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Netflix Has A Massive Witcher Problem After Blood Origin Prequel

31 December, 2022

The Witcher franchise is in serious trouble after the release of The Witcher: Blood Origin. Starring Henry Cavill as Geralt and Freya Allan as his young ward Ciri, the first season of The Witcher - which released back in 2019 - was a hit for Netflix. According to third-party analytics company Parrot Analytics, it measured in the top 0.2 per cent of TV shows in demand. Netflix wasted no time renewing the fantasy series, but they went one step further. They began working to transform into the next big franchise.

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