A familiar face from Game of Thrones was actually a huge part of Netflix’s The Witcher – The Night King.
Vladimir Furdik took over as the army of the dead’s leader in 2016 after serving as GoT’s stunt co-ordinator for the previous five seasons.
No wonder then the first show to truly deserve being compared to the HBO juggernaut snapped him up too, to work alongside Henry Cavil and perfect those epic fight scenes.
And following the release of The Witcher – which became Netflix’s most-streamed show of 2019 in just over a week – Vlad sent fans wild with a behind-the-scenes shot alongside Yennefer actress Anya Chalotra, who has swiftly become the series’ runaway star.
‘With Anya on set, great time. Good person with a big heart,’ the 49-year-old tweeted alongside the snap.
And his followers lapped it up:
Ya‘ll guys just did us ( the fans ) the biggest favor ever.
This series is so good that i re-watched the whole season again. #mhm— Ferdi.G (@LouiCrank) December 29, 2019
the power this picture has
— mickey of vengerberg (@anyaschalotras) December 28, 2019
Wait you’re on the show as well? Anyone know what character he plays?
— idiris.sm (@Izzyafc) December 29, 2019
Prior to The Witcher’s release, Anya admitted she was anxious the drama would blow up in a similar fashion to Game of Thrones and the repercussions that could have.
‘It means my life would blow up as well, wouldn’t it?’ she asked audiences at San-Diego’s Comic-con. ‘Yeah. You know, I’m taking it moment to moment and this already has been very overwhelming. It’s very scary.’
And she could be right – Anya shot straight up to IMDB’s fourth most popular celebrity within days of The Witcher dropping on Netflix.
Metro.co.uk recently caught up with the 23-year-old, who explained why she refused a body double during the sex scenes and recalled the anguish of playing Yennefer in the opening episodes, which sees the heroine suffering from a hunchback.
The Witcher is available to stream on Netflix now.
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