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Netflix casts Kim Bodnia as Vesemir in The Witcher season 2

Netflix casts Kim Bodnia as Vesemir in The Witcher season 2

Danish actor from Killing Eve fills the role of Geralt’s mentor and confirms Mark Hamill won’t play the character

  • Clement Goh Clement Goh
  • March 2, 2020
  • < 1 Minute Read

Netflix has confirmed Kim Bodnia will become Vesemir for The Witcher Season 2, adding one more member to the show’s expanded cast.

On Twitter, the studio’s social account stated he would play “the Continent’s oldest and most experienced Witcher.”

Introducing Vesemir: Kim Bodnia will play the Continent's oldest and most experienced Witcher in Season 2 of #TheWitcher. pic.twitter.com/HAmYciZ5K4

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) February 28, 2020

Vesemir is also a long-time friend of Geralt of Rivia and helps train Ciri to become a Witcher across the franchise’s lore by author Andrzej Sapkowski.

In the games, Vesimir appears throughout The Witcher (2008) and Wild Hunt (2015) as a supporting character voiced by William Roberts.

Bodnia is the second actor to play the character in live-action after Jerzy Nowak in the 2002 Polish adaptation of the novels titled The Hexer (or Wiedzmin).

Before the official casting, Star Wars and Batman alumni Mark Hamill was interested in being Vesemir in 2018 – despite not knowing who he was.

I have no idea what this is or what it's about but agree it could/should be played by me. 👍

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 6, 2018

The actor continued his chapter of confusion a year later and caught the interest of series creator Lauren Schmidt Hissrich.

👀

— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) December 25, 2019

Despite rallying approval from fans and the Jedi master himself, Netflix ultimately chose their Vesemir for the next season.

Bugging Joining Geralt on his adventures are Coen, Bereena, Eskel and even Lydia while the first season’s main cast will return.

Yes, the bard could be back too.

The Continent just got a little bigger. Here's the new cast of #TheWitcher Season 2:

Yasen Atour as Coen
Agnes Bjorn as Vereena
Paul Bullion as Lambert
Kristofer Hivju as Nivellen
Thue Ersted Rasmussen as Eskel
Aisha Fabienne Ross as Lydia
Mecia Simson as Francesca

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) February 21, 2020

Days before 2020, Netflix revealed Season 1 was streamed by over 76 million viewers after it debuted late-December. 

The show also ranked second in the platform’s “most popular” shows, trailing behind Stranger Things 3.

Production for The Witcher season 2 is expected to happen early this year and is scheduled with an eight-episode release in 2021.

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Clement Goh

Clement Goh

Clement is a big gamer, but an even bigger listener. Little did he know, it would be the niche he was looking for after j-school. He experiments as CGM's VR Editor and doesn't hesitate to break the games industry's most pressing issues.
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