Many fans are excited that Netflix’s The Witcher will be restarting production in August, and the showrunner is giving fans even more to look forward to. In a recent interview, the Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich announced that the show will be deviating from the books in one significant way.
With Season 2 of The Witcher on the horizon, there is a lot to look forward to. Now that the show has confirmed that the controversial time skips will no longer be happening in the next season, fans are eager to see what else will or will not be included in the upcoming installments of the show.
The showrunner announced that the show would be taking a different approach to Geralt and Ciri’s relationship than the books. One thing that they will be changing up is how the two characters met. In the books, Geralt and Ciri meet each other at the end of the book, and when they are brought back up in the next novel, time has passed and they are already well acquainted with each other. Thus, the early stages of their relationship are skipped, and readers miss that insight into these characters.
Instead of following that dynamic the way the Witcher books laid out, the show will display the early stages of Geralt and Ciri’s relationship. Fans will be able to watch the two characters get to know each other and accept that they are each other’s destiny. The first season was building up to this meeting between them, and to just ignore their relationship would deny an important aspect of the narrative. To give the characters the attention they deserve, the show will be showing the dynamics of Geralt and Ciri’s relationship.
With the extended wait for the new episodes of the series, fans of The Witcher have a lot of time to theorize what will be coming up next in the show and the shape that Geralt and Ciri’s relationship will take. Many theorize that the next season may also have new fantasy races introduced to The Witcher’s universe. Unfortunately, it will still be some time before fans will be able to confirm their theories.
Source: TV Guide
