The Witcher has halted production on season two due to COVID-19, and fans are anxiously awaiting more news as to when it begins again.
To keep us entertained, the cast and crew have been doing #TheWitcherBakeoff on social media (follow this hashtag for some real delights) and Netflix just dropped a short video highlighting many of the monsters seen in Season 1.
In this short video titled The Witcher’s Bestiary, the real mythologies behind the monsters are explained. From the menacing Kikimora in episode one ( titled “The End’s Beginning”) to the more illusive Selkie Maw episode (“Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials”), the narrator takes us through the legends and stories of the monsters’ origins.
Slovic folk tales, the human hybrids from Greek mythology, Asian and Arabic folklore, and cursed humans from southern and eastern Europe are just some of the places we find the monsters that influenced the creatures seen in The Witcher. The monsters from episode six (“Rare Species”) aren’t featured, but viewers can leave a comment and they may turn up in a future post.
For those not familiar with the monsters in the world of Geralt of Rivia you can check out The Witcher on Netflix.