Following the talks of CD Projekt Red’s landmark fantasy series The Witcher getting its own television series on Netflix, it seems that actor Henry Cavill as landed the show’s lead role.
After confirmation in December that the project would come to the streaming service, outlet Variety confirmed that the Executive Producer for both Daredevil and The Defenders Netflix series, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, will be in charge of the adaptation. This news gave many fans faith in the upcoming adaptation, given her previous work.
Recent reports had pegged Justice League‘s Henry Cavill as the likely candidate to play the protagonist Geralt in the upcoming series. Hissrich took the conversation to Twitter, confirming that Cavill will indeed take on the role.
He was my first meeting. I didn’t have writers or scripts yet – just a greenlight and a lot of passion. That was four months ago, and I’ve never forgotten the passion he brought. He IS Geralt. He always has been. I’m so thrilled to welcome HENRY CAVILL to the #Witcher family.
— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) September 4, 2018
This isn’t the first time seeing The Witcher on TV though, as it was a Polish television series back in 2002.
It wasn’t mentioned when we could expect to see the The Witcher on Netflix, but Hissrich mentioned on Twitter yet again that the eight-episode series debut might be in 2020.
2020. Who knows?! We're moving quickly ahead with everything — like, my head is spinning around Exorcist-style, except with enthusiasm, not evil possession — but one thing is certain: quality comes before speed. You'll get it as soon as humanly possible, and it'll be good.
— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) April 20, 2018
In similar news, it was also reported recently that a Diablo series is in the works.
Source: Variety
