Lauren S. Hissrich believes that these people are the ones who really love the saga created by Andrzej Sapkowski.
Adapting a saga of novels to television is not a simple task, especially when expectations are so high. Each of the followers imagines the worlds and the characters in a certain way, so that often dissatisfied fans appear. Among them, the most destructive resonate with all their strength, but for Lauren S. Hissrich, showrunner of The Witcher on Netflix, "rabid" followers are not the enemy.
The creative has spoken long and hard about the series in an interview with the British magazine SciFINow. “I love interacting with fans,” confesses the showrunner. “Probably too much for the taste of some. I want to feed on your enthusiasm for this. ” As he explains, many people think that "rabid fans are enemies". However, he points out, she is convinced that these people "love The Witcher", so their intention is to try to attract them to distrude from the series. “Frankly, I have no doubt. It is exciting".
Respect the spectators
Hissrich reflects and describes the current situation, in which many viewers have almost unlimited access to television and streaming services. The head of the Netflix series thinks that fans are willing to devour "good stories", so if the stories "have violence, blood, nudes and sex, great", but they will not make those background scenes appear "only for fun". From their point of view, creators should take responsibility before their audience and offer them the respect they deserve without trying to "simply surprise them." The intention with The Witcher is to tell a good story.
The adaptation of the popular saga written by the Polish Andrzej Sapkowski has the support of the author himself, who has worked as a consultant. The series, whose first season consists of eight chapters, has already renewed for a second season. The premiere of the series will take place on December 20.
Source | SciFINow (via Redania Intelligence)
