The Witcher 2 preview: All you need to know about Henry Cavill's epic fantasy drama series

What is The Witcher 2 about?

Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, continues to find peace on earth and fights for the sake of humans against the evil forces.

The cast of the epic fantasy series.

Apart from Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra will reprise their role from the last season. The former will portray the character named princess Cirillam while the former will be seen as the sorceress named Yennefer from Vengerberg. The upcoming series also adds a new set of casts including Kim Bodnia, Theo James (cameo), Paul Bullion, Yasen Atour among others.

How old are the main characters in the series?

Cavill’s Geralt, the saviour of mankind, is about 100 years old, while the sorceress Yennefer is about 10 years older than the former, which makes her 110 years old. The young princess, Ciri (Cirillam), is 25 years old and Vesemir (Bodnia), the oldest living witcher and Geralt's mentor, is 200 years old.

Henry Cavill’s prep for his character Geralt of Rivia.

The lead actor had to learn and ace his horseback riding skills and sword-fighting among other fighting techniques.

Makers of The Witcher 2.

Based on the book by the Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski of the same name, the fantasy drama show. The Lauren Schmidt Hissrich created show has been produced by Mike Ostrowski. The 8 episodes of the forthcoming show have been written for the screen by Declan de Barra, Beau DeMayo, Sneha Koorse, Clare Higgins, Haily Hall, Matthew D'Ambrosio, Mike Ostrowski, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich each.

When and where to watch The Witcher 2?

All 8 episodes of the second instalment will be available to stream in India on December 17 at 1:30 pm IST.