{"id":25595,"date":"2022-11-10T17:01:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T16:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1736334"},"modified":"2022-11-10T17:23:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T16:23:16","slug":"the-witcher-spin-off-blood-origin-unveils-new-trailer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-witcher-spin-off-blood-origin-unveils-new-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher spin-off Blood Origin unveils new trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 10 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Netflix has released another first-look trailer for The Witcher spin-off Blood Origin<\/a>, teasing Michelle Yeoh in her leading role as sword-elf Sc\u00edan.<\/p>\n

The fantasy drama, which debuts on Christmas Day, takes place 1,200 years before the events of The Witcher<\/a>, telling the story of how the first prototype Witcher was created.<\/p>\n

The prequel also stars Marcella\u2019s Sophia Brown (\u00c9ile) and Game of Thrones\u2019 Laurence O\u2019Fuarain (Fjall) as two warriors estranged from their opposing clans, while Sex Education\u2019s Mirren Mack plays Princess Merwyn and Lord of the Rings star Lenny Henry plays Balor.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the rest of the cast are Minnie Driver as Seancha\u00ed as well as Francesca Mills (Meldof), Zach Wyatt (Syndril), Lizzie Annis (Zacar\u00e9), Huw Novelli (Brother Death), Dylan Moran (Uthrok One-Nut) and Nathaniel Curtis (Br\u00edan).<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/netflix"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a> has kept the plot of The Witcher: Blood Origin tightly under wraps, however the streamer has revealed that the events portrayed will \u201clead to the pivotal conjunction of the spheres, when the world of monsters, men and elves merged to become one\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, It\u2019s a Sin\u2019s Nathaniel Curtis \u2013 who plays Br\u00edan \u2013 teased the \u201camazing\u201d script to <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> earlier this year, revealing it was <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-blood-origin-script-nathaniel-curtis-newsupdate\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">\u201csuch a beautiful thing to be a part of\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for The Witcher, the original show will be back for a third season next year \u2013 however, it will be <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-liam-hemsworth-newsupdate\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">the last for Henry Cavill<\/a>, who confirmed last month that he\u2019s being replaced by Liam Hemsworth for season 4.<\/p> <p>\u201cMy journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for season 4,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Witcher: Blood Origin arrives on Netflix on Christmas Day 2022.\u00a0<b><a title=\""https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/"\" href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a36.99 a month<\/a>. 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