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The Witcher showrunner reveals biggest Geralt change from the books

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Photo credit: Netflix

From Digital Spy

The Witcher's first trailer arrived last week to give a sense of the new adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's novels, but there is one major change to Geralt.

Speaking to Digital Spy and other press at Comic-Con, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich revealed that Henry Cavill's take on the monster slayer surprised her and changed her approach.

"One of the things that probably shifted the most once we cast Henry is Geralt speaks a lot less than I initially intended. In the books, Geralt's actually quite chatty, he talks a lot," she said.

Photo credit: Netflix
Photo credit: Netflix

"What I found though is on screen, especially with Henry portraying him, a lot can be done just in looks and grunts. Henry's a big grunter, I mean that in the best way possible. It's kind of amazing what's accomplished in silence and that makes him that much more powerful of a character."

Hissrich also opened up about why The Witcher won't just be for fans of the books or the games.

"It has a little bit of everything. It has magic, it has monsters, it has a ton of violence and sex and love, and all of the things that we expect from fantasy," she outlined.

"But what I would say to is that it has at its core, family and trying to live in the world when you're an outsider and these are things that I think any viewer can relate to.

"I don't know jack shit about being a sorceress and I've never killed a monster, but I know about being a human and walking through the world or not fitting in."

There's plenty for the fans though as Hissrich also confirmed that the first season will have a nod to THAT nude game scene.

The Witcher is coming to Netflix internationally later this year.


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