The Witcher star promises “a great season [3]”
By Dan Selcke
The Witcher season 2 isn’t quite here yet, but Netflix is planning for the long haul, and a third season is most definitely in the works.
In fact, Freya Allan, who plays the wayward princess Ciri, gave a little preview to Radio Times. “I might have actually seen some scripts, you know?” she teased. “Just putting it out there. I don’t know exactly [when it’ll be], but it will be not too long away. It’s very exciting. I think it’s going to be a great season.”
This is good news for people who don’t want to have to wait another two years to see another season, like we had to between seasons 1 and 2. Actor Joey Batey, who plays the bard Jaskier, said that the team is “hopefully shooting in the new year.”
"[Showrunner Lauren Hissrich has] been chatting to the cast and crew and creatives over the past couple of months, and shaping these scripts, and kicking them all into gear, and getting everyone’s input and feedback. She’s so open to collaboration that it means that we’re able to come with ideas and offerings, and that’s one of the most enjoyable parts of working with her. She is egoless, and is so able to go, ‘That’s a really good idea,’ or ‘That’s a terrible idea, Joey.’ And there aren’t any wrong answers."
Freya Allan wants Ciri to be “an insane fighter” on The Witcher
When last we left Ciri, she had finally met up with Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill). Together, it looks like they’ll head to the witchers’ keep of Kaer Morhen, where Geralt will train her in the monster hunting profession.
But who knows where she’ll be by the end of season 2? If she knows, Allan isn’t saying. “You sort of discover that as you go along, really,” she said of her character’s future. “It’s something that you can’t necessarily say what you want. You’re discovering it as you play it, and just using the script in whatever way you do.”
"But I would say I definitely, obviously want to see her become an insane fighter. That’s for sure. I can’t wait for her to get her proper sword. The day that I get handed a proper silver, heavy sword, is going to be the day that I’m content."
As for Jaskier, Batey said he wants to see Jaskier get into something more high-minded. “Being part of these stories that manage to take an awful lot of what’s happening in our contemporary world and our actual world and show them through a lens of fantasy, and not just delve into dragons and sword fights and stuff, but we actually get to see bits of this world that resonate, particularly for younger people,” he said. “If I’m in any way part of those kinds of storylines, which can help young people work out who they are or how they fit in a changing world, then that’s something that I’m incredibly excited to be a part of.”
The Witcher season 2 premieres this Friday, December 17.
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