Andrzej Sapkowski, author of The Witcher book series, decided not to be involved with the Netflix show's production. Now, the author has given some insight on why he made that decision.
Sapkowski was recently asked by Gizmodo how involved he was in the show's process. "Not very much, on my own request," he replied. "I do not like working too hard or too long. By the way, I do not like working at all. 'Let he who is without sin cast the first stone at me.' John 8:7."
The author went on to explain that he didn't push for much change in the show because he strongly believes "in the freedom of an artist and his artistic expression."
The popularity of Netflix's The Witcher has caused such a demand for the original book series that there had to be a mass reprinting of the books. The first book of the series, The Last Wish, originally hit shelves in 1993. The series features eight books in total.
The Witcher stars Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, Freya Allan as Ciri and Joey Batey as Jaskier. Season 1 is now available for streaming on Netflix. The second season does not currently have a release date.