The Witcher Producer Says Simplifying Plot Is ‘Necessary’ for Modern Audiences

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The Witcher Producer Says Simplifying Plot Is ‘Necessary’ for Modern Audiences

Netflix‘s The Witcher executive producer Tomek Baginski has spoken about how he finds it necessary to simplify stories for modern audiences.

In an interview with Wyborcza (translated from Polish by Redanian Intelligence), Baginski stated that though it’s “painful” for the show’s crew to simplify the story, it is “necessary” due to the mass of viewers with “different experiences,” specifically mentioning American audiences.

“When a series is made for a huge mass of viewers, with different experiences, from different parts of the world, and a large part of them are Americans, these simplifications not only make sense, they are necessary,” Biginksi stated. “It’s painful for us, and for me too, but the higher level of nuance and complexity will have a smaller range, it won’t reach people. Sometimes it may go too far, but we have to make these decisions and accept them.”

Who stars in The Witcher?

The series was previously being led by Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, though Season 3 marked Cavill’s final season as the titular hunter, as he has been replaced by Hunger Games vet Liam Hemsworth from Season 4 onwards. The series also stars Freya Allan as Princess Ciri, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, and Joey Batey as Jaskier.

Based on the stories and novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is created and executive produced by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, who also serves as the showrunner. Sean Daniel and Jason Brown of Sean Daniel Company executive produce along with Tomek Baginski and Jarek Sawko of Platige Image.