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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix will conduct a deep clean of The Witcher set and advised staff to quarantine themselves after actor Kristofer Hivju revealed on Instagram he has tested positive for coronavirus. As Deadline reported today, Netflix shuttered production on the show for two weeks as a precautionary measure. Now, in a…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has halted production on The Witcher for two weeks, making it the first major TV show produced in the UK to be grounded by the chaos being caused by coronavirus. The Henry Cavill fantasy drama is made in-house by Netflix and is filmed at Arborfield Studios, which is around 40 miles west of London…

Kim Bodnia (Killing Eve) has joined the Season 2 cast of The Witcher, Netflix’s fantasy drama series starring Henry Cavill. The series that the streamer calls its biggest new show is epic tale of fate and family — the story of the intertwined destinies of three individuals in the vast world of The Continent, where…

Netflix has added new seven cast members for season 2 of The Witcher as production begins in the UK for a planned 2021 launch. Joining the second season are Yasen Atour (Young Wallender) as Coen, Agnes Bjorn as Vereena, Paul Bullion (Peaky Blinders) as Lambert, Thue Ersted Rasmussen (Fast and Furious 9) as Eskel…

EXCLUSIVE: Dolittle actress Carmel Laniado is joining the second season of Netflix fantasy hit The Witcher in a supporting role. Brit teen Laniado will join for a minimum of three episodes as Violet, a young girl whose playful and whimsical demeanour is a front for a smarter and more sadistic character. We hear…

Hot of Netlfix’s reveal during its Q4 earnings report yesterday that its fantasy series The Witcher is on track to become the streaming giant’s most successful Season 1 show ever, it said Wednesday that it has greenlighted an anime feature film The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. The logline: The world of The Witcher…

In its letter to shareholders released Tuesday along with its fourth-quarter earnings, Netflix offered what has become its customary sprinkling of select viewership data but also explained a larger change in its methodology. “As we've expanded our original content, we've been working on how to best share content…

Netflix has released Top 10 lists of its most popular titles of 2019 — movies, TV series and specials — in various territories. Netflix What We Watched 2019 – U.S. is led by the Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston comedy feature Murder Mystery, followed by the third season of mega hit series Stranger Things, the recently…

Netflix has unveiled its most popular titles internationally with true-crime doc The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann topping the UK list and Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston comedy Murder Mystery leading in Australia. In India, Bollywood romantic drama Kabir Singh was the most popular release, while the second…

Avengers: Endgame and Game Of Thrones VFX firm Cinesite has secured investment from Gryphion Capital Investments and new banking facilities from Barclays and NatWest which amount to $112M. Barclays and NatWest will initially provide Cinesite with up to $52M for general funding and revolving credit facilities. The…

After yesterday’s ovation for Marvel and Star Wars, you would think that the CCXP crowd couldn’t get any louder. Well, they outdid themselves Sunday during the Netflix panel. A sizzle reel of the best streaming platform’s greatest hits played, ending with The Witcher, which received enormous praise from the crowd, but…