Netflix has officially announced Toss A Coin To Your Witcher" became a viral craze, among other Witcher-related success stories. As such, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and her production team are already well into developing the next chapter in the small screen Witcher Saga.
Season 2 will, of course, a handful of casting updates in recent weeks, teasing the other characters from Sapkowski's source material set to appear in season 2 and hinting at production getting started. Now, Netflix has come out and confirmed the full cast for season 2.
In an official announcement (via Fast and Furious 9) as Eskel, Aisha Fabienne Ross (The Danish Girl) as Lydia, and newcomers Agnes Bjorn as Vereena and Mecia Simson as sca. Among those coming back from season 1 are Joey Batey as everyone's favorite Bard Jaskier, in addition to MyAnna Buring as Tissaia, Tom Canton as Filavandrel, Lilly Cooper as Murta, Jeremy Crawford as Yarpin Zigrin, Eamon Farren as Cahir, Mahesh Jadu as Vilgefortz, Terence Maynard as Artorius, Lars Mikkelson as Stregobor, Mimi Ndiweni as Fringilla Vigo, Royce Pierrseson as Istredd, Wilson Radjou-Pujalte as Dara, Anna Shaffer as Triss Merigold, and Therica Wilson Read as Sabrina.
The Witcher season 2 is also confirmed to be eight episodes long (like season 1), with Stephen Surjik (The Umbrella Academy) directing episodes one and two, Sarah O’Gorman (Cursed) helming episodes three and four, Ed Bazalgette (The Last Kingdom) overseeing episodes five and eight, and Geeta Patel (Meet The Patels) calling the shots on episodes six and seven. In an official statement, Hissrich praised casting director Sophie Holland and her team, saying they've "once again found the very best people to embody these characters, and in the hands of these accomplished directors, we’re excited to see these new stories come to life".
As mentioned, a handful of these new cast have been reported on over the past few weeks, a pair of Witchers who help train Ciri while she stays at the Witcher stronghold of Kaer Morhen in Sapkowski's books - indicates season 2 will further explore the history of the different Witcher schools (Coën hales from the School of the Griffin, whereas Geralt and Lambert come from the School of the Wolf). That goes double for Rasmussen's casting as Eskel, Geralt's fellow Witcher and friend since they were very young. (He's also known for his calm outlook and prominent facial scar.)
Interestingly, however, there's no mention of Geralt's mentor, Vesemir, in this announcement. The younger version of the character was heard in The Witcher season 1 (frequent collaborator and geek icon Mark Hamill into playing him.
The Witcher season 2 premieres on Netflix sometime in 2021.
Source: Deadline