Who’s making it?
According to Netflix’s original announcement, The Witcher: Blood Origin’s showrunner is Declan de Barra, who wrote The Witcher Season 1’s fourth episode and contributed songs to the show’s much-loved soundtrack. Previous to his work on The Witcher, de Barra wrote for series such as Iron Fist and the Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals.
In a statement, de Barra said, “A question has been burning in my mind ever since I first read The Witcher books–what was the Elven world really like before the cataclysmic arrival of the humans? I’ve always been fascinated by the rise and fall of civilizations, how science, discovery, and culture flourish right before that fall. The Witcher: Blood Origin will tell the tale of the Elven civilization before its fall, and most importantly reveal the forgotten history of the very first Witcher.”
In addition, Witcher showrunner Lauren Hissrich will be executive producer. In her own statement, she said, I am so thrilled to collaborate with Declan and the Netflix team on The Witcher: Blood Origin. It’s an exciting challenge to explore and expand The Witcher universe created by Andrzej Sapkowski, and we can’t wait to introduce fans to new characters and an original story that will enrich our magical, mythical world even more.” Sapkowski, who wrote the original novels, will act as creative consultant.
