Netflix released the official trailer for The Witcher: Origin of Bloodthe prequel served as a spin-off. The story will take place 1,200 years before the appearance of Geralt of Rivia and other protagonists, although to the surprise of many, Joey Batey will return to play the troubadour Jaskier.

Everything seems to indicate that this time the story will be quite different and that we will see a team of “marginalized warriors” who do not know each other and who will have to join forces to fight against the “unbeatable empire”. The trailer posted on Netflix’s official YouTube channel reveals the following in the description box:

“It takes place in elven times, 1200 years before the arrival of Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri“The Witcher: The Origin of Blood” is the story of seven foreigners who fight against an insurmountable empire. Although they come from rival clans, Éile and Fjall must trust each other if they want their band of outcasts to defeat the continent’s oppressors. But when the gates to other worlds open and a power-hungry wizard unleashes a new weapon, the seven must create one monster to defeat the other…”



Everything points to it spin-off, The Witcher: Origin of Blood, will explain the origins of witches and will be released on December 25, 2022right on Christmas Day. In addition to the aforementioned Joey Batey, the cast also stars Mirren Mack, Lenny Henry, Yeoh’s Scian, Brown’s Eile, O’Fuarain’s Fjall, Francesca Mills, Huw Novelli, Zach Wyatt and Lizzie Annis.

It is important to pay attention The Witcher: Origin of Blood It is not the fourth season of the series, but a spin-off. The third season has yet to be released and is expected to happen next year, while the fourth, which has already been confirmed, will replace Henry Cavill with Liam Hemsworth as the main actor.

The ratings and viewership numbers seem to have been enough for Netflix to stick around even after Cavill’s departure, despite the fact that critics and a large portion of fans of the games and novels panned the series negatively.