Netflix's Witcher spin-off movie may explore Geralt's backstory

Nightmare of the Wolf could reveal more about Geralt's pastNetflix's adaptation of Andrezj Sapowski's Witcher universe shows no signs of slowing down.The streaming giant currently has three Witcher projects in the works, including The Witcher season 2, and we're likely to hear more about this trio at the inaugural WitcherCon event in July.For now, there's little in the way of new information surrounding The Witcher season 2 and live-action prequel series Blood Origin – but we have been given a brief tease about what Netflix's third Witcher production could be about.The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf is an upcoming animated prequel movie that will focus on Geralt's Witcher mentor Vesemir. But you can’t help wondering how he learned the things he practices regularly and is going to teach Ciri [in The Witcher season 2].”We already knew that Nightmare of the Wolf would have some ties to The Witcher season 2, but it seems that the prequel movie and TV series will be linked more closely than we had previously thought.Vesemir is already slated to appear in The Witcher season 2 (Kim Bodnia was cast as Geralt's mentor in February 2020) and, given that The Witcher universe is an interconnected one, it's obvious that Nightmare of the Wolf would tie into The Witcher season 2's upcoming events.What's unclear, though, is what parts of Vesemir's backstory will be explored in detail in Netflix's prequel movie.