Netflix’s upcoming animated film The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep will offer more monster-hunting action, and there have already been several major updates regarding Geralt’s latest adventure. Continuing the streamer’s expanded universe based on the Witcher books series by author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is the second animated film produced for the platform, and the first piece of Witcher media since the departure of Henry Cavill from the live-action series. The new animated feature delves deeper into the character’s past and adapts a short story by Sapkowski which has never been brought to the screen before.
Henry Cavill’s turn as Geralt in the live-action series had viewers streaming the show in droves, but Cavill left the role after The Witcher season 3. Netflix has hedged their bets though, and they not only produced a 2022 spinoff series entitled The Witcher: Blood Origin, but also a 2021 animated feature, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. Sirens of the Deep is a new step for the streaming giant, as the upcoming animated feature will star Geralt, who is played for the first time by someone other than Cavill.
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The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep Is Confirmed
The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep Is Coming Soon
Initial looks make it clear that Geralt’s appearance in the animated film is based on Cavill, though the voice recasting does ease the transition as the noted actor steps down.
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep was revealed by Netflix at their Geekd Week in November 2023, and the streamer had a lot of updates to offer. Along with a trailer, Netflix made huge casting announcements that spoke to the future of their popular series immediately following Cavill’s departure from the role of Geralt. It is known that Liam Hemsworth will be assuming live-action duties in The Witcher season 4, but The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep will see the return of Doug Cockle in the lead role, the man who has voiced Geralt in the video game series.
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Initial looks make it clear that Geralt’s appearance in the animated film is based on Cavill, though the voice recasting does ease the transition as the noted actor steps down. Netflix’s teaser trailer showed off a lot of the visuals for the upcoming movie, and even provided plot details concerning what viewers can expect. The film is based on the short story “A Little Sacrifice” and will be part of the overall Netflix Witcher canon. How that will affect the upcoming live-action season 4 is unknown, though the events will likely connect.
The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep Cast
Doug Cockle Voices Geralt Of Rivia
The cast of The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is an interesting mix of returning live-action actors, and newcomers from other corners of the larger franchise. First and foremost, Doug Cockle is returning to voice Geralt of Rivia, and he provided the gruff White Wolf’s vocals in games like Witcher 3. Coming from the cast of Netflix’s The Witcher, Anya Chalotra is reprising her role as Yennefer of Vengerberg, and she is joined by Joey Batey who is once again playing Jaskier. A newcomer will be arriving in The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep as Christina Wren will play the role of Essi Daven.
The confirmed cast of The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep includes:
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Geralt of Rivia |
Doug Cockle |
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Anya Chalotra |
Yennefer of Vengerberg |
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Joey Batey |
Jaskier |
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Christina Wren |
Essi Daven |
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The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep Story
What Happens In The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep
Netflix’s Geekd Week offered a heap of insight into many of their upcoming shows and movies, and The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep also had its plot revealed. The movie is based on the short story “A Little Sacrifice” and is an early adventure in Geralt of Rivia’s life as a skilled monster hunter. In the film, Geralt finds himself at the center of a centuries-old conflict as he is called in to settle a dispute between merpeople and the residents of a coastal village on the Continent.
Netflix’s official synopsis also mentions that Geralt will have to call upon old allies and new friends to help stop the impending war, though who those allies are has not yet been revealed. The short story by Andrzej Sapkowski, does offer insight into what else could happen in the film, as a large portion of the minor tale follows a couple of star-crossed lovers who can’t reconcile their human and mermaid lives. The story also explains the character of Essi Daven, a bard who falls head over heels for Geralt, although he cannot reciprocate her feelings. Time will tell how closely the Netflix film follows the short story.
How Sirens Of The Deep Fits Into The Witcher Timeline
An Early Geralt Adventure
Instead of letting viewers guess about the timeline of The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, Netflix used their Geekd Week platform to announce that the movie would take place between episodes 5 and 6 of The Witcher season 1. Even as the live-action series chugs forward in the timeline, the various extended universe movies and shows have the opportunity to go back and fill in the gaps that were not initially covered. Sapkowski himself didn’t publish the Witcher books in order, and Netflix’s approach somewhat mimics the fractured timeline.
The first season of The Witcher on Netflix adapted the short story collections The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, though the series didn’t include every tale that Sapkowski wrote. “A Little Sacrifice”, the story that serves as inspiration for Sirens of the Deep, is pulled from the latter of the two collections, though it is unclear how Netflix is going to connect the animated film to what was happening in season 1 at the time. The stories in the collection are framed as Geralt’s memories, which gives the film’s creators a bit of elasticity when it comes to squeezing it into the timeline.
The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep Teaser Trailer
The First Look At The New Witcher Movie
Netflix offered a brief glimpse at their new animated movie during Geekd Week in the form of a teaser trailer. The half-minute clip is filled with scintillating soundbites from various characters, including Doug Cockle’s return as Geralt. It also teased a fair amount of sex and violence, which has typically been a selling point for The Witcher franchise in general. The teaser concluded with an announcement that the movie would come in late 2024, though that is as specific as Netflix has gotten regarding a release date for The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep.
