The brand new Witcher animated movie lastly has a legit trailer

We’ve been listening to concerning the newest animated film primarily based on The Witcher franchise for some time now, however we’ve solely ever gotten a short teaser and an equally short clip. Now, lastly, there’s a legit full-fledged trailer. That is opportune timing, as The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep hits Netflix on February 11.

The massive hook right here? Geralt is voiced by Doug Cockle, reprising his position from the video video games. Anya Chalotra and Joey Batey (Yennefer of Vengerberg and Jaskier within the dwell motion present) are additionally reprising their roles. It’s set within the universe of the TV present, surrounding occasions that occurred in the course of the first season, however is predicated on a brief story by franchise creator Andrzej Sapkowski.

The unique story, known as “A Little Sacrifice,” includes Geralt investigating a sequence of assaults in a seaside village, resulting in a battle between people and merpeople. It’s typically thought-about one of many better short stories in the canon. There’s an underwater metropolis, which is always a good time.

The film is directed by Kang Hei Chul. He was a storyboard artist for The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, which was a prequel that adopted Geralt’s mentor Vesemir. Studio Mir is on animation duties, the identical South Korean studio that labored on Nightmare of the Wolf.

This firm has a completely superb pedigree. It animated the hit cartoon X-Males ‘97, but additionally stuff like The Legend of Korra, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, My Adventures with Superman and Voltron: Legendary Defender, amongst many others. The studio is presently ending up the upcoming Devil May Cry anime, additionally for Netflix.

A fourth recreation in The Witcher franchise is coming, but this one stars Ciri instead of Geralt. The fifth and ultimate season of The Witcher TV present is expected to premiere on Netflix in 2026.