Netflix has reduced the number of episodes of “The Witcher: Blood Origin” compared to the main series

At the end of the year, “The Witcher: Blood Origin” will be released, a story that will serve as a prequel to the main plot of the three seasons with Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. Now, the showrunner and producer of this spin-off, Declan de Barra, explained that Netflix turned it into a miniseries, reducing the total number of episodes from six to just four.

In your ad, Netflix confirmed this ‘The Witcher: the origin of blood’ it would be a limited series, that is, that his story would only consist of 6 episodes. Earlier this year there were rumors that the company had ordered some changes regarding the duration of this program, and now its creator confirms and explains what happened to the show.

In an interview with Netflix, Declan de Barra confirmed this ‘The sorcerer: BO’ will have 4 episodes, who was originally 6 years old, because they wanted to “simplify the plot”, which will tell the time when “the elves were at the height of their best, like all great societies before their fall”. The creator did not elaborate on the cutout any further.

It must be said that ‘The Witcher: the origin of blood’ takes place 1200 years before the story of Geralt of Rivia, and will tell the event known as “Conjunction of the spheres”, about the merging of the stones of the elves, monsters and humans into one. The plot will be set in the creation of The Continent, the place where the adventures of this universe created by Andrzej Sapkwoski take place.

Why will The Witcher: Blood Origin be so short?

De Barra’s statements are clear, and the reason why ‘The Witcher: BO’ was so short is due to the pace: “When we were in the editing room, that’s what happened organically, the lineup of four episodes of all of them. the footage we shot. Optimal story flow. I wanted him to be punched in the face, so you couldn’t take your eyes off him. “

Also, he explains that he has toyed with the idea of ​​making a movie out of this story, but “you never want to watch a movie that says, ‘I love this movie.’ And then you start looking at the clock and you think, “Oh, please finish soon.” So that’s how they came to cut the two episodes they originally planned for release on Netflix.

In the cast of “The Witcher: Blood Origin” we will see Michelle Yeoh as Scían, Laurence O’Fuariain as Fjall, Sophia Brown as Éile, Minnie Driver as Seanchaí, among others. The release date for this spin-off will be December 25th on Netflix, a perfect Christmas gift for fans.