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Jaskier
The fictional universe of '' The Witcher Saga'' was created by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. The following is a list of notable characters from the series of book series and its adaptations. Overview * A dark grey cell indicates that the character did not appear or that the character's presence has yet to be announced. * A indicates a role as a younger version of character portrayed by another actor. * A indicates an uncredited role. * A indicates a photographic role. * A indicates a cameo role. * A indicates a voice-only role. * An indicates an appearance through archival footage or stills. * An indicates the actor was part of the main cast for the season. Main characters Geralt of Rivia Geralt of Rivia, known also as White Wolf (Old Speech: ''Gwynnbleid'') or the "Butcher of Blaviken", is a witcher and the protagonist of the ''Witcher'' series and its adaptations. He has been described as a character embodying "the neo-liberal anti-politics" spirit of the Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witcher (season 1)
''The Witcher'' is a fantasy drama television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Set on a fictional, medieval-inspired landmass known as the Continent, ''The Witcher'' explores the legend of Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer of Vengerberg and Princess Ciri. It stars Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, and Freya Allan. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was released on Netflix on December 20, 2019. It was based on '' The Last Wish'' and ''Sword of Destiny'', which are collections of short stories that precede the main ''The Witcher'' saga. The second season, also consisting of eight episodes and based on the novel ''Blood of Elves'', released on December 17, 2021. In September 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a third season, which will be released in mid-2023. This will be followed by a fourth season, with Liam Hemsworth taking over the role of Geralt of Rivia. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witcher (TV Series)
''The Witcher'' is a fantasy drama television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Set on a fictional, medieval-inspired landmass known as the Continent, ''The Witcher'' explores the legend of Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer of Vengerberg and Princess Ciri. It stars Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, and Freya Allan. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was released on Netflix on December 20, 2019. It was based on '' The Last Wish'' and ''Sword of Destiny'', which are collections of short stories that precede the main ''The Witcher'' saga. The second season, also consisting of eight episodes and based on the novel ''Blood of Elves'', released on December 17, 2021. In September 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a third season, which will be released in mid-2023. This will be followed by a fourth season, with Liam Hemsworth taking over the role of Geralt of Rivia. An anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witcher (season 2)
''The Witcher'' is a fantasy drama television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Set on a fictional, medieval-inspired landmass known as the Continent, ''The Witcher'' explores the legend of Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer of Vengerberg and Princess Ciri. It stars Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, and Freya Allan. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was released on Netflix on December 20, 2019. It was based on '' The Last Wish'' and ''Sword of Destiny'', which are collections of short stories that precede the main ''The Witcher'' saga. The second season, also consisting of eight episodes and based on the novel ''Blood of Elves'', released on December 17, 2021. In September 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a third season, which will be released in mid-2023. This will be followed by a fourth season, with Liam Hemsworth taking over the role of Geralt of Rivia. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yennefer Of Vengerberg
The fictional universe of '' The Witcher Saga'' was created by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. The following is a list of notable characters from the series of book series and its adaptations. Overview * A dark grey cell indicates that the character did not appear or that the character's presence has yet to be announced. * A indicates a role as a younger version of character portrayed by another actor. * A indicates an uncredited role. * A indicates a photographic role. * A indicates a cameo role. * A indicates a voice-only role. * An indicates an appearance through archival footage or stills. * An indicates the actor was part of the main cast for the season. Main characters Geralt of Rivia Geralt of Rivia, known also as White Wolf (Old Speech: ''Gwynnbleid'') or the "Butcher of Blaviken", is a witcher and the protagonist of the ''Witcher'' series and its adaptations. He has been described as a character embodying "the neo-liberal anti-politics" spirit of the Polis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciri Of Cintra
The fictional universe of '' The Witcher Saga'' was created by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. The following is a list of notable characters from the series of book series and its adaptations. Overview * A dark grey cell indicates that the character did not appear or that the character's presence has yet to be announced. * A indicates a role as a younger version of character portrayed by another actor. * A indicates an uncredited role. * A indicates a photographic role. * A indicates a cameo role. * A indicates a voice-only role. * An indicates an appearance through archival footage or stills. * An indicates the actor was part of the main cast for the season. Main characters Geralt of Rivia Geralt of Rivia, known also as White Wolf (Old Speech: ''Gwynnbleid'') or the "Butcher of Blaviken", is a witcher and the protagonist of the ''Witcher'' series and its adaptations. He has been described as a character embodying "the neo-liberal anti-politics" spirit of the Polis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Batey
Joey Batey (born 1989) is an English actor, musician, singer, and songwriter. He is known for portraying the bard Jaskier in the Netflix fantasy series ''The Witcher'', where he sang " Toss a Coin to Your Witcher", as well other songs featured in the series. Early life and education Joey Batey was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He has said he grew up in a "musical family" and has always been around music. He studied at Robinson College, Cambridge and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. Whilst at Cambridge, he co-wrote and performed the comedic sketch show ''Good Clean Men'' with Alex Owen, Ben Ashenden and others. Career Acting Batey's film debut was in the 2013 British thriller, ''Murder on the Home Front'', directed by Geoffrey Sax. In 2014, he appeared in ''The Riot Club'' directed by Lone Scherfig. In 2017, Paul McGuigan cast him as Eddie in ''Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool''. Batey also played in the British TV series ''Strike'' (2017), and '' In The Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Zbigniew Zamachowski (; born 17 July 1961) is a Polish actor. Life and career He was born on 17 July 1961 in Brzeziny near Łódź. Zamachowski graduated from the actor's faculty of the National Film School in Łódź. He began his acting career in 1981 and in 1989 had a co-starring role in Part Ten ''(Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods)'' of director Krzysztof Kieślowski's film series, ''Dekalog''. Four years later, Kieślowski cast him as the lead character, "Karol Karol", in '' Three Colors: White'', the second of his acclaimed Three Colors trilogy. He is a two-time winner of Polish Film Awards for his roles in Robert Gliński's film ''Hi, Tereska'' (2001) and Andrzej Jakimowski's film drama ''Zmróż oczy'' (2004). His other notable roles are featured in Kazimierz Kutz's film '' Colonel Kwiatkowski'' (1996), Jerzy Hoffman's historical film ''With Fire and Sword'' (1999) and Andrzej Wajda's biopic '' Walesa: Man of Hope'' (2013). Between 1985 and 1997, he performed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hexer (TV Series)
''Wiedźmin'' (''The Hexer'' or ''The Witcher'' in English) is a Polish fantasy television series that aired in 2002. The story is based on the stories of ''The Witcher'' fantasy series (''The Last Wish'' and '' Sword of Destiny'' collections), by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Plot The Hexer begins with the childhood of Geralt of Rivia (Michał Żebrowski Michał Jan Żebrowski (born 17 June 1972) is a Polish actor and singer. He was the first actor to portray Geralt of Rivia Geralt of Rivia ( pl, Geralt z Rivii) is a fictional character and the protagonist of ''The Witcher'' series of short sto ...), who is a traveling monster hunter. Vesemir collected the child while invoking the Law of Surprise. The series then follows him train at Kaer Morhen, develop his abilities, and mutate. Reception The series has been described as better than the movie which preceded it, but the poor critical and fan reception of the movie, which was described as a glorified, incoheren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witcher
''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are beast hunters who develop supernatural abilities at a young age to battle wild beasts and monsters. ''The Witcher'' began with a titular 1986 short story that Sapkowski entered into a competition held by ''Fantastyka'' magazine, marking his debut as an author. Due to reader demand, Sapkowski wrote 14 more stories before starting a series of novels in 1994. Known as ''The Witcher Saga'', he wrote one book a year until the fifth and final installment in 1999. A standalone prequel novel, ''Season of Storms'', was published in 2013. The books have been described as having a cult following in Poland and Central and Eastern European countries. They have been translated into 37 languages and sold over 15 million copies worldwide as of December 2019. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anya Chalotra
Anya Chalotra is a British actress primarily known for her role as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix original series ''The Witcher''. She is also known for appearing in ''Wanderlust''. Early life Chalotra was born in Wolverhampton, England, to an Indian father and English mother. She grew up in the village of Lower Penn, in South Staffordshire, where she lived with her parents and two siblings, an elder sister Reeya and a younger brother Arun. Chalotra completed her schooling at the St Dominic's Grammar School in Brewood and later completed the one-year foundation course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before training for three years at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Career Chalotra has starred in several stage productions, including ''Much Ado About Nothing'' until 15 October 2017 and ''The Village'' until 6 October 2018. Chalotra currently stars in a main role as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix fantasy drama ''The Witcher''. She has fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Universe
A fictional universe, or fictional world, is a self-consistent setting with events, and often other elements, that differ from the real world. It may also be called an imagined, constructed, or fictional realm (or world). Fictional universes may appear in novels, comics, films, television shows, video games, and other creative works. The subject is most commonly addressed in reference to fictional universes that differ markedly from the real world, such as those that introduce entire fictional cities, countries, or even planets, or those that contradict commonly known facts about the world and its history, or those that feature fantasy or science fiction concepts such as magic or faster than light travel—and especially those in which the deliberate development of the setting is a substantial focus of the work. When a large franchise of related works has two or more somewhat different fictional universes that are each internally consistent but not consistent with each other (su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freya Allan
Freya Allan (born 6 September 2001) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Princess Cirilla of Cintra in the Netflix series ''The Witcher''. She also appears as young Sam in the 2021 film ''Gunpowder Milkshake'' and as the younger version of The Widow in the AMC series '' Into the Badlands''. Early life and education Freya Allan was born on in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, and attended Headington School in Oxford. Allan continued her artistic education at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, where, as part of her acting studies, she starred in two short films, ''Bluebird'' and ''The Christmas Tree''. Allan went on to study at the Arts University Bournemouth, where she performed the part of Linda in the short film ''Captain Fierce''. Career Allan played a minor role in the first episode of the 2019 BBC drama ''The War of the Worlds''. The same year she appeared on the front cover of ''Schön!'' magazine, whilst they were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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