Netflix’s The Witcher showrunner reveals characters as they hit major milestone

The showrunner for Netflix’s The Witcher has dropped details of the major characters set to feature, after concluding work on the initial pilot.

Writer Lauren S. Hissrich, who previously penned Marvel’s The Defenders and Daredevil, is acting as showrunner and executive producer on the series based on the popular novels.

Taking to Twitter, Lauren confirmed she’d finished work writing the pilot, stating: ‘#TheWitcher pilot is out for notes, and I’m out for the weekend to spend some time with my kids. See you bright and early on Monday!’

Since then however, she’s released names and details of major characters set to feature in the new series, some you may and may not recognise.

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The full roster of characters announced so far are Geralt of Rivia (obviously), Yennefer, Ciri, Roach, Jaskier, Triss Merigold, Cahir, Regis, Vilgefortz, Emhyr, Milva, Leo Bonhart and Borch Three Jackdaws.

Confused? Here’s the full descriptions littered below.

YENNEFER IS:
Fiery.
Proud.
Shrewd.
Contradictory.
Seeking-to-fill-a-family-sized-hole-in-her-heart-even-though-she-resents-it-and-swears-she's-just-fine-on-her-own-but-she-is-not-and-we-love-her-for-being-both-independent-and-vulnerable.

— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) February 23, 2018

ROACH IS:
Ladylike.
Faithful.
Extrasensory.
Steady.
Really-annoyed-with-this-game-because-we-can’t-pretend-all-Roaches-are-the-same-so-she’d-prefer-some-singularity-and-individual-recognition-instead-of-all-being-lumped-together-by-blatantly-horsist-people.

— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) February 23, 2018

TRISS MERIGOLD IS:
Spunky.
Idealistic.
Insecure.
Conflicted.
Young-and-naive-and-lacking-the-confidence-of-sorceresses-which-means-she-is-ripe-for-manipulation-but-when-she-finally-transcends-the-crap-she-has-a-chance-to-be-loved-as-herself-and-not-as-"the-third-wheel-with-Yen"

— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) February 23, 2018

REGIS IS:
Eloquent.
Ensconced.
Worldly.
Haunted.
The-worst-of-the-worst-who-transforms-into-the-best-of-the-best-or-at-least-he-strives-to-be-and-it's-the-most-incredible-journey-to-watch-as-an-evil-addicted-monster-becomes-the-essence-of-"humanity-personified"-in-the-hansa.

— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) February 23, 2018

EMHYR IS:
Imperialistic.
Ruthless.
Monarchical.
Masquerader.
Above-all-he's-a-survivor-having-spent-most-his-life-running-and-pretending-so-it's-no-wonder-he-craves-power-because-what's-more-stable-than-being-on-top-(and-what's-better-than-a-villain-whose-head-you-kinda-get.)

— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) February 23, 2018

LEO BONHART IS:
Sadistic.
Ghoulish.
Ruthlessly efficient.
Hedonistic.
His-depth-lies-in-his-lack-of-depth-because-we-keep-searching-for-reason-or-redemption-and-in-fact-there-is-none-just-a-cold-brutal-soul-who-desires-to-be-colder-and-what's-more-terrifying-than-that?

— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) February 23, 2018

BORCH THREE JACKDAWS/VILLENTRETENMERTH IS:
Perceptive.
Protective.
Merciful.
The most beautiful.
An-observer/-philosopher/-seeker-of-freedom-which-means-he-didn't-kill-just-because-he-could-but-rather-sought-to-understand-why-others-wanted-to-kill-him-which-is-EVERYTHING.

— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) February 27, 2018

There’s no word yet on who’ll be cast in the series, or even when it’ll be released.

The Witcher is based on the eight-part novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski, which also spawned a series of popular video games from developer CD Projekt Red.

There’s hasn’t been a new mainline game since 2015’s Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with CD Projekt Red now working on highly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077.

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