The Witcher – Blood Origin: On the red carpet with the cast and director

The Witcher: Blood Origin explores the backstory to The Witcher world by taking viewers to a time over twelve hundred years earlier than the Golden Age of the Elven world. The narrative follows seven outcast Elves as they traverse fantastical landscapes before the “Conjuncture of the Spheres” when the human world collided with theirs, and restless tensions and the first prototype Witcher emerged.

Breathing new life into The Witcher saga are returning faces, alongside an array of new characters, contained in an action-packed, gore-filled and emotive four-part series.

The Upcoming had the pleasure of speaking to the cast and creatives on the red carpet at the BFI Southbank for the premiere of The Witcher: Blood Origin. We chatted to Joey Batey about reprising Jaskier for the series, being part of a framing device to tell this story and working closely with series newcomer Minnie Driver.

We spoke to director Declan De Barra about bringing this story to screen, choosing this brilliant cast and also about exploring fantasy and folklore.

We spoke to Vicky Jewson about her role in the show and how it felt being part of this journey.

Francesca Mills chatted to us about her character Meldolf, how exciting it was to be a part of this journey and the most memorable parts of filming this series.

Huw Novelli tells us about receiving the script and playing the part of Brother Death.

We spoke to Amy Murray about her role as Fendrick and how she felt when she got the part.

Zach Wyatt and Lizzie Annis spoke about being part of the series and the importance of diversity in the cast.

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The Witcher: Blood Origin is released on Netflix on 25^th December 2022.

Watch the trailer for The Witcher: Blood Origin here: