The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Official release poster
Directed byKwang Il Han
Screenplay byBeau DeMayo[1]
Based onThe Witcher
by Andrzej Sapkowski
Produced byLauren Schmidt Hissrich
Starring
Music byBrian D'Oliveira
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23)
Running time
83 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United States
  • South Korea
  • Poland
LanguageEnglish

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf is an adult animated dark fantasy film for Netflix, produced by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, and starring Theo James, Lara Pulver, Graham McTavish, and Mary McDonnell. The film serves as a spin-off of the Netflix series The Witcher.[3] It focuses on the origin story of Geralt's mentor and fellow witcher Vesemir.[4] The film premiered on August 23, 2021.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Netflix's The Witcher movie, Nightmare of the Wolf, now has a runtime". Games Radar. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  3. ^ Darcy, Ann (February 9, 2020). "Everything We Know About 'The Witcher' Animated Film Coming to Netflix". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nightmare Of The Wolf Will Provide The Witcher's Most Important Backstory". ScreenRant. February 14, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf is coming to Netflix in August". The Verge. July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "'Nightmare Of The Wolf': Netflix Sets August Premiere Date, Teaser For 'The Witcher' Anime Film". Deadline. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.