"The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep" Displays a Keen Understanding of Its Source Material and an Affinity for Its Fans

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"The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep" Displays a Keen Understanding of Its Source Material and an Affinity for Its Fans

©Courtesy of Netflix  Much like Philadelphia has its Rocky Balboa statue, the Polish city of Lodz features an enormous 2,000 square meter mural of Geralt of Rivia, the monster-fighter-for-hire also known as “The Witcher.” First Andrzej Sapkowski’s stories were adapted as a Polish film and TV series. Then, Netflix produced an English language series, starring Henry Cavill. A subsequent standalone anime prequel, Nightmare of the Wolf, focused on t…