'The Witcher' Has Already Been Given a Season 2

• Netflix's The Witcher, starring Henry Cavill, has been renewed for a second season

• The series follows the books of the same name and is thought to be the next Game of Thrones of television

• Here's everything we know about the upcoming season

Just ahead of its first season launchwhich by now you've probably binged, or are halfway through The Continent, bingingNetflix's The Witcher was picked up for a second season by the streaming network.

The series, based on the novel series by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski , ran for eight episode during the first season and was rumored to cost about $10 million per episode, putting it about even with Game of Thrones' final seasonthe series every network and their sister has been trying to emulate.

Season 2 will begin production in London in early 2020 and will once again star Henry Cavill, because, well, Cavill is the show. The eight episode season is planned for a release in 2021, meaning fans will have to wait over a year to continue the adventures of Geralt, Ciri, and Yennifer. (Still better than the two-year gap between season's 7 and 8 for Game of Thrones.)

Im so thrilled that before fans have even seen our first season, we are able to confirm that well be returning to The Continent again, Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich told Variety .

While season 1 certainly wasn't the smooth, methodical entry into the series that Game of Thrones opening (and arguably best) season proved to be, it managed to show promise for bigger and more exciting battles to come. Here's hoping the series sticks to its seriocomedic tonebard songs, side quests, and audience-winksand doesn't go full no-fun Jon Snow.