Netflix has once again been forced to halt the production of the second season of The Witcher following a COVID-19 outbreak on the show at the Arborfield Studios, just outside London.
Deadline reports that four people have tested positive over the weekend, prompting Netflix to “carry out an isolated round of testing of everyone involved in the show”.
It’s reported that there has, as yet, been no positive tests from any of the lead cast.
This follows a similar situation in March, which saw filming halted when Kristofer Hivju tested positive shortly before the UK went into full lockdown. Production eventually restarted in August.
ICYMI, Lauren Hissrich, showrunner for The Witcher Netflix series, recently announced a new six-part series called The Witcher: Blood Origin. It will be a prequel story set 1200 years before Geralt and the events we’re familiar with and will chart the origin of the Witchers and how they came to be. Hissrich confirmed Witcher creator Andrzej Sapkowski will be involved with a “hell yes” response.