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    Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ Series Gets Writer, Showrunner

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments


    It was announced earlier this year (way back in May) that Netflix was going to be doing their own adaptation of “The Witcher”.

    Variety says that Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has been named as showrunner and writer for Netflix’s series.  No stranger to working with the stream service studio, her previous credits include The Defenders and Daredevil, as well as and co-executive producer credits.

    Netflix's 'The Witcher' Series Gets Writer, Showrunner
    Andrzej Sapkowsk’s first novel in The Witcher saga, “The Last Wish”

    Originally published in Polish sci-fi magazine ‘Fantastyka’ in the mid ’80s, the saga has since become an 8 book series by author Andrzej Sapkowski. Maybe you’re more familiar with the video game franchise, or the comics, tabletop games, or maybe even the Polish tv series The Hexer from 2003.

    Nothing much is known about the plot or characters we’ll see in a Netflix The Witcher series, but hopefully we’ll be getting some information soon.

    What Witcher character would you like to see in a show?  Any ideas on casting?

     

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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