Netflix gives The Witcher a rare early Season 2 renewal ahead of its series premiere

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The Henry Cavill-led fantasy drama based on Andrzej Sapkowski's novels won't drop on Netflix until Dec. 20, but it's already been picked up for an eight-episode second season that will begin production early next year for a premiere in fall 2021. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, "Netflix has given multi-season orders to series at the outset in the past, but it usually waits to see how shows perform before renewing them." In a statement, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said of the renewal: "I'm so thrilled that before fans have even seen our first season, we are able to confirm that we’ll be returning to The Continent again to continue telling the stories of Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri."