The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is a 2025 adult animated fantasy drama film set in The Witcher universe. It was directed by Kang Hei Chul and written by Mike Ostrowski and Rae Benjamin.
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| Directed by | Kang Hei Chul |
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| Based on | "A Little Sacrifice" by Andrzej Sapkowski |
| Produced by | Lauren Schmidt Hissrich |
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| Music by | Joseph Trapanese |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Hired to probe seaside village attacks, mutant monster hunter Geralt unravels an age-old conflict between humans and sea people that threatens war between kingdoms. Aided by allies, he sets out to solve the mystery before hostilities escalate.
Cast
edit- Doug Cockle as Geralt of Rivia
- Joey Batey as Jaskier
- Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg
- Christina Wren as Essi Daven
- Valerie Roz Lohman as young Essi
- Emily Carey as Sh'eenaz
- Mallory Jansen as Melusina
- Camrus Johnson as Agloval
- Ray Chase as Zelest
- Greg Vinciguerra as young Zelest
- Simon Templeman as Usveldt
- Cynthia McWilliams as Dahut
- Stephen Fu as Deroua
- Ramon Tikaram as Basim
Production
editIn September 2021 at Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event, Netflix first announced development of a second anime feature film following The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf.[1] In the following months, executive producer Tomek Baginski stated that the film would be directly based on a work by Andrzej Sapkowski in The Witcher series as opposed to creating a new story from material Sapkowski hints at throughout the series.[2] This was later revealed to be the short story "A Little Sacrifice" from Sword of Destiny when Netflix also revealed the title The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep in a teaser trailer. Netflix collaborated with South Korean animation Studio Mir, Studio IAM and Platige Image and Hivemind, as they had with Nightmare of the Wolf.[3] The announcement also included a 2024 release and the cast. After Henry Cavill left the series, Doug Cockle returned to voice Geralt of Rivia as he had in the video game series. Joey Batey and Anya Chalotra would reprise their roles from the live-action series, and Christina Wren joined the cast.[4] The film was eventually delayed to February 11, 2025.[5]
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 59% of 17 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10.[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 54 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[7]
References
edit- ^ Earl, William (September 25, 2021). "The Witcher Renewed for Season 3, Expands Universe With New Projects". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ Liu, Narayan (December 14, 2021). "The Witcher's Next Anime Comes Directly From the Books". CBR. Valnet Inc.
- ^ Campione, Katie (November 10, 2023). "The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep Anime To Premiere On Netflix In 2024 — Watch The Teaser". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ Boycillo, Andrea Dawn (November 13, 2023). "The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep Release Date, Plot, Cast & All You Need to Know!". Epicstream. Gfinity Digital Media.
- ^ Dinsdale, Ryan (September 17, 2024). "The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep Netflix Film Delayed to February 2025". IGN. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
