Friday, December 24, 2021

"The Witcher: Blood Origin"

"The Witcher: Blood Origin" is a new live-action miniseries prequel to "The Witcher" TV series, based on "The Witcher" book series by Andrzej Sapkowski, "exploring the ancient 'Elven' civilization", streaming in 2022 on Netflix:

"...set 1200 years before the events of the TV series, 'Blood Origin'...

"...depicts the creation of the first 'Witcher'...

"...as well as the events leading up to the 'Conjunction of the Spheres'..." 

Cast includes Sophia Brown as 'Éile', a warrior of the Queen's guard who leaves to become a traveling musician, Laurence O’Fuarain as 'Fjall', a man born into a clan of warriors sworn to protect a king, but instead sets out in need of vengeance, Michelle Yeoh as 'Scian', the last member of a nomadic tribe of 'sword-elves' on a mission to retrieve a blade stolen from her people, Lenny Henry as 'Chief Druid Balor', Mirren Mack as 'Merwyn', Nathaniel Curtis as 'Brían', Dylan Moran as 'Uthrok One-Nut', Jacob Collins-Levy as 'Eredin' and Lizzie Annis as 'Zacaré'.

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