Maane Khatchatourian News Editor, Variety.comJodie Turner-Smith has exited Netflix’s “Witcher” prequel series, “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” due to a scheduling conflict.Turner-Smith was set to play a warrior named Éile, one of the leads in the six-episode limited series.
Laurence O’Fuarain was also recently cast in a lead role.The character Éile, who has the voice of a goddess, will need to be recast.
In the show, the fierce warrior leaves her clan and role as the queen’s guardian for life as a nomadic musician. However, a grand reckoning forces her to return, and continue her quest for vengeance and redemption.The series takes place 1,200 years before the events of “The Witcher,” the streamer’s hit starring Henry Cavill, and show the.
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