The Witcher The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolves, a spin-off of the hit Netflix fantasy drama, is now in full swing. A new trailer has been released, teasing a prequel centered on Geralt's mentor, Vesemir. It is just the thing for fans eagerly awaiting "The Witcher" Season 2 this fall.

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolves was co-produced by the "Witcher" team (Lauren S. Hisrich and Bo Demayo) and Studio Mir (Legend of Korra).

The animated film follows the terrifying adventures of Vesemir as he is forced to confront the demons of his past.

Here's everything you need to know about The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Netflix said in a press release that The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf will premiere on August 23, 2021.

Hisslich tweeted, "It's a big day in the #Witcher world--and we've kept this a secret for over a year!"

The project has been in the works for a long time, as Hisslich revealed, "I've been working on this for a long time.

A few weeks before the film's premiere, Netflix released the official trailer for The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. The video begins with Vesemir as a young trainee and the terrifying ways in which the Witcher is created. From there, as an adult, Vesemir is all about money, money, money. If you want to kill a monster, throw a coin.

Previously, Netflix dropped a teaser trailer, introducing the clever, coin-carrying Vesemir as a monster hunter who pays the price. The video showcases his knowledge of swords, fighting demons, and a very powerful winged being controlled by a "friend of a friend." A "friend of a friend."

Four members of The Witcher: Theo James voices Hector in Netflix's Castlevania and Lek in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Graham McTavish has more voice work, including Dracula in the Castlevania series and dozens of video game voice appearances.

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McDonnell ("Battlestar Galactica," "Major Crimes") has a long history as an actress but as a voice actor. This is her first appearance as a voice actor.

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolves is all about introducing Vesemir, who will later mentor Geralt, who, according to Netflix's plot synopsis, "has escaped from a life of poverty to slay monsters for coin." Nevertheless, things get even wilder when "a strange new monster begins terrorizing a politically unstable kingdom."

Veshemia, the description continues, "finds herself in a terrifying adventure in which she is forced to confront the demons of her past."