The Witcher: Blood Origin is an action-adventure series created by Declan de Barra and Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, a prequel spin-off of the Henry Cavill-starrer “The Witcher.” Adapted from the book series The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski, it takes place almost 1200 years in the world of elves before the events of the original series. The narrative follows seven outcasts who decide to join forces to fight against a very powerful empire.
In addition to depicting the creation of the first Warlock and detailing the ancient elven civilization, the story also builds up and leads to the Conjunction of the Spheres. The series features stellar performances from a talented ensemble cast of Sophia Brown, Michelle Yeoh, Laurence O’Fuarain, Lenny Henry, and Mirren Mack.
While the action-packed narrative will keep viewers in suspense with each episode, the setting of an ancient elven civilization against the backdrop of some surreal locations makes one wonder where “The Witcher: Blood Origin” actually takes place.
Where Was The Witcher: Blood Origin Series Filmed?
“The Witcher: Blood Origin” is filming in England and Iceland, particularly in West Yorkshire, Greater London, Wokingham, Buckinghamshire, and the Southern Region. Principal photography for the inaugural iteration of the prequel series began in August 2021 under the working title ‘The Lark’ and concluded in November 2021.
However, the production team returned to work to do some reshoots in April 2022, for about a week. Reportedly, other scenes shot during filming included the original series character Dandelion (Joey Batey).
England
A significant part of “The Witcher: Blood Origin” takes place in West Yorkshire, a metropolitan and ceremonial county in England’s Yorkshire and Humber Region. The production team is mainly based in Bradford, particularly around Ilkley Moor and the village of Ben Rhydding. You can even catch a glimpse of Ilkley Moor’s Cow and Calf Rocks, located on Hangingstone Road, in the background of several scenes.
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Greater London, an administrative area that consists of the City of London and 32 London boroughs, serves as one of the main production locations for “The Witcher: Blood Origin.” The filming unit reportedly used the Shepperton Studios facility on Studios Road in Shepperton, located just outside of Greater London to record some scenes during the filming of the debut season. The film studio is home to 14 sound stages, a massive 10-acre facility, and enough workshop space to meet the demands of a variety of filming projects.
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The production team of “The Witcher: Blood Origin” also traveled to other locations in England for filming purposes. For example, they set up camp at Arborfield Studios on Langley Common Road near the Berkshire market town of Wokingham. Arborfield Studios consists of six different soundstages of various sizes, construction spaces, extensive dressing areas, production office spaces, and two backspaces.
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All these features make it a suitable production location for filming a series like ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin.’ In order to film other parts which included extras and horses during the filming of Season 1, the cast and crew stopped at Cowleaze. Wood in Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve in Buckinghamshire.
Iceland
The crew of “The Witcher: Blood Origin” has begun production for the inaugural season in the southern region, or Suðurland, a region located in the southern part of Iceland as the name suggests. Several key sequences for the show are shot on the Eyjafjallajökull volcano and the surrounding glaciers and lava fields.
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Cast and crew camped near numerous waterfalls including Nauthúsagil on the M4FR+HC2, 861 Stóridalur, Seljalandsfoss, and Skogafoss in Skógar to capture some key scenes.
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