After around two years, the waiting for fans of the Polish-American fantasy series "The Witcher" ended.From Friday, the 17.December, the second season is available with 8 new episodes at Netflix.According to the streaming provider, the first season still belongs to its greatest hits.
The focus of the series focuses on three figures: the title -giving witcher Geralt (Henry Cavill), through a man -made mutation since childhood, equipped with supernatural abilities and forces, the young princess Cirilla (Freya Allan), on the flight from her homeland and even with mysteriousMagic blessed, and the sorceress Yennefer (Anya Chalotra).At the end of season one meeting Geralt and Cirilla, which are connected by fate.
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Season 2 relies on less time leaps
After season one was somewhat confusing with three different time strands, the three main characters are now closer together.“This series is about a family.None that is connected by blood, but which was brought together by fate and ultimately through their decision, ”said series creator Lauren Schmidt Hissrich of dpa.All three find together that you want to fulfill that in the second season."But it won't be as easy and perfect as you imagine," she indicates.
Geralt and Cirilla have to build trust in each other, he has to grow in season two from the lonely warrior to the father figure, says Schmidt Hissrich.She is particularly looking forward to showing the fans in season two the fortress of the witcher, Kaer Morhen, to the Geralt Cirilla.
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Will "The Witcher" become the next "Game of Thrones"?
Even if the second season is a little darker and more introspective, "The Witcher" continues to relate to his formula for success: In search of the next "Game of Thrones"Writer Andrzej Sapkowski are based.
The superficial parallels are clear: both stories play in a large, conflict -rich fantasy world that resembles our Middle Ages.But in "The Witcher" the fantasy and horror aspects such as monster and magic play a much larger role.In addition, the series does not always take itself as serious as the HBO success.There are clam -like and deliberately excessive moments that work very well in the context of the series.
Last but not least, the existing awareness of the numerous books and computer games for the “Witcher” should also have favored the success of the series.This may avoid a problem of the late "Game of Thrones" seasons: the source material will not go out so quickly.
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