Ahead of its release, a new video from Netflix aims to help explain how the upcoming Nightmare of the Wolf anime film fits into The Witcher timeline.
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf will premiere on Netflix on August 23 and it is both a prequel to Netflix's The Witcher and an origin story for Vesemir, another Witcher who happens to be Geralt of Rivia's mentor and father figure.
Nightmare of the Wolf takes place in the year 1165 (Netflix's The Witcher takes place in 1263), and it will show Kaer Morhen at its peak during a time when there were many more Witchers. For those unfamiliar, Kaer Morhen was a stronghold that created new Witchers and was their seat of power before going to ruin.
While Witchers usually take the time to rest in the winter, a new threat has ensured that Vesemir's relaxation will have to wait. Throughout the story, we will go as far back as 1100 to see Vesemir as a boy, but the majority of the story will take place in 1165.
The film will also show more of a time before humans betrayed the elves in The Cleansing after they taught them how to use magic.
Throughout the movie, other familiar faces will pop up like the elf, Filavandrel, and one of Queen Calanthe's ancestors, King Dagorad of Kaedwen.
This isn't the only prequel series we are getting for The Witcher, as Blood Origin is a six-episode limited series that takes place 1,200 years before Geralt. Speaking of The Witcher, Season 2 of the Netflix series will officially return on December 17, 2021.
While there are only a few more days before you can watch The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf for yourself, be sure to check out our review to help pass the time. In it, we said it "spends too much time building up the Netflix show and not enough telling its own story."
Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf will premiere on Netflix on August 23 and it is both a prequel to Netflix's The Witcher and an origin story for Vesemir, another Witcher who happens to be Geralt of Rivia's mentor and father figure.
Nightmare of the Wolf takes place in the year 1165 (Netflix's The Witcher takes place in 1263), and it will show Kaer Morhen at its peak during a time when there were many more Witchers. For those unfamiliar, Kaer Morhen was a stronghold that created new Witchers and was their seat of power before going to ruin.
While Witchers usually take the time to rest in the winter, a new threat has ensured that Vesemir's relaxation will have to wait. Throughout the story, we will go as far back as 1100 to see Vesemir as a boy, but the majority of the story will take place in 1165.
The film will also show more of a time before humans betrayed the elves in The Cleansing after they taught them how to use magic.
Throughout the movie, other familiar faces will pop up like the elf, Filavandrel, and one of Queen Calanthe's ancestors, King Dagorad of Kaedwen.
This isn't the only prequel series we are getting for The Witcher, as Blood Origin is a six-episode limited series that takes place 1,200 years before Geralt. Speaking of The Witcher, Season 2 of the Netflix series will officially return on December 17, 2021.
While there are only a few more days before you can watch The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf for yourself, be sure to check out our review to help pass the time. In it, we said it "spends too much time building up the Netflix show and not enough telling its own story."
Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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