
Most fans will remember Eredin from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, where he served as the king of The Wild Hunt and Geralt of Rivia’s nemesis.
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Hazeldine is well known for his roles in many series such as The Innocents, Knightfall, Peaky Blinders and Silent Witness. Sam Hazeldine plays Eredin Eredin (screen from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) and Sam Hazeldineīritish actor Sam Hazeldine will take on the role of Eredin, the leader of the Red Riders that are the corporal manifestation of the mythological Wild Hunt in the books. And this is a big one, so let’s get right into it!
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If you’re dreading the end of filming and the start of the dry season, we have one more cast update for you. And yesterday, after more than a year of filming, principal photography of The Witcher season two finally wrapped at Arborfield Studios. Then, fans got a glimpse at a Wild Hunt scene on a beach in Southern UK. They must fight back, put everything on the line - or risk losing each other forever.The last few weeks have been packed with Witcher news: First, Netflix released a big cast announcement, revealing and confirming characters such as Sigismund Dijkstra, Philippa Eilhart, and Mother Nenneke. Entrusted with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where she hopes to discover more about the girl’s untapped powers instead, they discover they’ve landed in a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic and treachery.

“As monarchs, mages and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri of Cintra into hiding, determined to protect his newly reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it. You can read the official plot synopsis for The Witcher season 3 below: Stay tuned for more updates on the show, and in the meantime, be sure to check out the prequel series, The Witcher: Blood Origin, premiering later this year. There is still no word on The Witcher season 3’s release date, but considering that the next installments of Stranger Things and The Umbrella Academy are still being written while Cobra Kai and The Sandman are yet to be renewed, The Witcher seems like an ideal choice for Netflix’s big summer offering in 2023.īut that’s just speculation. Noteworthy new additions to The Witcher season 3 include Robbie Amell (Upload), Meng’er Zhang (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), and Hugh Skinner (Falling for Figaro).

Other returning cast members inlcude Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Tom Canton, Jeremy Crawford, Eamon Farren, Mahesh Jadu, Terence Maynard, and Lars Mikkelsen. Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan will reprise their roles as Yennefer of Vengerberg and Ciri, respectively, alongside Henry Cavill in the lead. The shoot spanned several countries, including Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Morocco, and the UK. The Witcher season 3 is promising to be the most epic one yet. Hopefully, Netflix will do justice to the event. It’s best to avoid spoilers for now, but the Thanedd Coup is basically a massive brawl between the mages that takes place in Aretuza on Thanedd Island and has major repercussions for the future of the continent.

One of which, The Thanedd Coup, will be featured in the upcoming season 3. The Witcher was criticized for its disjointed narrative in season one, but the second outing rectified the flaws while setting up fan-favorite storylines for the future. And the best thing is that The Witcher seems to be getting better with every season.

The Witcher has been a monumental success for Netflix, with both seasons ranking in the top 10 most watched shows on the streamer. The Witcher is based on the acclaimed high-fantasy novel series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski and CD Projekt Red’s video game adaptations.
