Netflix's The Witcher is already one of their most popular shows ever and will almost assuredly have a long run on the streaming platform. The first season adapted many of the short stories from author Andrej Sapkowski's prequel collections Sword of Destiny and The Last Wish but there are still five full novels from the main saga as well as a few more shorts that can be adapted so fans will have plenty to look forward to.
One thing to be excited about, in particular, is the characters. Season one introduced fan favorites like Triss, Yennefer, and Dandelion but the books are stuffed with scene-stealers just waiting to be adapted. With that in mind, here are 10 (spoiler free!) characters from The Witcher books we want to see in season two and beyond.
10 Stefan Skellen
Better known as Tawny Owl, Stefan Skellen is Nilfgaard's imperial coroner and a high ranking member of the Nilfgaardian secret service. Following Cahir's failure to capture Ciri during the Fall of Cintra, Tawny Owl takes up the mantle and puts together a crew to accomplish the job.
He only appears sparsely in the first few books before taking a huge role in The Tower of Swallows. So the show is probably a few seasons away from meaningful Tawny Owl action, but regardless he's a great character with his own agenda whose machinations introduce several other iconic book characters who'll appear later on this list.
9 Rience
Unlike Tawny Owl, Rience is right around the corner. He makes his debut in the very first chapter of Blood of Elves and serves as the first true antagonist of the book series. He's a vile and vindictive man whose presence complicates the mystery surrounding Ciri.
Rience continues to make unwelcome appearances throughout the novels but he's only a harbinger of awful things to come. Much of the early books are spent trying to decipher just who Rience is working for and once his master is revealed, Geralt and company are in for a rough time.
8 Joanna 'Kenna' Selborne
Kenna is a fairly minor character in the books but she represents a fascinating new wrinkle into The Witcher's system of magic. She's a "psionic," meaning she has telepathic, tele-empathic, and even precognitive powers under the right conditions. Kenna appears as a perspective character in Tawny Owl's outfit and steals just about every scene she's in.
7 Emperor Emhyr Var Emreis
The first season of the show has already teased the appearance of the Nilfgaardian Emperor but "The White Flame Dancing on the Barrows of his Enemies" will have an even larger role in the plot than most fans realize. He's an exceptionally intelligent and ruthless man who's better at playing the political game than just about anyone else on the Continent, give or take a seven-foot Redanian spy.
The only downside to Emhyr joining the show is that Netflix likely won't bring back his voice actor from the game, Charles Dance. As incredible as Dance is in the role, his casting would draw too many Tywin Lannister comparisons and The White Flame wouldn't get the chance to stand on his own.
6 Zoltan Chivay
Fans of the show have already been introduced to one of The Witcher's most prominent dwarves in Yarpen Zigrin (Jeremy Crawford) but there's an even better one on the way. Zoltan and Geralt meet during Geralt's long journey that takes up most of the books and immediately stands out for his wit, humor, and fascinating outlook on the world. Zoltan is someone who's willing to take refugees into his group and fiercely fight to reunite them with their families, but won't shy away from robbing other refugees on the road. He'll do the most good he can for his people and is satisfied with that.
5 Leo Bonhart
Another character introduced into the narrative via Tawny Owl, Bonhart is one of the most intimidating characters in the entire Witcher saga. He has no magic or mutations to speak of, but he's still one of the deadliest men with a blade that any of our heroes ever encounter.
Bonhart is sadistic, self-interested, and justifiably confident in his ability to kill anyone and everyone he comes across. His skill with a sword makes for some of the most intense, horrific, and heartbreaking scenes in the books.
4 Philippa Eilhart
One of the most surprising absences from the show's first season was Philippa Eilhart. She's one of the most powerful witches on the Continent and in the books, she's a key player in the Battle of Sodden Hill that closed out the first season. Her exclusion from the narrative so far raises some interesting questions about the show's plans for her going forwards.
There's absolutely no way she's been cut from the story entirely since Philippa is one of the most interesting characters in the books. Her relationships with Dijkstra and Yennefer are some of the most layered and complex in the entire series and she's a major driving force for the plot. She's also one of the most prominent gay characters in the books so cutting her would be a bizarre move for such a progressive show as well as one that would simply sink the show's quality.
3 Maria 'Milva' Barring
Milva is flat out one of the most entertaining characters in The Witcher and the show is going to need to nail her casting if she arrives in a few seasons. She's sassy, sarcastic, bitter, and closed off, yet at her core, she's one of the sweetest and most empathetic characters Geralt ever comes across.
She's also absurdly deadly with a bow and arrow. Maria is renowned even among the Dryads and Elves for her skill and even ends up aiding them against roving bands of northern soldiers. Milva will undoubtedly be another in a long-line of fan-favorite fantasy archers.
2 Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy
Regis is perhaps the most unique character in the Witcher canon. He's a vampire who's sworn off drinking blood and instead makes his living as a barber-surgeon. In addition to being nigh-unkillable, as all Higher Vampires are, he's also incredibly intelligent and has a habit of making sure everyone around him knows it.
Regis understandably makes many of his traveling companions uneasy at first but they soon find him to be an invaluable ally and steadfast friend. Even if you haven't read the books, any fan of The Witcher 3's Blood and Wine expansion should be plenty excited to see more of Regis.
1 Sigismund Dijkstra
The final and most anticipated character from the books is the Redanian spymaster, Sigismund Dijkstra. Dijkstra is far from a typical spy as there's no way for him to blend into a crowd. He's an ugly man who stands nearly seven feet tall and carries a pronounced gut. He also prefers to dress in bright and lavish clothing. But what Dijkstra lacks in a subtle presence he makes up for in just about everything else. He's one of the smartest men on the Continent and his genius is working his targets over for information in a way they don't see coming even though they very much should. Dijkstra's presence is right around the corner for the show and his political gambits will take it to even greater heights.
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