It was announced during WitcherCon that Season 2 would be released on December 17, 2021. On April 2, 2021, principal photography for the second season was wrapped up. On August 26, 2020, Netflix released a 32 minute documentary, Making The Witcher, that gave behind-the-scenes insight into how the first season was made. In November 2019, before the first season even premiered, it was announced the show was already renewed for a second season and would begin production in London in early 2020, with a planned debut in 2021. For the Canary Islands, scenes were shot on Gran Canaria, La Palma, and La Gomera.

The Battle of Sodden Hill was filmed at Ogrodzienic Castle in Poland and Egri vГЎr mГЎsolata in Hungary. The exteriors of Kreuzenstein Castle near Leobendorf, Austria were used to represent the abandoned castle Vizima in Temeria. Additional filming locations in Hungary include Szelim Cave, Jaki Chapel, Kiscelli Museum, Skazen Village Museum, and Tarnok Quarry.

Fort Monstor in KomГЎrom was used for exterior scenes depicting the Slaughter of Cintra.ДЇilming occurred at Tata Castle to represent a part of Rinde from The Last Wish. In Hungary, many scenes were filmed at Malfilm Studios and Origo Studios near Budapest including the town of Blaviken as well as interior scenes in Cintra and Aretuza. Principal photography began on Octoand wrapped in May 2019. The first season was filmed in Hungary, Austria, Poland, and the Canary Islands. In January 2018, Lauren Hissrich tweeted that the script for the pilot episode was finished. In December 2017, it was announced that Lauren Schmidt Hissrich will be the series' showrunner.

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