Netflix - The Witcher Season 2: An Impressive and Immersive Season

By Mulder, 14 december 2021

The Witcher is a fantasy television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, based on the series of books of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Set in a medieval-inspired universe (the Continent), The Witcher is based on the strong bond between Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill) and Princess Ciri (Anya Chalotra), who are bound to each other by fate.

After a first season consisting of eight episodes and which was released on Netflix in its entirety on December 20, 2019 the second season will be released in its entirety on December 17, 2021. It will also include eight episodes. Of the six episodes we were able to access from December 13, we were able to watch the first four and were totally won over. Easily surpassing the first season by its impressive special effects, its perfect casting (we can't say enough how great an actor Henry Cavill is) and especially by a perfectly mastered scenario.

While Prime Video recently launched the series The Wheel of Time and HBO will offer next year House of the Dragon, it is interesting to see that Netflix continues to offer us excellent series and especially to stay tuned to the audience in need of great shows. While theaters are struggling to find their audience, we can only let ourselves be immersed in this second season that offers the equivalent of a blockbuster in the form of a mastered series. Based on Andrzej Sapkowski's novels, which also served as the basis for a series of video games that have received a huge response from the public, this series finds in this second season a perfect rhythm allowing to show many gigantic creatures but also to develop the characters of Geralt of Rivia and Princess Ciri. The latter seems to follow in the footsteps of her mentor and wants to become a real fighter. While Henry Cavill makes his character cold and very protective, we appreciate the real evolution of Ciri who in the second season undergoes a real training and shows an exemplary courage.

This second season benefits from a scenario favourable to numerous twists and turns and above all allows the development of the universe of The Witcher in the manner of a Game of Thrones having really the necessary budget to give life to a heroic-fantasy universe. The first four episodes show that the budget is imposing and this allows to show confrontations worthy of current blockbusters. The relationship between Geralt and Ciri proves to be fascinating and gives rise to some of the best scenes of this second entry. The chemistry between Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra is clearly visible on screen.

The real evolution compared to the first season is that here while the first season looked like a real marketing operation allowing Netflix to have its own Game of Thrones is that the second season shows a real maturity and shows that the weaknesses of the first season have been corrected to the delight of viewers. Another strong idea is to allow Geralt to go back to Kaer Morhen and to find a universe with quiet appearances but which will have to oppose multiple gigantic creatures.

We can only advise you to discover this season 2 in one go to immerse yourself in a rich universe and which shows once again the superiority of Netflix in terms of very big show series. Even if Prime Video continues to surprise us and Disney+ finally finds its rhythm and is adorned with many excellent films and recent series.

Synopsis:
Convinced Yennefer's life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent's kings, elves, humans and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he must protect the girl from something far more dangerous: the mysterious power she possesses inside.

The Witcher
Created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
Based on The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
Starring Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Eamon Farren, Anya Chalotra, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Royce Pierreson, Mimî M. Khayisa, Wilson Radjou-Pujalte, Anna Shaffer, Mahesh Jadu
Composers: Sonya Belousova, Giona Ostinelli, Joseph Trapanese
Executive producers: Sean Daniel, Jason Brown, Tomasz Bagiński, Jarosław Sawko, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Alik Sakharov, Steve Gaub
Producers: Mike Ostrowski
Cinematography: Jean-Philippe Gossart, Gavin Struthers
Editors: Liana Del Giudice, Nick Arthurs, Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez, Xavier Russell
Production companies: Sean Daniel Company, Stillking Films, Platige Image, One of Us, Cinesite
Distributor: Netflix
Original Network: Netflix
Original release date: December 20, 2019 - present