Liam Hemsworth’s debut as Geralt of Rivia inThe Witcherseason 4 is still a ways off, but Netflix has the perfect movie to pass the time until he takes over for Henry Cavill. Ever sinceHenry Cavill announced he was leavingThe Witcher, fans of the dark fantasy franchise have been waiting to see how Liam Hemsworth will fare as his replacement. That makesThe Witcherseason 4 heavily anticipated for many viewers, and for some, the wait may be too long to bear. Luckily, Netflix has a new movie set in the same universe asThe Witcherseries that’s now available to stream.
The world ofThe Witcheris incredbily dense and well-developed, and there are plenty of stories that can be told with the likes of Geralt, Yennefer, Ciri, and more. Countless spinoffs are possible, but Netflix’s newest is a direct adaptation of one of Andrzej Sapkowski’s short stories, and it even features a new Geralt actor. Neither Cavill nor Hemsworth returned for Netflix’s new animated movie, and it instead features a treat for fans of theWitcherfranchise of video games (which is also getting a new entry in the form ofThe Witcher IV).
The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep Is Now Streaming On Netflix - How It Connects To The Show
Sirens Of The Deep Takes Place Between The Witcher Season 1, Episodes 5 & 6
There’s a new entry in Netflix’s adaptation ofThe Witcher, and it connects directly to the live-action show. The animated spinoff movieThe Witcher: Sirens of the Deeppremiered on Netflix on February 11 and is currently available to stream.Sirens of the Deeptakes place betweenThe Witcherseason 1, episodes 5 and 6, just after Geralt and Yennefer had their encounter with the djinn and magically intertwined their fates. Both Jaskier (Joey Batey) and Yennefer’s (Anya Chalotra) actors reprise their roles inSirens of the Deepas well, though Geralt is played by the beloved voice actor from the video games, Doug Cockle.
How The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep Movie Connects To The Netflix Show
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep expands the world of Netflix’s The Witcher, and though its timeline can be confusing, it’s linked to the main show.
Sirens of the Deepis essentially a standalone adventure - based on one of Andrzej Sapkowski’s original short stories - that Jaskier and Geralt went on after encountering Yennefer for the first time. In trying to clear his mind of the sorceress, Geralt brought Jaskier back to his hometown of Bremervoord. Unfortunately, that decision got them embroiled in a high-stakes political standoff between the humans in the area and a group of merpeople. Plenty of moral complexity, intense action, and steamy romance ensues. To paraphrase Geralt, however,reviews forSirens of the Deephave been middling, rather than greater or lesser.
Sirens Of The Deep Is The Witcher’s Second Animated Spinoff
The Witcher: Nightmare Of The Wolf Brought Sapkowski’s World To Animation First
As exciting as a standalone animated spinoff movie likeSirens of the Deepis, it’s not a completely novel entry to theWitcherfranchise.Netflix has already produced an animatedWitcherspinoff in 2021:The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. The animated show followed a very young Vesemir, Geralt’s witcher mentor, and the events that led to Geralt becoming the last of the witchers. On top of that, Netflix also produced a live-actionWitcherprequel show in the form of the limited seriesThe Witcher: Blood Originin 2022.Blood Origindepicted the Conjunction of the Spheres and the creation of the first witcher.
Everything We Know About The Witcher Season 4
The Witcher Season 4 Finished Filming & Is Set To Premiere On Netflix In 2025
As entertaining as Netflix’s spinoff shows and movies have been, many fans are still eagerly awaitingThe Witcherseason 4. Luckily, we know some major details about the new season, and fans won’t have to wait long to see how Liam Hemsworth performs as Geralt. According toNetflix,"[The Witcher] season 4 is being shot back-to-back with a fifth and final season, which will complete the adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s books.“That includes three novels: “Baptism of Fire,” “The Tower of the Swallow,” and “Lady of the Lake.“Filming ofThe Witcherseason 4 was also recently completed, so it should be released in 2025.
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WhileThe Witcherseason 5 was both confirmed and shot alongside season 4, it will be the last of Netflix’s adaptation.The main “Witcher Saga” of Sapkowski’s novels ends with “Lady of the Lake,” which means Netflix’s show will also end there. Luckily, that means the main characters ofThe Witcherwill see their stories resolved, and Hemsworth can take up the role of Geralt in the middle of the action. It’s also not clear if Netflix has more spinoffs ofThe Witcherplanned afterSirens of the Deep, though the world is so rich that it could easily continue long after the series finale.
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The Witcher, released in 2019, follows Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter navigating a turbulent world where humanity’s darker nature often eclipses the monstrous.
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
Based on the hit novel and video game series, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is an animated film directed by Kang Hei Chul for Netflix. Series protagonist Geralt of Rivia takes center stage once more as he is hired for a nearly impossible task- to ease tensions between humans and merpeople before they break out into an all-out war.
