It ’s going to be a while before we get thefourth and fifth seasonsto polish out Netflix’sadaptation ofThe Witcher , with Liam Hemsworth taking over the springy - activeness serial publication ’ version of Geralt of Rivia . But in the meantime , the streamer hasanotherGeralt to tide you over , in the shape of a very conversant gaming voice .
As Netflix ’s Geeked Week celebrations carry on , the streamer has release the first prolonged snip from its next actualWitcherproject , the animated movieSirens of the Deep . The film , direct by Kang Hei Chul and animated by Studio Mir ( who also liven up the lastWitcheranimated project , prequel seriesNightmare of the Wolf ) , Sirens of the DeepadaptsWitcherauthor Andrzej Sapkowski ’s short storyA Little Sacrifice . But whileSirenswill bring in a few stars from the live - action series to reprise their roles , namely Anya Chalotra and Joey Batey as Yennefer and Jaskier , respectively , they ’ll be joined by another new Geralt . Well , “ fresh . ”
As previously foretell , Doug Cockle , who iconically growl Geralt to life in CD Projekt Red’sWitchervideo games , will play Geralt inSirens , which sees the Witcher tax to hold a coastal settlement , only to be drawn into an ancient conflict between humankind and merpeople . Forced to pull back on allies old and raw to stop tensions simmer into all - out war , before Geralt line his swords once more he has to remain up and mull over his lonely biography ( with a slight spurring from Jaskier ) as you may see in the clip below , introduced by Cockle himself .
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There ’s not much to go on but it ’s an interesting combination to hear Batey and Cockle ’s take on Jaskier and Geralt spring off each other in this style . Before we stabilize ourselves for live - action Geralt to geta sudden makeoverin time of year four , it ’s a precious niggling way to prepare Netflix viewers for a different twisting on Geralt , even if Cockle ’s part is already very familiar to legions of gaming fans .
The Witcher : Sirens of the Deepis bent to make Netflix on February 11 , 2025 .
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