MOVIE NEWS – Showrunner Lauren S. Hirrisch has talked about the possibility of a two-part release model for The Witcher season 3, though she notes that no official discussions have taken place on that yet.

Despite all its flaws, the fantasy series The Witcher is quite popular among fans of the series. We are sure that the third season will not “escape” this popularity, especially since this will be the last one in which we will see Henry Cavill in the title role, as Liam Hemsworth will replace the English actor as the Geralt of Rivia.

The season has already been filmed, so hopefully, we’ll be able to see it in the near future (later this year), but this time we may not be able to get it all in one night on opening day. Netflix is starting to realize that its distribution model means that the hype around a new premiere doesn’t last very long: everyone may talk about their latest hit series for a week or two, but then it will fade from the public consciousness, whereas for series with a new episode every week, the ‘hype period’ can be much longer.

The streaming provider has already experimented with an alternative solution with Stranger Things season 4, the last two episodes of which were made available on their platform over a month later, so the buzz around the series has been prolonged as everyone waited for the grand finale for weeks. Something similar seems to be happening with season 3 of The Butterflies, although showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich has revealed that no decision has been made on the matter:

“We haven’t discussed it yet, but at this point we’re seeing similar trends across all the streaming providers, so I wouldn’t rule it out. I know that we’re obviously not going to put anything out there that we’re not incredibly proud of. So that will determine when the series will start. I think it will be interesting. But I would stress, we’ve got a very long way to go, about eight months, before the third season airs. So, God willing, it could all go out in one go. But who knows how things will turn out by then…”

Hissrich was referring to the fact that Stranger Things was not necessarily a business decision, but that the last two episodes were simply not finished by the deadline, which is why the decision was made to split the show into two parts. It’s probably not the showrunner who will decide on this, but the Netflix people, but it seems logical for a series of this scale to give fans a little excitement for the big finale…

Source: Screenrant