The Witcher Netflix Series Secures A Second Season

Looking forward to this a lot. We’re definitely coming to the end of the Golden Age of Streaming. Come this time next year, there’ll be too many subscriptions needed to watch what you want. The only winners will be 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

I mean I get why you guys at nintendolife are posting a lot about the Sonic movie because it's a big deal.
But news about the Witcher Netflix show being renewed for season 2? Who cares

@DLevene17 seeing as The Witcher 3 is on the Switch, what's the problem with talking about the upcoming series that many are excited about?

If you don't like it, don't read it.

I can't wait for The Witcher.

After playing some Witcher 3 on Switch and really enjoying it, I will give this show a chance.

Considering it revolves around nothing about the game I'll pass.

I didn't even know there was a first season. Wait. Why do I even care?

And when a fanbase is built that is waiting for another season they cancel the show.

No, thanks, no more Netflix. I've been there too many times now.

I’m pretty sure Netflix almost guarantees a second season for all of it’s programmes as it makes it more cost effective on things like sets, costumes, actor contracts etc. They do have a metric that says most shows lose the majority of their audience after the second season.

I will watch the first episode, but I find only about 1 in 10 things on Netflix appeal to me, so we’ll see.

The trailer looks pretty good. I’ll definitely check it out on Netflix when it comes out.

I had to do a double take when reading this headline, i thought have i missed the first one somehow??? How does an unaired, unrated show get granted a second series??

@YANDMAN the higher ups at Netflix are simply happy how the first season turned out.

@YANDMAN "money" is the answer to your question.

@sanderev Ted Dibiase was right.

They seem to be very confident in the quality of the show. Bring it on then!

I've never had Netflix, nor ever watched Netflix. And I have no desire or plans to ever get Netflix. I don't watch TV anymore. I just play video games. My TV is hooked up to a bluray player, a Switch, & a Wii U. My daughter is virtually the only one who uses the bluray. I don't even have an antenna to get any of the free TV channels.

Even if it’s a hilariously bad show remember that there is no “viewed ironically” metric.

Oh goodness, when you think netflix couldn't get any worse, they manage to surprise you again.
Now they make a series trying to exploit the success of a game when it's really based on a nineties' novel most kids wouldn't like.
Good luck again...

@Dirty0814 the games adopt 98% of the core content of the novels and the small amount of differences exist for reasons of developing gameplay. There are very few differences between them that I can think of. One that comes to mind from only having seein the trailer and read previews so far is Geralt's swords. The game uses two swords but the novels only have the one.

Potions and decoctions have been given far more attention in the games for obvious reasons too. In the book for example, when Geralt takes 'cat' prior to a fight with a major character, its not referred to as 'cat' but just as a decoction. Works exactly the same though.

I'm just hoping they really work hard to give the show its own identity and flavour and its not just become another tryhard imitation of fantasy shows that came before it. I heard "the next Game of Thrones" being bandied about and I REALLY hope this didn't come from anyone attached to the show.

Its like comparing a car with a motorbike to be honest.

@Cartridgemaster the novels are fantastic and CDProjekt Red obviously saw the potential of bringing the world across to a game series that became critically acclaimed, so I'm not sure what you mean there.

@Jawessome the game is fantastic, the novel aren't worth a Nobel prize but still are ok anyway, and now netflix embarked on making a movie on a story most kids wouldn't like reading nowadays, as it's a typical '90s story.

@Cartridgemaster you keep mentioning kids which the entire series (be it books or games) isn't aimed at in the least. The world of The Witcher is bleak, violent and doesn't hide its mature themes.

If the series was aimed at children things would be different, but its not - its clearly aimed at adults.

@Jawessome it sure is, but nowadays kids watch whatever they want and their opinion ends up on counting too, although it shouldn't.

Afterall how many adults can waste their time on videogames? Very lucky few. How many had the chance to be attracted by the Witcher series? Even less.