New Witcher Season 3 Character Makes Book Accuracy Concerns Worse
Casting announcements for The Witcher season 3 are raising more questions about the show's faithfulness to Andrzej Sapkowski's novels and short stories. Debuting on Netflix in 2019, The Witcher season 1 was a close adaptation of the fantasy book series of the same name, but season 2 took remarkable liberties with the source material. It introduced a demonic creature known as the Deathless Mother as its primary antagonist, redesigned a secondary character among the Witchers of Kaer Morhen, and featured an original subplot involving Francesca and the Elves.
The next installment of the show will be drawn primarily from Andrzej Sapkowski's book «Time of Contempt,» but casting for The Witcher season 3 suggests the adaptation will continue to depart from the books. Robbie Amell has joined the cast as an original character named Gallatin; he's a well-respected actor, so it's likely he'll be playing a major role in season 3 and beyond. According to Netflix, he plays an Elven warrior named Gallatin who "leads an army of guerrilla Scoia’tael fighting on behalf of Nilfgaard. Unafraid to speak his truth, Gallatin’s loyalty to his people ultimately leads him on a collision course with Francesca over power." This is clearly a continuation of the Francesca arc, meaning the TV show will continue to blaze its own trail. This is likely to generate complaints from one particular part of the fanbase.
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Ironically, although The Witcher draws inspiration from Sapkowski's books, book readers haven't always been impressed by the changes. In fact, this reportedly led to review bombing of season 2 on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, explaining the differing Audience Scores between
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