A wave of information aboutThe WitcherNetflix show’s second season is coming out as it begins pre-production.The Witcher’s second season may not be arriving until 2021, but that doesn’t mean the show’s development isn’t still moving forward. Today news broke about some of the second season’s directors. These are those who will be responsible for individual episodes inThe Witcherseason 2. They include Edward Bazalgette, best known for his work onDoctor Who, and Sarah O’Gorman, who is also working on Netflix’s upcoming showCursed.
Bazalgette is the best known of the pair. His most recent work was for the Netflix showThe Last Kingdom. He directed the show’s final two episodes of the third season, both of which were exceptionally well-received. His work onThe Last Kingdomis likely the experience that helped him pick upThe Witcherjob. After that, his work onDoctor Whois definitely his most notable experience. Bazalgette directed four episodes during the Peter CapaldiDoctor Whoyears. His work includes the 2016 Christmas episode “The Return of Doctor Mysterio.”
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Sarah O’Gormon has a tremendous amount of experience working on shows for the United Kingdom market and the BBC. In 2019 she was involved with two shows,JamestownandDeath in Paradise, both of which she directed two episodes of. O’Gormon’s biggest work has to be her most recent, however. She’s working onNetflix’s new showCursed, which is based on the Arthurian legend. O’Gormon is directing the final two episodes of Cursed’s first season.
Little is known about Bazalgette or O’Gormon’s specific roles for season 2 ofThe Witcherbeyond that they’ll be directing specific episodes. Netflix, like many shows, typically assigns two episodes apiece to different directors and doesn’t bring back most or all episode directors from previous seasons. A third director named Stephen Surjik, who has worked onDaredevil,Jessica Jones, andThe Umbrella Academy, is also rumored to be one ofThe Witcher’s episode directors for season 2.
With the addition of Bazalgette and O’Gormon, plus Surjik being rumored, that’s likely 6 of 10 episodes being accounted for. It’s growing more and more likely that season 1’s directors won’t be coming back forThe Witcher’s next season. All in all, with season 2 still being perhaps near a full year or more away, the news isn’t hugely significant. For fans of the show, however, it’s great to consider the talent coming together for what’s become one of the most popular shows out there.
The Witcheris available to watch exclusively on Netflix.
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