{"id":18304,"date":"2022-07-11T15:17:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T13:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1679253"},"modified":"2022-07-11T15:44:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T13:44:13","slug":"the-witcher-blood-origin-script-is-a-beautiful-thing-teases-star","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-witcher-blood-origin-script-is-a-beautiful-thing-teases-star\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher: Blood Origin script is \u201ca beautiful thing\u201d, teases star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 11 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Since <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u2018s prequel to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-season-3-release-date-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Witcher<\/a> was announced in 2020, fans of the franchise have been hungry for details about the Michelle Yeoh-led project.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for us, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-blood-origin-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Witcher: Blood Origin<\/a> star Nathaniel Curtis has teased the upcoming series, describing the show as \u201ca beautiful thing to be a part of\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Andrzej Sapkowski\u2019s The Witcher novels, Blood Origin will be set 1,200 years before the events of the original show, telling the story of how the first Witcher was created.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/blood-origin-teaser-2d8f940.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/blood-origin-teaser-2d8f940.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/blood-origin-teaser-2d8f940.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/blood-origin-teaser-2d8f940.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Laurence O\u2019Fuarain, Sophia Brown and Michelle Yeoh in The Witcher: Blood Origin<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards, Curtis \u2013 who plays Br\u00edan in the show \u2013 opened up about filming Blood Origin last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be amazing, that much I can tell you. [Filming was] really, really fun. Everyone\u2019s really lovely. The script is amazing, director is amazing. Wonderful. Just such a beautiful thing to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked what it was like working with Michelle Yeoh, who leads the cast as sword elf Scian, Curtis said: \u201cMichelle Yeoh is the coolest person I have ever met and funniest and most humble and insanely talented and just such a beautiful woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cEverything you\u2019d want someone to be like, Michelle is everything you\u2019d want them to be and more, genuinely.\u201d<\/p> <p>Yeoh and Curtis are <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-blood-origin-lenny-henry-dylan-moran-cast-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">joined in the cast<\/a> by the likes of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-release-date-amazon\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/a> star Lenny Henry, Black Books\u2019 Dylan Moran and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/sex-education-season-4-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sex Education<\/a>\u2018s Mirren Mack, who were announced in their roles in August last year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, production on season 3 of The Witcher began earlier this year, with Henry Cavill, Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra reprising their roles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2022 air on Wednesday 13th July at 10pm on Sky Arts.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 11 July 2022 at 12:00 am Since Netflix\u2018s prequel to The Witcher was announced in 2020, fans of the franchise have been hungry for details about the Michelle Yeoh-led project. 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