The Witcher and Game of Thrones stars are positive for coronavirus

Immediately after Netflix issued a notice to suspend shooting The Witcher, Kristofer Hivju, the actor who will be participating in the season 2 of this series, confirmed on Instagram that he personally was positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Specifically, the actor said: ' I am sorry to inform everyone that today I have tested and received positive results for coronavirus. My family and I will be isolated at home in the future. But our health is okay, only I have a slight cold '.

Kristofer did not forget to remind fans to raise their sense of self-care and health during the pandemic season: ' This strain of the virus can infect anyone, and incubate it long enough to make it difficult. towel for the testing process. Therefore, everyone be very careful, often wash their hands, keep a distance of at least 1.5 meters when talking to others, restricting to the road. Do everything to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Just by working together, we can completely reverse this pandemic and reduce the burden on the hospital system. Please take care of each other and take care of your health '.

Immediately after that, Netflix immediately disinfected all the studio props that they have used for over a month - the shooting time of The Witcher season 2. Share with Deadline, representative of this studio. said: ' After officially suspending production in season 2, we received news from Kristofer. Prevention is better than cure, we have conducted closure of the entire office for disinfection. In addition, we are also contacting people who have had direct contact, close contact with patients to inform about the incident. To be on the safe side, the entire cast and crew will isolate themselves for the next 14 days, regularly measure body temperature, and immediately contact the medical team if there are Covid-19 symptoms . '

Late last month, Netflix announced the official cast for The Witcher Season 2, most notably Kristofer Hivju. This actor was once very popular with fans for his role as Tormund Giantsbane in the cult series Game of Thrones, and promises to be an interesting dish for Netflix's most popular series. It is known that Kristofer will take on the role of Nivellen, a very famous character in the novel version of the Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski (readers can read more in this article).

As originally planned, Netflix will suspend shooting The Witcher season 2 for about 2 weeks. However, given the current health situation of Kristofer Hivju, this number will probably have to last longer, at least until they ensure all people who have been in contact with Kristofer are safe and not infected with coronavirus. This will certainly more or less affect the schedule and broadcast schedule of the film. And with a fantasy set that requires complex post-production like The Witcher, it is unlikely that season 2 will be able to air in 2021 as originally planned by Netflix.

According to ScreenRant