The Witcher

Storyline The Witcher

An American-Polish fantasy television series based on the eponymous series of novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. The first season premiered on the Netflix streaming service on December 20, 2019, and the second season premiered on December 17, 2021. In September 2021, the third season was announced. In 2022, the prequel show series "The Witcher: Origin" will be released on the screens.

The witcher Geralt of Rivia, a mutant and monster killer, is struggling to find his place in a world where people often turn out to be much worse than monsters. The plot of the first season is mostly a free interpretation of some of the stories of the first two books of the Witcher saga — "The Last Wish" and "The Sword of Destiny". The plot of the second season promises to be an adaptation of the book "Blood of Elves", simultaneously screening previously missed stories from the above collections.

In July 2020, it became known that work was underway on the prequel of The Witcher — the mini-series The Witcher: Origin, which will include six episodes. The action of the film will take place 1200 years before the era of Geralt, and we will talk about the era of the Conjugation of spheres, when monsters and witches appeared in the world

In September 2018, it became known that an actress of the BAMEruen category was being sought for the role of the heroine Ciri, which stands for "black, Asian, or a representative of another ethnic minority", although the character in the plot has white skin and light (ash-gray) hair. This caused a flurry of indignation among fans of the series, who noticed that the depiction of non-European characters was inappropriate in the plot, which takes place in a fictional world, the source of inspiration for which, according to the prevailing opinion, was medieval Poland, distinguished by its mono-ethnicity. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich refused to confirm the fact that Ciri can be played by a non-white actress, noting that the film takes place in a fictional world and it should not thoroughly claim historical authenticity. After this message, Lauren became a victim of cyberbullying. This news also caused outrage among many Internet users from Poland, who accused Americans of disrespect and denigration of Polish culture, demanding that an actress of Slavic origin be taken for the role of Ciri. Soon a new report from the developers appeared, according to which an actress of Polish origin is being sought for the role of Ciri, and the definition of BAME can also mean a person from eastern Europe.

A number of foreign media condemned the outrage of users, accusing them of racism and hate propaganda. For example, the editor of Forbes noted that he would be glad to see an actress of Asian or African descent in the role of Ciri and hoped that she would not become a victim of Internet harassment. This statement angered some of the fans of the series, who considered it disrespectful to the original source. Also, fans are outraged by the racism of the aforementioned editor towards white people