After seeing quite a bit of expansion, the world of Witcher is now in a crisis mode. Ever since Witcher Season 2 ended, things haven’t been going Netflix’ way. Firstly, there was a huge backlash when fans came to know writers didn’t respect the source material. Then there was the whole Henry Cavill exit debacle which literally broke the faith and interest of most of the fans. What little bit hype remained was shattered by the extremely disappointing and poor The Witcher: Blood Origin. So with the a highly negative atmosphere around the franchise, hopes aren’t high for the upcoming season. However, for a few people who are still interested and the fans who are rooting to see Henry Cavill as Geralt one last time, we have some major updates!
The Witcher Season 3 Release Date, Trailer, and Plot
At Netflix Tudum Event last year, Henry Cavill took the stage and announced that The Witcher Season 3 would be coming in Summer 2023. Since then the only updates we received about the project were negative ones but today we finally have some good news. Netflix released an exciting new teaser poster for the season and asked the viewers to hold tight until tomorrow. This could mean only one thing, a trailer for The Witcher Season 3 is all set to arrive in a few hours and we’ll be adding it here once it does. Also, we expect the trailer to reveal the release date for the season as well which could be as soon as May 2023. Till then check out the official Season 3 Poster below:
Hold tight. 'Til tomorrow. 👀🐺⚔️ pic.twitter.com/IeAl7uWaRS
— The Witcher (@witchernetflix) April 24, 2023
The Witcher Season 3 will be based on the novel The Time of Contempt (Book #2 from The Witcher Main Saga) and may also include certain events from Baptism of Fire (Book #3). The plot summary as officially revealed by Netflix reads as follows, “As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri of Cintra into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it. Entrusted with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where she hopes to discover more about the girl’s untapped powers; instead, they discover they’ve landed in a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery. They must fight back, put everything on the line — or risk losing each other forever.”
The Witcher Season 3 Confirmed and Expected Characters
First of all, every surviving character from season 2 will appear in Season 3. Secondly, some of the dead characters will reprise their role as flashback sequences. Lastly, some new characters will be joining the cast as the Witcher world will expand further in Season 3. We’ll be provided a much deeper look into the Chapter and introduced to a lot of new sorceresses including Keira Mitz, Phillipa Eilhart (brief cameo in Season 2), and possibly Sheala de Tancarville.
That aside, we will also be introduced to new characters from Nilfgaard including Tawny Owl, Seneschal Ceallach, and Vattier de Rideaux. The Rats including Iskra, Mistle, Kayleigh and the others will appear as well. We will also see the fav-favorite character Milva aka Maria Barring, probably towards the end of the season. Latly, since Netflix has the tendency to introduce stuff way before they were introduced in books, we might even see the most beloved non-Geralt Witcher universe character – Regis the higher Vampire.
The Witcher Season 3 is all set to arrive in summer 2023 and you can check all of The Witcher Season 3 BTS and leaks so far.
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