Collect Around the Hearth for a New Take a look at Netflix’s Subsequent Witcher Challenge

It’s going to be some time earlier than we get the fourth and fifth seasons to spherical out Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher, with Liam Hemsworth taking on the live-action collection’ model of Geralt of Rivia. However within the meantime, the streamer has one other Geralt to tide you over, within the type of a really acquainted gaming voice.

As Netflix’s Geeked Week celebrations proceed, the streamer has launched the primary prolonged clip from its subsequent precise Witcher mission, the animated film Sirens of the Deep. The movie, directed by Kang Hei Chul and animated by Studio Mir (who additionally animated the final Witcher animated mission, prequel collection Nightmare of the Wolf), Sirens of the Deep adapts Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski’s brief story A Little Sacrifice. However whereas Sirens will usher in a number of stars from the live-action collection to reprise their roles, particularly Anya Chalotra and Joey Batey as Yennefer and Jaskier, respectively, they’ll be joined by one other new Geralt. Properly, “new.”

As previously announced, Doug Cockle, who iconically growled Geralt to life in CD Projekt Purple’s Witcher video video games, will play Geralt in Sirens, which sees the Witcher tasked to defend a coastal village, solely to be drawn into an historical battle between humankind and merpeople. Compelled to attract on allies outdated and new to cease tensions simmering into all-out battle, earlier than Geralt attracts his swords as soon as extra he has to relaxation up and ponder his lonely life (with somewhat prodding from Jaskier) as you’ll be able to see within the clip beneath, launched by Cockle himself.

There’s not a lot to go on nevertheless it’s an attention-grabbing mixture to listen to Batey and Cockle’s takes on Jaskier and Geralt bounce off one another on this method. Earlier than we brace ourselves for live-action Geralt to get a sudden makeover in season 4, it’s a cute little approach to put together Netflix viewers for a unique spin on Geralt, even when Cockle’s voice is already very acquainted to legions of gaming followers.

The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is about to hit Netflix on February 11, 2025.

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