Netflix’s next Witcher movie is on the brink of a wet and wild war

Not long after The Witcher adaptation began to become Netflix’s big fantasy hit, the company took a step into animation. The pretty solid one The Wolf’s Nightmare the film gave a look into the monster hunting lifestyle without series leader Geralt of Rivia, but the next animated venture, sirens of the deep, centers the iconic killer once more.

Set in the universe of the TV show (and occasionally seasons three and four), the new movie sees Geralt and Jaskier on the road doing his Witcher thing, killing monsters for coin. Complications arise when Geralt begins to investigate a series of attacks in a coastal village and begins to connect with Essi, one of the locals who wants to help solve the problem. And it will be even more complicated when it turns out that the village may be close to starting a war against a kingdom of humans, which Geralt, Essi and Jaskier will have to prevent. Hopefully before the merfolk’s sea creatures wipe out the village.

Sirens is based on the short story “A Little Sacrifice” found in Andrzej Sapkowski’s second Witcher book, The Sword of Destiny. Directed by Nightmare animator Kang Hei Chul, and developed by the film’s production company Studio Mir, this is an… interesting mix of the fantasy franchise’s different parts. Doug Cockle, who voiced Geralt throughout CDPR’s original game trilogy, is reprising the character after former Geralt Henry Cavill left the Netflix show. But Joey Batey and Anya Chalotra here express their respective TV characters, Jaskier and Yennefer from Vengerberg. If you’re a long-time fan, it can all make for a strange clash The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep hits Netflix on February 11. Or maybe you’ll feel compelled to start up Witcher 3 again ahead of his 10th birthday in a few months.

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