The Witcher Netflix series will reportedly include one of the games’ most intimidating monsters in season 2

Witcher Netflix
(Image credit: Netflix)

The Witcher Netflix series could feature something that might make even Geralt of Rivia run for the hills in season 2 – and it’s set to have “serious consequences” for a character.

Sources close to Redanian Intelligence indicate Leshen will appear in the upcoming season and will even come face to face with an unnamed character who, if the report rings true, might come off worse for wear.

Those who have played The Witcher 3 will be very familiar with the tree-like Leshen, the towering stag-faced dickheads that sought to make your life a misery from here to Novigrad.

(Image credit: Capcom)

Standing at roughly ten-feet tall, with a nightmarish animal skull for a face and antlers protruding out the top of its head, Geralt faces off with several Leshen during the course of Wild Hunt. Most battles will see the player also having to fend off the murder of crows and pack of wolves controlled by the forest spirit, though we’re unlikely to see how it translates to television until the show’s 2021 return.

News of the Leshen laying down roots, though, is certainly welcome. If The Witcher Netflix series had a failing, it’s the lack of beasts and bruising creatures on offer in the first eight episodes. Outside of a handful of CGI fights starring Henry Cavill’s Geralt, the renowned monster hunter didn’t, well, do much in the way of monster hunting.

The Witcher season 2 is still some way off, but ICYMI: a prequel Netflix movie, starring Geralt’s mentor Vesemir, is currently in the works and set for release later this year.

Bulk up your watchlist with some of the best shows on Netflix.

Bradley Russell

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at 12DOVE, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.

Latest in Fantasy Shows
George R.R. Martin
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin has a new update on The Winds of Winter: "I wish it would come faster"
Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg and Peter Claffey as Dunk in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
HBO boss says new Game of Thrones spin-off's battles "match" the mainline series at a "fraction of the price"
Abubakar Salim in House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon season 3's opening battle is "beastly", according to one of the show's stars
Jamie Campbell Bower in Stranger Things
The Rings of Power newcomer Jamie Campbell Bower has 'revealed' his season 3 character – but it could be a Sauron-style misdirect
Jamie Campbell Bower in Stranger Things 4
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 adds Stranger Things star and Eddie Marsan to cast
Jeff Goldblum in Kaos
Jeff Goldblum's fantasy series Kaos was Netflix's most-watched cancelled show of late 2024
Latest in News
Assassin's Creed Shadows cinematic screenshot
I've found my Assassin's Creed Shadows playstyle, thanks to this clip of Yasuke smashing dudes with a huge club instead of sneaking around
World of Warcraft housing
World of Warcraft's new housing system lets you decorate without the floating hacks I've been using in Final Fantasy 14 for 11 years, and I weep
Gemma Chan in Eternals
Eternals star Gemma Chan is hopeful she'll return to the MCU someday: "There's unfinished business there"
two aliens firing miniguns
4 years after shutting down, this dead sci-fi MMO is being brought back to life, but there's no word on its canceled TV show tie-in
Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Netflix wants Daniel Craig to join the cast of Greta Gerwig's Narnia movie – but it's not certain if he'll take it
The Last of Us
The Last of Us season 2 trailer breaks HBO viewing records, becoming the network's most-watched trailer