The End's Beginning

The End's Beginning is the first episode written by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. It was released 2019-12-20.

This episode contains story parts of the short story "The Lesser Evil", the characters of Geralt and Ciri are introduced in separate timelines, Cintra is attacked and Ciri has to flee the Nilfgaardian invaders.

Summary

 * TBA

Cast
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 * Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia
 * Freya Allan as Ciri
 * Eamon Farren as Cahir
 * Lars Mikkelsen as Stregobor
 * Emma Appleton as Renfri
 * Jodhi May as Queen Calanthe
 * Adam Levy as Mousesack
 * Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Eist
 * Mia McKenna-Bruce as Marilka

Differences

 * The girl Marilka appeared in the short stories as the daughter of alderman Caldemeyn, but the girl is probably only five years old. The Marilka in the show is already a teenager or young adult.
 * In the show, Renfri meets Geralt in the forest. In the short story, she climbs into his bed-chamber.