The Witcher Фэнтези Novels to Get New Adaptation via Netflix 

It’s the witching hour at Netflix, which has announced a straight-to-series order for a new drama based on the

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The forthcoming fantasy drama, adapted from the eight novels written by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, centers on “witchers,” who are described as “hunters who develop supernatural abilities at a young age to battle deadly monsters.” Sapkowski will serve as a creative consultant on the project; Sean Daniel and Jason Brown (

“I’m thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories, staying true to the source material and the themes that I have spent over 30 years writing,” Sapkowski said in a statement. “I’m excited about our efforts together, as well as the team assembled to shepherd these characters to life.”

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series has been adapted before, both as a poorly received 2001 Polish film (that Sapkowski was

 fan of, at all) and tepidly received TV offshoot (both dubbed

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The games are great, so it could potentially be good…And, also put Game of Thrones to shame when it comes to the amount of nakedness on screen.

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