‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ showrunner wants to do more spin-offs

The universe of “The Witcher” hasn’t had much fun in recent weeks. Well, the Netflix franchise has received two major blows, firstly, the departure of Henry Cavil, and secondly, the premiere of ‘Blood Origin’. Now, the showrunner of the program assures that he would still like to have more spin-offs set in this universe starring Geralt de Rivia.

During an interview with Radio Times, the showrunner of ‘The Witcher: Origin of Blood’ He said he’d like to do more spin-offs. of the franchise. Although he didn’t want to go into details, he assures that there is much more than what Geralt and Ciri have to tell, and he would like to continue exploring this fantasy universe that millions of fans around the world have in doubt.

About to carry on the world of’The witcher’, Declan DeBarra stated: “Sapkowski [autor de las novelas] he is the king of closed stories, but the more we read his books the bigger the tapestry of the world becomes. So that’s the benefit of doing all of that [series], they may be solo stories, but they paint one side of the world and expand it outward. That’s the fun.”

the same showrunner of ‘The Witcher: Origin of Blood’ explained how the spin-off came about from Netflix: “We were trying to find a story point for the future, but we couldn’t do it without knowing what happened before the Conjunction of the Spheres, we needed to know what the elves wanted. So I mapped out what it was like before and that ended up becoming the basis of the show.”

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The uncertain future of ‘The Witcher’

Unlike the first spin-off and main series starring Henry Cavill, ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ not only had a very bad reception among fans of the series, but also became the lowest rated program in the history of Netflix, with an 8% approval rating among fans on Rotten Tomatoes. And it also achieved a 4% rating for story followers.

With one of the worst receptions in Netflix’s history, ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ marks its history as one of the biggest flops on the platform. Even so, it’s nearly impossible for the red streaming giant to cancel its plans with the franchise and decide not to launch any more spinoffs. However, the next steps with the saga are very likely to be reconsidered.

Without Henry Cavill for the fourth season of the main series, many fans have confirmed that they will leave the series without the protagonist. Which means that Netflix will have to find a way to get attention with a good story, after the third season, which has no release date, but will arrive in 2023.