The Witcher showrunner Lauren Hissrich has responded to The Witcher fans and insisted she has “never mocked the books” the video games and Netflix show is based upon.
The furor began when writer Beau DeMayo – who’s now working on X-Men ’97 – says some of his colleagues in The Witcher’s writing room “actively mocked” the source material written by Andrzej Sapkowski.
“I’ve been on show – namely Witcher – where some of the writers were not or actively disliked the books and games (even actively mocking the source material),” DeMayo said in an interview back in October.
“It’s a recipe for disaster and bad morale,” he added. “Fandom as a litmus test checks egos, and makes all the long nights worth it. You have to respect the work before you’re allowed to add to its legacy.”
Since then, The Witcher fans have flooded Hissrich’s social media channels with complaints about the show thus far, and the vitriol has intensified since we learned Henry Cavill was stepping away from Netflix’s The Witcher adaptation.
“I’ve never mocked the books,” Hissrich replied to critics on Instagram, breaking her silence on the issue. “The books are my entire livelihood. I have a great relationship with Mr. Sapkowski and writer’s rooms are sacred and safe and – more than anything – supportive spaces. Don’t believe everything you read.”