Blood Origin vertelt een verhaal dat verloren is gegaan in de tijd en dat zich afspeelt in de elfenwereld, 1.200 jaar voor The Witcher. Blood Origin gaat over het ontstaan van de allereerste Witcher en de verschillende gebeurtenissen die leiden tot de samensmelting van de werelden van monsters, mensen en elfen.
- Showrunner: Declan de Barra
- Executive Producers: Declan de Barra & Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Jason Brown & Sean Daniel van Hivemind, en Tomek Baginski & Jarek Sawko van Platige Films
- Creatief Adviseur: Andrzej Sapkowski
Declan de Barra, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich en Andrzej Sapkowski over Blood Origin:
Declan de Barra: “As a lifelong fan of fantasy, I am beyond excited to tell the story The Witcher: Blood Origin. A question has been burning in my mind ever since I first read The Witcher books – What was the Elven world really like before the cataclysmic arrival of the humans? I’ve always been fascinated by the rise and fall of civilizations, how science, discovery, and cult TV ure flourish right before that fall. How vast swathes of knowledge are lost forever in such a short time, often compounded by colonization and a rewriting of history. Leaving only fragments of a civiliztion’s true story behind. The Witcher: Blood Origin will tell the tale of the Elven civilization before its fall, and most importantly reveal the forgotten history of the very first Witcher.“
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich: “I am so thrilled to collaborate with Declan and the Netflix team on The Witcher: Blood Origin. It’s an exciting challenge to explore and expand The Witcher universe created by Andrzej Sapkowski, and we can’t wait to introduce fans to new characters and an original story that will enrich our magical, mythical world even more.“
Andrzej Sapkowski: “It is exciting that the world of Witcher – as planned in the very beginning – is expanding. I hope it will bring more fans to the world of my books.“
