The Witcher: Storylines that Could Be Explored In Season 3 Of The Netflix Series

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The writers and producers of Netflix’s The Witcher have an unenviable task. Between eight books and three games, there are copious storylines available for adaptation — if the show ran for ten seasons, it would likely not exhaust its source material. Moreover, the task of choosing and streamlining plots is further complicated by the peculiarities of the source. Sticking strictly to the books would require writers to split up the three protagonists and tell a fundamentally darker, less magical story.

So far, the show has navigated these nuances deftly, introducing some novel plotlines to even out the narrative core and re-arranging encounters to include different characters (notably, “A Grain of Truth”) and fan-favorite monsters (such as the leshy). Yet even with the show charting new territory, there are some storylines that must inevitably be included. Reflecting on the show’s progress thus far might offer some clues as to what viewers can expect from Season 3.

Note: This article contains spoilers for Netflix's The Witcher.

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The books from which The Witcher draws its narrative are not the story of three people bound by destiny as much as they are the story of three people wandering through a changing world, alternately searching for each other and searching for themselves. The pacing of the books is almost as sprawling and chaotic as the story itself, but the flashpoint of Thanedd provides a clear demarcation between the extended exposition of the first two books and the protracted rising action of the following two books. The show has thrived by weaving the tales of Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri into a found family narrative — but that family has been barreling from