The Witcher: Blood Origin

Over four episodes, Netflix's The Witcher: Blood Origin tells an origin story to The Witcher series.

[Michelle Yeoh](https://time.com/6239974/michelle-yeoh-2022-person-of-the-year-reception/) (meaning the show is guaranteed to have at least one great character). In the world of The Witcher, songs are not just stories, but history, and the singing of them is what ensures that history is not forgotten. Fans of the main series who are invested in the world therein will find no real reason to dislike this one as well. [good old-fashioned mayhem and monster-killing](https://time.com/6220602/vampires-pop-culture-2022/), Netflix’s The Witcher: Blood Origin, out Dec. Since this was the story of the world of The Witcher before there were any humans (or witchers) in it, there are technically no human characters at all, which speaks to how well-established the overall series is. She and a band of outcasts must come together to protect their people, first from their own leaders, but then from the otherworldly threat those leaders unwittingly unleash in their quest for power.

The prequel takes place 1200 years before the timeline of The Witcher. Michelle Yeoh, Laurence O'Fuarain, Mirren Mack and Sophia Brown star.

There’s a treaty that’s supposed to upend the lives of the elves on the continent, and there are people who want to stop it. Seanchaí’s voice says, “And so two became three, the first drops in a torrent that would change the world forever.” But the simplicity of the story, and the three leads that will gather the rest of their small band of outcasts, makes the story engaging for both Witcher fans and non-fans alike. But the “small band sets on a quest to fight a great evil” theme is something that’s been seen in recent fantasy franchise series like Willow and The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power. The Witcher: Blood Origin is a prequel to The Witcher, of course, and has that series’ penchant for giving its characters more modern language — including plenty of cursing. But when it’s revealed that he’s having an affair with Merwyn (Mirren Mack), the sister of the new king of Xin’Trea, he’s banished from the kingdom forever.

An underwhelming premiere at least introduces Michelle Yeoh's character. A recap of “Of Ballads, Brawlers, and Bloodied Blades,” episode 1 and the premiere ...

And anyone who played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt should at least recall the name of Eredin, the elf in Merwyn’s royal guard ( [more info here if you’re interested](https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/Eredin_Br%C3%A9acc_Glas), but be warned — future spoilers). When the dust settles, the ruler of the newly united realm is none other than Empress Merwyn, who has been set up as a puppet by Balor to keep the people complacent while he does whatever he wants behind the scenes. It might even have worked if not for the scheming of Balor, his Chief Sage, who uses the peace meeting between Alvidir and the other rulers to summon a monster and kill all the heads of state in one shot. [who is having one hell of a year](https://time.com/icon-of-the-year-2022-michelle-yeoh/). Like much of Blood Origin so far, this meeting is somehow both convoluted and undercooked — there’s a lot of talk about a poisoned king and a sacred sword born out of black sands — but it does promise more Michelle Yeoh, so who could argue? But almost everything interesting in Blood Origin’s premiere happens after Fjall is banished, when Merwyn moves to the center of the narrative. Their dynamic is bog-standard enemies-to-allies stuff, full of little tiffs both physical and verbal, but by the end of the episode, they’ve already developed a begrudging respect. Jaskier, who previously wisecracked about this story seeming cliched, is somehow impressed by this summary of the story we’re about to see. And then there’s the recent news that Henry Cavill, star of the flagship The Witcher, is departing the series after its upcoming third season — under [potentially troubling circumstances](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/henry-cavill-allegedly-fired-witcher-165838764.html) — to be replaced by Liam Hemsworth for season four. But in the lag time between the announcement of The Witcher: Blood Origin and the show’s premiere this week, very little in Netflix’s nascent Witcher-verse has gone according to plan. With her lover out of the kingdom, Merwyn’s brother, the young King Alvidir, sees an opportunity to marry her off to the ruler of a rival kingdom and stop a war. Banished by his own father, Fjall ends up as a mercenary with a penchant for mumbly quips and brothels, because come on, you’re going to need somebody vaguely Geralt-like in a Witcher story.

The Witcher: Blood Origin is a prequel miniseries to the main Netflix series, and it spreads its massive sequel story across just four episodes in its only ...

So any returns to these characters and the time immediately after the Conjunction of the Spheres would likely have to come from an entirely new Witcher spinoff. And then in the edit room, we went, ‘OK, what’s the best version of this sandwich we can make?’ The tastiest sandwich you can make that would make you just go, ‘That was not too much, it was not too little. But with so much meat left on the bone, it’s always possible that the Witcher universe could return to this time period, and maybe spend a little more than four episodes there next time. The sauce was just right.’ And that’s what we tried to do.” From everything we know, Blood Origin is just a miniseries, so we shouldn’t expect to see a second season. And while it certainly is a little bit about that, mostly it isn’t.

In Episode 1 of The Witcher: Blood Origin, Jaskier is charged with retelling the story of the Seven, the Golden Empire, and the Conjunction of Spheres.

There’s a lot Episode 1 does to build the story of The Witcher: Blood Origin. Distrusting everyone after the entire Ghost Clan was poisoned, Scían has made a life for herself as a hermit in the Valley of Lost Souls. On the night of the treaty, the generals and commanders of the three kingdom’s armies leave the conference room and look at the door behind them. Similarly, Merwyn wants to unite the Continent and use its might to colonize other dimensions. Fjall and Éile are caught in a suspicious storm while returning to Xin’trea, forcing them to seek shelter in Pryshian territory. On stage, the Lark sees a group of men harassing a young girl and decides to teach them a lesson. However, Niahm is shot with an arrow and killed, leading the Lark to a bloody confrontation with a group of masked assassins. Just as Pryshia counts on the Raven Clan to protect its king, Xin’trea counts on the Dog Clan. That’s why he ends up in a cell on the island of Inis Dubh. Kicked out of Xin’trea and told never to return, Fjall starts to wander the world alone, getting into trouble everywhere he goes. In her previous life, Éile was the fiercest warrior of the Raven Clan, an old guard responsible for protecting the king of Pryshia, a mighty elven kingdom. The creature is, in fact, a collector of stories, and a being responsible for spreading long-forgotten tales that people need to remember to move on with their lives.

A new cast of actors enters The Witcher universe with prequel miniseries Blood Origin, led by Michelle Yeoh and Sophia Brown, with Joey Batey also ...

He also featured in the first season of Netflix's [Young Wallander](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/young-wallander-review-netflix/). Netflix is also available on [Sky Glass](https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?id=489797&clickref=radiotimes-1758925&awinmid=11005&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fglass) and [Virgin Media Stream](https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?id=489797&clickref=radiotimes-1758925&awinmid=6399&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virginmedia.com%2Ftv%2Fstreaming). [subscribe now](http://radiotimes.com/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article). [Sign up for Netflix for £6.99 a month](https://www.netflix.com/gb/). On the small screen, she is known for sitcoms Will & Grace, Speechless and [Starstruck](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/starstruck-season-3-renewed-newsupdate/). Fans of The Witcher video games (which provide a different take on Andrzej Sapkowski’s books) will recognise Eredin as a villain in the third entry, titled Wild Hunt. She also appeared in Channel 4's [I Am](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/i-am-ruth-review/) Danielle, part of Dominic Savage's acclaimed anthology series. Merwyn is a princess born into a patriarchal regime, where she is doomed to be used as a bargaining chip in the affairs of men. [The Witcher: Blood Origin](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/the-witcher-blood-origin-release-date/) takes us 1,200 years into the past, examining a pivotal moment in the timeline known as the Conjunction of the Spheres, which saw humans drawn into the world of elves. Previously, she has earned acclaim for roles in martial arts masterpiece Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Crazy Rich Asians and Marvel's [Shang-Chi](https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/shang-chi-2-sequel-release/). What else has Joey Batey been in? He explains that Seanchai has decided to retell the saga of the prototype Witcher, which took place a millennia ago, deeming it of importance to those living in the modern timeline (i.e.

The four-episode prequel is a well-meaning yet forgettable attempt to expand "The Witcher," instead reminding audiences of Henry Cavill's critical charisma.

Perhaps Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (an executive producer on “Blood Origin,” but the flagship’s showrunner) can uncover Liam Hemsworth’s heretofore unseen magnetism and the next iteration of Geralt will thrive. Unfortunately, the key word there is “few.” Scian is relegated to a handful of hand-to-hand fights that serves as her overall development; she doesn’t have an arc, so much as a presence. Narrated by Seanchai (a shape-shifter played by Minnie Driver who can travel between worlds and time), “Blood Origin” mainly takes place in the Elven Golden Era, before man or monsters roamed the Earth, and frames its telling as an act of preservation — a literal recounting of history from one person to another in order to remember its lessons. Paried with a foreseeable twist, “Blood Origin’s” limited use of its strongest asset illustrates why the serviceable series never rises any higher — and sets a troubling precedent for what’s next. Music, stories, individuals — they’re all tools to galvanize a rebellion, and “Blood Origin’s” central duo quietly courts a workers’ movement as they travel across The Continent to stop a great evil from rising. There’s Fjall of Dog Clan (from thee Ohio State University), played by Laurence O’Fuarain, a warrior who’s sworn an oath to protect the king, but can’t resist the carnal requests of the princess. The first song she shares — “The Black Rose” — is so bad, one has to wonder if she’s meant to give up her dream and return home, but “The Witcher: Blood Origin” insists that everyone who hears the contorted lyrics (she rhymes “rose” with “cause”) finds them not only inspiring, but indelible. Or can the burden be adequately shifted onto another actor (or actors), who can strike their own magical concoction of quippy and disquieting, beastly and beautiful, ruffled and raring to go? Among a family of [intensely serious](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/house-of-dragon-review-got-prequel-1234752881/) [fantasy fare](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/lord-of-the-rings-review-amazon-rings-of-power-1234756164/), TV’s silly, swearing cousin is struggling through an off-year filled with more dread than anticipation. [The Witcher](https://www.indiewire.com/t/the-witcher/)” in crisis? In October, [Netflix](https://www.indiewire.com/t/netflix/) announced Liam Hemsworth (“The Expendables 2”) will be taking over the lead role in “The Witcher” Season 4, making the upcoming third season the last with Henry Cavill. But even when those plans were [doused in kryptonite](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/12/superman-james-gunn-first-movie-dc-studios-1234792523/), Cavill isn’t climbing back into the warm baths of “The Witcher.”

The spinoff prequel tells the story of the Seven, a group of heroes who band together to defeat the Golden Empire and end up causing the Conjunction of the ...

In The Witcher lore, Avallac’h was supposed to marry Lara Dorren before she fell in love with the human Cregennan of Lod. By the end of The Witcher: Blood Origin, Éile and Meldof (Francesca Mills) try to make a peaceful life for themselves, far away from Xin’trea. In the prequel, Eredin is the High Commander of the Golden Empire. Blood Origin tells the origin story of the Wild Hunt’s leader, Eredin (Jacob Collins-Levy). Blood Origin also features the creation of the first prototype of a Witcher. Éile asks Ithlinne (Ella Schrey-Yeats), a girl who’s a powerful seer, to touch her belly and predict the future of her child. The Conjunction of the Spheres also brought humans to the Continent, a race of warmongering conquerors that would spread through the lands like cancer and put Elfkind at risk. One of the goals of the Seven is to destroy the central Monolith High Mage Balor (Lenny Henry) wants to use to draw forbidden power from other dimensions. [The Witcher: Blood Origin](https://collider.com/tag/the-witcher-blood-origin/) is set 1200 years before the events of [The Witcher](https://collider.com/tag/the-witcher/), the prequel still leaves many untied threads the main series will definitely explore in the future. So, let’s break down what happens in The Witcher: Blood Origin’s ending and explain what all of that means for the future. The lowborn’s insurrection allows the Seven to infiltrate the palace, take down Empress Merwyn (Mirren Mack), kill the Empress’ monstrous bodyguard, and destroy the central monolith in Xin’trea. In the final episode of The Witcher: Blood Origin, the Seven achieve their goal of toppling the Golden Empire by igniting the flame of revolution in the hearts of the lowborn.

The bad news was Henry Cavill's departure from the role of Geralt of Rivia, which will be taken up by Liam Hemsworth in Season 4. Now, on Christmas, Netflix has ...

Maybe we’ll get more of Avallac’h in Season 3 of “The Witcher” and see if Ciri and Geralt believe that he’s a time traveler who’s there to help. The writers put this scene in to get you excited about the connection of “Blood Origin” with the rest of the franchise. She also says that one of Lark’s blood (meaning Éile’s bloodline) is going to bring about the end of the world or an end to the oppression of the elves. However, Syndril spends all his time in the forest, and Balor wastes his time in Xin’trea, getting replaced by Avallac’h as Chief Sage and then being reinstated when Avallac’h fails to operate the monolith. Syndril and Zacaré head to the monolith to destroy it before it can be accessed again. You see Syndril in the Xin’trean jail, and then you see him with Zacaré. Instead of doing that, Balor imprisoned him and forced him to finish configuring the details of working with the monoliths so that he could not only access that realm but also control every monolith that exists in the known universe. Set 1200 years before the events of “The Witcher” and in the elven kingdom of Xin’trea, Fjall Stoneheart (who belongs to the Dog Clan) is Princess Merwyn’s bodyguard. The latter of the two predicts that Éile will be going out on a quest in the name of her clan, and it’ll conclude with the merging of the worlds and the death of a beast by Éile’s blade. He’s shown to be talking with a faceless, shapeless entity in order to gain access to chaos powers under the garb of getting endless food and treasures for the Queen and the Golden Empire. “Blood Origin” then directly cuts to Merwyn dreaming about becoming the emperor of Xin’trea and taking the elves to their next golden age. The concept sounded great on paper as we were promised a story about the downfall of the elves, the birth of the first witcher, and the Conjunction of the Spheres, with the one and only Michelle Yeoh in the mix.

Amid numerous headlines about The Witcher star Henry Cavill leaving the Netflix series, the franchise continues with The Witcher: Blood Origin.

Blood Origin is trying to speedrun through two different shows at once. A recap of “Of Dreams, Defiance, and Desperate Deeds,” episode 2 and the premiere of ...

• On the way to meet Zacaré and Syndril, there’s a fun, trippy sequence in which Fjall and Éile fight through nightmares caused by the Marsh of the Mists. Meldof now calls her hammer “Gwen,” talking to it and even kissing it when the deed is done. But it seems to me that “beautiful scenes of people around campfires” is exactly what Blood Origin is lacking. The crew agrees to head to Xin’Trea — some to close the gateways to other worlds, some simply to kill as many members of the Golden Empire as they can. [In an interview](https://redanianintelligence.com/2022/12/10/the-witcher-showrunner-details-cut-content-from-blood-origin/), Witcher showrunner Lauren Hissrich talked about Blood Origin’s cut content, explaining that a lot of “beautiful scenes of people around campfires” were removed during editing to make the show more propulsive. And how cunning can she be if she literally just sort of bumps into Eredin on the streets, which is the only reason she’s able to pitch him on switching to her side? But just when it looks like Scian might die, freeing Michelle Yeoh up to get back on the Oscar campaign trail, a convenient deus ex machina comes in the form of Callan, a.k.a Brother Death. Unfortunately, the bank is empty, and the gang is ambushed. That implies a willpower that goes far beyond what anyone expects of her, and that seems to be where her character is going. By the end of this episode, their numbers have doubled, though we’ve barely gotten to know the three heroes we’ve already had. How dangerous can Balor be if Merwyn can simply throw on a hooded cloak and wander out of the castle? [Game of Thrones](https://www.vulture.com/tv/game-of-thrones/) pastiche set in Xin’trea, where a bunch of people are squabbling for control of the Golden Empire they build together.

Several great mysteries were solved over the Netflix miniseries' four episodes, including Witcher 1.0's signature grunt, the source of monolith magic and a ...

It could be a dream or an actual battle, but let's count on seeing it in a future episode of The Witcher. He's one character many Witcher fans expected to meet in Blood Origin, and in the beginning, he's young and somewhat naïve. Though Geralt knows that Voleth Meir has been on the Continent since the Conjunction of the Spheres, Blood Origin reveals Eredin has been stuck in that ghostly world for just as long. Remember the last episode in season 2 of The Witcher? As I mentioned in my review of The Witcher: Blood Origin, showrunner Declan de Barra chose the Conjunction of the Spheres as the focus of this series. Flashback to the first episode in season 1 of The Witcher. Remember little Ciri disguised as a boy, playing a game in the street with a group of kids? He's standing in the doorway, and he slowly grins at Ciri. As a reminder, white frost will end it all and the world will be reborn from the seed of Elder Blood. When Ithlinne touched her stomach and went into fortune-telling mode, she told Éile of a last seed that will carry the note of a song that will end all times, and one of her blood shall sing the last. Looming above all this is chatter about the end of human civilization (via the Black Sun curse) and the demise of elves -- and the world -- according to Ithlinne's prophecy. She's pissed at the humans, who are at the top of the social ladder in the present era.

'Blood Origin' opens plenty of possibilities for the next story in the Witcher-verse. A recap of “Of Mages, Malice, and Monstrous Mayhem,” episode 4 and the ...

And that leads to the best scene of the episode (and the series): When Éile and Merwyn drop the overblown public personas they’ve each accumulated and confront each other, elf-to-elf. I’ll say this for Blood Origin: Even if this odd little chapter of the Witcher universe wasn’t exactly a riveting page-turner, it has me plenty curious for the next story. When Ithlinne touches her belly, she delivers a prophecy about a future child of Éile’s blood, “singing the last.” There are a few ways to read this, but Blood Origin decides to save them for the future, leaving us — and Jakier — in the dark. When she talks about how the old ways had to die for a better world to exist, you can see that her conviction is real. The Conjunction is finally near the end of the episode. This plan is doomed by its reliance on Balor, who betrays her at literally the first opportunity and absorbs all the chaos magic for himself, becoming the most powerful being …

Laurence O'Fuarain, the star of the Netflix's The Witcher spinoff, talks bulking up to play Fjall with the help of Katie Taylor's Dad, countless hours in ...

I’d go, I’d train, I’d cycle back to the house, and I’d get to work on the script. And then when we started the bootcamp, I'd train at the bootcamp, train in the gym, go home, work on the script, and then turn the game on. I didn't have a driver's licence, so I cycled a little blue bike over to the gym The complexity, the darkness, the characters. But The Witcher as we know it is about to change thanks to Blood Origin, a four-episode miniseries through which Netflix has fully committed to not just reinterpreting the lore backing The Witcher, but reimagining parts of it entirely. From video game developer CD Projekt Red’s blockbuster The Witcher 3 to a polarising Netflix series that is often as ballsy as it is brilliant, Andrzej Sapkowski’s illustrious world has become impossible to escape — particularly of late, given [Henry Cavill’s high-profile exit](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/henry-cavill-superman-dc-overhaul) from the streaming giant’s flagship fantasy show.

The Witcher: Blood Origin ends with a chaotic and climactic final episode. Here's everything that went down and how it connects to the world of The Witcher.

According to the Witcher book and video game series, Eredin is a ruthless warrior who wants to use Ciri’s Elder Blood to travel between worlds, and it appears like his motivations will be similar in The Witcher season 3, as his lover is seen mourning his loss at the end of Blood Origin. While this is a deviation from Ciri’s origins in the books and games, it would make sense for Ciri to be a descendant of the first prototype witcher given that her blood was able to recreate the witcher mutagen in season 2. In Witcher lore, Avallac’h is briefly aligned with the Wild Hunt before leaving them to do his own research on Elder Blood and it’s portal-opening potential. Whether Ciri is truly the prophesied avenger of the Elves and destroyer of man is yet to be determined, but this is certainly an interesting connection between the two series. He picks this up and puts it on like a mask, hinting at his future as the leader of the Wild Hunt. We get a badass hallway fight scene with Scian, Brother Death (Huw Novelli), and Meldof (Francesca Mills) that sees the latter take an arrow out of her own shoulder and then use said arrow to take out a guard with one swift movement. It’s Éile, not Fjall, that deals the fatal blow to Merwyn, stabbing her in the chest before leaving her at the mercy of the people she’s betrayed. After the Conjunction of the Spheres brings men and monsters onto the Continent, the heroes we’ve been following go their separate ways. Whereas Elves and Dwarves were the primary inhabitants before, now the land was filled with monsters, humans, and different forms of magic. Balor sacrifices his apprentice Fenrick (Amy Murray) to prove his worthiness to the mysterious entity that he’s been communicating with all season and gain access to the realm’s chaos magic. Fjall’s anger toward Merwyn and her role in the murder of his familly triggers his transformation into a more monstrous form, as he prepares to kill the beast (nope not Merwyn) The Witcher: Blood Origin ends with a chaotic and climactic final episode.

Mills, recently seen in Harlots and Pistol, plays Meldof, a foul-mouthed dwarf with vengeance on her mind following Gwen's death. In an exclusive chat with ...

I think Gwen is leaving Meldof to then be more independent and find out who she is on her own." The Witcher seasons 1-2 are now streaming on Netflix. "So when these elven soldiers kill her – her whole purpose and guiding light is gone. In an exclusive chat with Digital Spy, the actress confirmed Meldof and Gwen were more than friends. What I love about Meldof's relationship with Gwen is, you're kind of left in a – in my mind, she loved Gwen more than a friend, and in a relationship way," Mills said. I think love comes in all different forms.

The good news first: The Witcher: Blood Origin is currently the #1 show on Netflix, indicating it's got great viewership to propel it over the likes of ...

And if we’re to believe that this is just the first seed of the witcher idea that humans would later pick up, then Blood Origin never makes the differences clear.” “This makes the circumstances of the first witcher’s creation in Blood Origin disappointing, to say the least. That includes House of the Dragon (82%), Rings of Power (38%) and The Witcher itself (75%). But when Balor unleashes a monster from one of these other worlds, Fjall has to undergo the first ever witcher transformation to defeat the creature and save his friends.” It’s not presented that way in the show at all, which is one of the major problems with what plays out on screen. Sure, it is certainly the case that The Witcher: Blood Origin is not the literal worst show in Netflix history, as these scores suggest. But to have scores this low, combined with low critic scores as well, something has gone seriously wrong here, and it’s a big deal considering The Witcher was supposed to be such a massive IP and world for Netflix to grow and expand in the future. - “Lackluster, unoriginal and carried through on the promise of better things - The Witcher: Blood Origin is a mediocre affair. Marvel (80%), Captain Marvel (45%) and She-Hulk (33%) are still not close to Blood Origin’s 8%. [now-cancelled Resident Evil series](https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/07/16/resident-evil-has-some-of-the-worst-audience-scores-in-netflix-history/), which had a 22% from audiences. - “In a generic fantasy setting with several box ticking characters, a show with no soul rises from a place it should never have risen. What once seemed like it could be Netflix’s answer to Game of Thrones seems like it’s in serious trouble.

The Witcher: Blood Origin introduces Avallac'h, one of the most important Elves on the Continent, and a mage with a deep connection to Ciri's story.

And Blood Origins also explores the story of Eredin, the commander of the interdimensional raiders, explaining how he ends up in another world. Since he serves King Auberon, he takes Ciri to Tir ná Lia and tries to force her to have a child with the monarch, giving him a descendant of Elder Blood. [glimpse of the Wild Hunt](https://collider.com/the-witcher-season-2-ending-explained/). Merwyn wants to use the Golden Empire to colonize new dimensions and spread Elvish culture through new worlds. So, she devised a plan to take control of the Golden Empire. Merwyn knew she was a puppet and was bound to be taken out of the picture once Balor didn’t need her anymore.

The Witcher: Blood Origin on Netflix spins off from Henry Cavill's main show to tell the story of the Conjunction of the Spheres and the origins of witchers ...

And if we’re to believe that this is just the first seed of the witcher idea that humans would later pick up, then Blood Origin never makes the differences clear. This makes the circumstances of the first witcher’s creation in Blood Origin disappointing, to say the least. Just as importantly, their creation was a long and arduous process of the desperate humans to find some way to protect themselves from the monsters that loomed in the dark. The mutated hunters provided a way for the expanding world of humans to protect themselves and their small villages and settlements in the newly conjoined worlds. [The Witcher: Blood Origin](https://www.polygon.com/23501805/witcher-blood-origin-review-henry-cavill-universe) is a prologue to Netflix’s fantasy series and tells the story of some of its universe’s most important events, or at least it’s supposed to. But when Balor unleashes a monster from one of these other worlds, Fjall has to undergo the first ever witcher transformation to defeat the creature and save his friends.

Wondering if there will be a Season 2 of 'The Witcher: Blood Origin'? Decider spoke to series co-creator Declan de Barra and star Sophia Brown to get the ...

But the idea of a second Blood Origin season isn’t an implausible one. We spoke to the cast and creators of this miniseries, and we have answers. Chances are high that this is all we’ll be seeing of The Witcher: Blood Origin. Adding to this interconnected universe, Seanchai (Minnie Driver) the shapeshifter implies that unborn child is related to our favorite bard, Jaskier (Joey Batey). It will remain something that was the best period of my life,” Sophia Brown told Decider. That begs a very important question: Is The Witcher: Blood Origin going to have a Season 2?

The Witcher: Blood Origin showrunners discuss how Minnie Driver and Joey Batey became part of the prequel series.

De Barra goes on to explain not only the thematic fit for Seanchaí in the story but also the origin of her name: Hissrich suggested bringing in Jaskier, which lead to the question of how would the frame narrative be created. We had actually shot a different version of it, and then we came up with this brilliant idea. However, after creating the Seanchaí character, the show decided to go in a different direction. Collider spoke with creators Declan de Barra and Lauren Schmidt Hissrich about the inclusion of our favorite bard and the introduction of Seanchaí. [The Witcher: Blood Origin](https://collider.com/tag/the-witcher-blood-origin/) was first announced as a prequel miniseries to Netflix's main The Witcher series, the general question was how did this story connect to the beloved main series.

Netflix's “The Witcher” in December 2019 was a gift for TV fans made cynical by “Game of Thrones” on HBO. But 'Blood Origin' can't replace Henry Cavill.

[House of the Dragon](https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/hbos-new-game-thrones-show-house-dragon-doesnt-disappoint-rcna44025)” (a “Game of Thrones” prequel) and “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” debuted earlier this year. Éile is the protege of Scian, but rather than explore the relationship between these two warrior women, the series leans too heavily on the classic “master-and-student” relationship. [Netflix’s release of the “The Witcher”](https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/netflix-s-witcher-pushes-boundaries-fantasy-more-game-thrones-ever-ncna1105236) in December 2019 was a welcome — and genuine — surprise for TV fantasy fans made cynical by [a decade of “Game of Thrones”](https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/game-thrones-finale-means-welcome-end-endless-westeros-hype-ncna994256) and [mostly failed “Game of Thrones” wannabes](https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/hbos-new-game-thrones-show-house-dragon-doesnt-disappoint-rcna44025). By making “Blood Origin” only four episodes, there’s not nearly enough time to try to build a world that existed 1,200 years ago. The relationship between Brown’s character, Éile, and Yoeh’s sword master, Scian, is a perfect example of the problem. “Blood Origin” is the first live-action spinoff, a prequel deep-dive that chronicles how witchers came to be. But “The Witcher” is also based on old school tropes. [adventures based on classic Eastern European fairy tales](https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/netflix-s-witcher-pushes-boundaries-fantasy-more-game-thrones-ever-ncna1105236), the same ones Disney has been telling and retelling for decades (albeit in neutered form). For the four-part series, showrunners rounded up a bevy of talent, with Michelle Yeoh headlining as part of her ongoing career renaissance (Yeohnaissance?) alongside British up-and-comers Sophia Brown, Laurence O’Fuarain and Mirren Mack. By elevating Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalotra) and Princess Ciri (Freya Allan) to leads in their own right, the series seemed to be building a solid foundation. It’s a bad sign for the franchise, already suffering from the coming loss of star Henry Cavill. Sadly, “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” Netflix’s new spinoff, is a disappointment.

He and Geralt (Henry Cavill) appear to be on good terms again, but it would make sense that they would part ways as Geralt, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri ...

It will be interesting to see how Ithlinne’s prophecies connect in season 3 of The Witcher and how they actually come to pass. Éile receives two prophecies from her, the first telling of her journey to come and the second telling the future of her unborn child. Ithlinne’s prophecy at the end of Blood Origin appears to connect Ciri’s bloodline to Éile (Sophia Brown) and Fjall’s child, who was conceived after Fjall underwent the procedure to become the first Witcher. While Jaskier did make a name for himself helping Elves escape the North in season 2 of The Witcher, that doesn’t necessarily explain why the Scoia’tael would risk themselves to save him. [the season 2 finale of The Witcher](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-witcher-season-2-ending-explained/), he was at Kaer Morhen trying not to be killed by the monsters let loose by Voleth Meir. [The Witcher: Blood Origin](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-witcher-blood-origin-trailer-reveals-unexpected-connection-to-original-series/) did what it set out to do – show what caused the Conjunction of the Spheres – this four episode miniseries ultimately left us with more questions than answers.

The Witcher's beloved bard, Jaskier, is the character that connects the man series to the Blood Origin spinoff prequel. We explain how that works.

We still don’t know what danger the Continent might face in Season 3, but The Witcher: Blood Origin tease it will be related to the Seven, the Golden Empire, and the Conjunction of the Spheres. Nevertheless, the end of the story is unsettling, as it indicates the Continent might face destruction soon, and Jaskier will witness this cataclysmic event. Specifically, a distant descendant of Éile’s baby will be in charge of telling the story of the Seven one last time before they witness the end of the Continent. The seer reveals Éile’s baby will begin a long lineage that will help to shape the future of the Continent. [Minnie Driver](https://collider.com/the-witcher-blood-origin-minnie-driver-interview/), Jaskier is asked to listen to the story of the Seven, warriors who banded together to defeat the tyrannical Golden Empire and ended up causing the Conjunction of the Spheres. Jaskier remains unseen for the rest of The Witcher: Blood Origin, until the very last episode.

The Witcher: Blood Origin explores the Wild Hunt's origins, teasing the main series' upcoming villains.

Balor uses Chaos Magic to banish Eredin and his soldiers into a dying dimension, dooming them to a life of suffering. Be it as it may, Season 3 of The Witcher will likely use the loose threads of Blood Origin to take Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill) and Ciri into new and exciting adventures. While the name might go unnoticed by fans of the TV show, both in books and in the game, Eredin is the commander of the Wild Hunt, leading the warriors in interdimensional raids. But instead of presenting Eredin with a new world he could conquer, Balor actually takes everyone to the barren lands where he can sacrifice his apprentice Fenrick (Amy Murray) and obtain the power of Chaos Magic. In fact, the Wild Hunt often kidnaps humans to force them to become slaves in another dimension. That wouldn’t be an unprecedented move since CD Projekt Red developed their beloved trilogy of The Witcher games by making the Wild Hunt the main enemies of the franchise, even though they play a minor role in Andrzej Sapkowski’s original books.