It is not too far from the truth to say that Netflix was fully committed to The Witcher before a single episode had even aired on the platform, with the second season being renewed before the December 2019 debut of the first season, and at the time showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich revealed that she had a seven season plan for the series if it was allowed to get that far. In an interview with Collider after the recent premiere of The Witcher’s Season 2, Hissrich said that her initial seven season pitch is something that makes her laugh, because she could have said a much higher number.