The upcoming six-player prequel "The Witcher: the origins of blood" lost one of the leading stars. According to the exclusion of the deadline portal, Netflix has dropped out Jody Turner Smith from the acting center Fantasy Netflix. The star of the criminal drama "Queen and Sliem" had to abandon filming due to the changed production schedule, which was superimposed on other creative plans.
Turner-Smith was supposed to play the brave elven warrior Eil, who had to leave his dreams and take up the blade again because of the tragedy on the continent. The prehistory of the Sague about Geralt from Rivia is devoted to the events that occurred in 1200 years before the temporary line of the original series with Henry Caville. In the center of the plot - a grand magic cataclysm, known as the pairing of spheres. After the happening of the worlds of elves, monsters and people merged together, which led to the appearance of witch mutants. The key character of the story will be fella (Lawrence O'Fuorene) - a leaving from the clan of the warriors who have swore to defend the king. In search of redemption, he will find the most unexpected allies.
If nothing has changed, the shooting process starts to the end of the spring, so soon Smith will find a replacement. Declan de Barra will appear on the Rights of the Showranner and the executive producer. Lauren Schmidt Huxerich and Angey Sapkovsky entered the production team.
The premiere of the "Witcher: the origins of blood" will take place on NetFlix in 2022.