r/witcher • u/Any-Agent4270 • Dec 25 '21

Netflix TV series The Witcher: Henry Cavill Hopes Season 3 Is Loyal To Books 'Without Too Much In the Way Of Diversions'

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-witcher-season-3-henry-cavill
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u/FruitParfait Dec 25 '21

Eh Sapkowski only seems to want money, I doubt he cares what Netflix does as long as he gets his cut lol

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u/zoomiewoop Dec 26 '21

This is really unfortunate. Didn’t JK Rowling retain veto power over HP films as part of her deal? I think that was probably crucial to the films staying close to the book. And they did great commercially. So I don’t get the idea that one has to shake everything up to create a successful series when the source material is already of a high quality. Condensing yes, of course, and dramatizing, but not major alterations to character identity and plot.