The Polish writer behind The Witcher series is well-known for his unflinching honesty concerning the legacy his work now has—particularly in a world the place Netflix has reworked that work into a streaming sensation. However how does he really feel now the streamer is spinning out its Witcher world? Let’s simply say, it moved him.
“[Netflix] made a collection primarily based on one brief story. They compelled me to proceed,” Sapkowski lately mentioned throughout a panel at Comedian Con Vienna (through IGN), doubtless in reference to the upcoming animated film Sirens of the Deep, primarily based on the brief story A Little Sacrifice. “I’m not complaining. Due to this, I now have the funds for for the hire.”
The continued success of The Witcher past simply the first present itself has seen Sapkowski return to the novel collection for the first time in a decade within the type of a brand new, presently untitled e-book within the collection, set to launch in Poland subsequent yr—however at Comedian Con Vienna, Sapkowski did add that the worldwide translations would launch a while in 2025. One other good thing about his work now being internationally recognized between CD Projekt Pink’s Witcher video games and the Netflix materials, past making certain Sapkowski stays fortunately nicely paid.
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