monsters are likely to appear in the other Witcher projects Netflix has in development. At this year's TUDUM event, Hissrich announced that Season 3 of The Witcher had been greenlit and is in the works, alongside a family-friendly spinoff series. In addition, Netflix recently wrapped filming on the prequel series, The Witcher: Blood Origin, which explores the history of the Continent and is set 1,200 years prior to the events of the main series.
The Witcher Season 2 is scheduled to be released on Netflix on Dec. 17. Season 1 of the hit-fantasy series, as well as the anime tie-in film, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, are currently available for streaming.
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