'The Witcher' season 2 script to change due to government guidelines over resuming shoot?

Witcher is a fantasy drama series starring Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, and Anya Chalotra in le roles. Streaming on Netflix, its season 1 was highly praised by audiences. Its season 2 was under development but work was halted amid coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic. It is said that guidelines to resume shoot will affect script. 

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Witcher 2 script to be affected due to new guidelines

Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich talked about work on upcoming season of Witcher to a news publication. She said that y were shooting in United Kingdom and were about six weeks into second season when y shut down. She mentioned that y were in middle of a “big sequence” which y h been preparing for months. Lauren stated that y h a very international crew and it was t just about health of crew and cast, but also getting m back home to ir families. It was at forefront for m.

Witcher creator mentioned that y h a cast member, Kristofer Hivju, who was diagsed with coronavirus. Hivju is a new member on show and is popular for playing Tormund Giantsbane in Game of Thrones. Lauren ded that y first obviously wanted to make sure he was okay. She explained that he was tested as he flew back into his home country of rway, and he was completely asymptomatic at time. He h idea he h it. y h to follow up with everyone who came into contact with him and let m kw what y should do if y start feeling sick. She later expressed relief thanking God as or person was affected with virus, spiralling that instance.

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When asked about when shooting on Witcher season 2 will resume, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said that right w, it is a lot of production meetings, a lot of talking about how to keep people safe. She stated that a lot of it is just about flexibility, t just in planning phases but when y get back on sets. She stated that it is about personal comfort and personal safety. show creator mentioned that government may say it is “OK to do X or Y”, but an actor might say y do t feel comfortable doing that. And actors are always going to be her team's first concern.

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Lauren Schmidt Hissrich ded that y are making all sorts of plans and accommodations and waiting for various governments to weigh in with ir recommendations. It also includes film commissions and Netflix. She stated that it is going to impact story. However, she ted that one of best things about being a writer onset is that she is re to make those changes as y need m. Lauren revealed that in terms of writing, y have just been “honing a lot” over last eight weeks. y are really “digging back into scripts, making some big shifts”, especially in emotional journeys of characters and making sure that everything y are writing feels really grounded and true.