{"id":347900,"date":"2021-10-03T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T19:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-the-witcher-season-2-adapts-andrzej-sapkowskis-books\/"},"modified":"2021-10-03T22:00:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T19:00:26","slug":"how-the-witcher-season-2-adapts-andrzej-sapkowskis-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-witcher-season-2-adapts-andrzej-sapkowskis-books\/","title":{"rendered":"#How ‘The Witcher’ Season 2 Adapts Andrzej Sapkowski’s Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How ‘The Witcher’ Season 2 Adapts Andrzej Sapkowski’s Books<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

This is an excerpt from TV Guide Magazine\u2019s<\/b> Sci-Fi & Fantasy Special Collector\u2019s Issue<\/i><\/b>, which is available for international pre-order online at<\/b> SciFi2021.com<\/a><\/b> and available nationwide on news<\/a>stands now.<\/b><\/p>\n

The world of The Witcher<\/i> first captivated readers in 1986, after author Andrzej Sapkowski submitted a story to the Polish fantasy magazine Fantastyka<\/i>. Fast-forward 35 years, and his creation has expanded to six novels, 15 short stories, three series<\/a> of graphic novels, three video game<\/a>s (which have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide) and a few international onscreen adaptations, most notably Netflix\u2019s hit.<\/p>\n

For showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Sapkowski\u2019s books are gospel (so much so that the author is a consultant). Season 2 opens with an adaptation of the short story \u201cA Grain of Truth,\u201d which introduces Geralt\u2019s (Henry Cavill) old friend Nivellen (Game of Thrones<\/i> vet Kristofer Hivju)\u2014who is hiding a dark secret from his mutant pal\u2014before diving further into the saga with the first book in the series, Blood of Elves<\/i>.<\/p>\n

To prep for the sophomore round, Hissrich asked all the writers to reread Elves<\/i> and come prepared with the biggest hallmarks of \u201cwhat people love as fans of the books and, of course, of the games, which are part of the cultural lexicon too,\u201d she says. \u201cFor instance, Blood of Elves<\/i> lacks monsters\u2014there\u2019s just not very many. But we know from the games that people really like to see Geralt battling monsters. So we continued to create new monsters for [Season 2].\u201d<\/p>\n

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The start of Elves<\/i> is also missing Yennefer, who vanishes after the Battle of Sodden Hill. But she\u2019s back at the top of Season 2, promises Hissrich. The goal \u201cis taking everything we can from the source material,\u201d she says, \u201cand then looking at where we need to bulk up the story a bit to honor all these characters.\u201d<\/p>\n

For leading man Cavill, a self-proclaimed nerd and avid gamer who also devoured the novels, \u201cit\u2019s a dance between the two: living in the [series] while still looking to the books.\u201d And the onetime Superman\u2014a superfan\u2014exclaims: \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege [to play Geralt]. I know how much this character means to a lot of people, because he means as much to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Witcher<\/em>, Season 2 Premiere, Friday, December 17, Netflix<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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