The writers of the Netflix series The Witcher were unaware that the show’s third season would be split into two volumes when they wrote the initial draft for the season.
According Lauren Hissrichlittle did the writers know that, like You and Stranger Things, The Witcher would be split into two volumes so that Netflix can make more money from its biggest series, especially after bleeding in subscriptions in Spain.
“When we wrote the season, we didn’t have it in mind to split it into two volumes,” says Hissrich, “but for fans familiar with The Time of Contempt novel, there’s an epic event that blasts the continent as we know it, and whose outcome provided us with the perfect suspense.We couldn’t have planned it better.
Fans of the books will probably already have an idea of what Hissrich is referring to here, and considering the vast deviations Season 2 took from the books, it’s a bit of a relief to hear that the original story is somewhat in shock from the books. manner. It remains to be seen how well the series sticks to the books this time around.