The Witcher showrunner reassures upset fans after script leak

Netflix is making a TV show based on The Witcher, author Andrzej Sapkowski’s successful series of fantasy novels turned into an even more successful series of video games by CD Projekt Red. Davedevil and The Defenders screenwriter Lauren Schmidt is now onboard as showrunner, with the likes of Henry “Superman” Cavill volunteering himself to play lead character Geralt of Rivia, the titular monster-hunting witcher…although we wouldn’t pin any hopes on that.

So the show is rolling merrily along in preproduction. Then: disaster, kinda-sorta. Parts of the show’s script leaked online, and some fans got upset over the tone. Take a look at the example below to see what they’re talking about. In this scene, Geralt and Yennefer, Geralt’s on-again-off-again sorceress paramour, get ready for a social function:

"Yennefer: “I don’t parade you for shock value. I parade you because you’re ridiculously attractive. I trust you’d say the same for me.”Geralt: “Is that all we are to each other?”Yennefer: “Of course not. Look at us. We’re a power couple.”Geralt: “Right, I kill monsters and you make them.”Yennefer: “You know it’s been years since I’ve dabbled in mutations. How long will you hold that against me?”Geralt: “Just right now when I don’t want to go to your ball.”"

Some fans took issue with what they saw as the overly modern language; remember, like many fantasy shows, The Witcher is set in medieval-esque times, so phrases like “ridiculously attractive” and “power couple” sound a bit out of place. And there’s more where that came from; you can read the full leak on Reddit.

I haven’t played the games, so I hesitate to say this, but…it kind of sounds like they use modern parlance there, too. Is it just me?

In any case, Schmidt — who’s done a great job of engaging fans on Twitter — was quick to reassure people:

A casting side is a script written specifically for an audition, meaning that the conversation above was never meant to actually appear in the actual show. Still, you’d think there’d be continuity between what the producers have the actors say when trying to see if they’re right for the role and what they’ll say when and if they get role. But crisis averted, for the moment.

The Witcher will premiere on Netflix sometime in the future; that’s as specific as we can be at the moment. You’re welcome.

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