In a recent interview with veteran actor star Aftonbladet Dolph Lundgren spoiled his involvement in an upcoming Witcher spin-off after confirming that he is currently in South Africa filming said untitled project for Netflix. The Expendables star’s casting reveal comes ahead of the highly-anticipated premiere of the main series’ third season on June 29.
Since The Witcher: Blood Origin debuted in December 2022, Netflix has yet to make an official announcement about another spinoff series from their hit Henry Cavill-directed fantasy drama. That’s why it’s still unclear what project Lundgren has signed on to.
What to expect in The Witcher season 2?
“As the monarchs, mages, and beasts of the continent battle to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri underground, determined to protect her newly reunited family from those who threaten to destroy her,” reads the synopsis for season 3. “Charged with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where they hope to discover more about the maiden’s untapped powers; instead, they discover that they have landed on a battleground of political corruption, dark magic and betrayal, they must fight back, put it all on the line – or risk losing themselves forever.
The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family, which centers on lonely monster hunter Geralt of Rivia, powerful sorceress Yennefer and young Cintrian princess Ciri as they learn to navigate the ever-growing continent together. more unstable.
The series is directed by Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, Freya Allan as Princess Ciri, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, Joey Batey as Jaskier, and more. Season 3 marks Cavill’s final season as the titular hunter, as he will be replaced by Hunger Games vet Liam Hemsworth in the fourth episode.
Based on the stories and novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is created and produced by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, who also serves as showrunner. Sean Daniel and Jason Brown of Sean Daniel Company are producing with Tomek Baginski and Jarek Sawko of Platige Image.