The Rats Netflix Witcher Spin-off Expected Release Date, Cast, and More!

Here’s everything we know about The Rats: The Witcher season 3‘s first half is now available on Netflix, and it’s a massive one. This season is under much more scrutiny because of the miserable reaction to last year’s live-action prequel, The Witcher: Blood Origin. The mothership show had much to prove, and by all accounts, it excelled.

Season 3 will continue with three more episodes. Following that, there will be a new season about the Rats, a gang of young robbers who steal from the affluent and give to the poor, preferably when it suits them.

We’ve already met one of the Rats in the upcoming episodes, but the series needs to identify her: Mistle, portrayed by Christelle Elwin.

When Will The Rats Be Released?

There is no release date because Netflix has yet to announce The Rats’ release date officially, and we should wait to anticipate one. Netflix appears to be attempting to produce at least one Witcher-related project every year.

We won’t see The Witcher season 4 until at least 2025. Therefore, it is likely that Netflix will seek to release The Rats in 2024 to bridge the gap between Witcher seasons as they did with The Witcher: Blood Origin.

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The expected cast of The Rats’

The Rats will feature all six illegal group members, according to Redanian Intelligence.

If you’ve seen The Witcher Season 3 Part 1, you’ve already met Christelle Elwin‘s character, Mistle. Mistle was born into a wealthy noble family before being forced to leave during a revolt. She and Ciri have a close bond.

The website also claims that Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren, well known for his role in Rocky IV, has been selected as the rogue witcher called Brehen and has been on the spot for most of the filming.

List of cast members:

Fabian McCallum as Kayleigh

Christelle Elwin as Mistle

Juliette Alexandra as Reef

Connor Crawford as Asse

Dolph Lundgren as Brehen

Ben Radcliffe as Giselher

Aggy K. Adams as Iskra

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What will The Rats be about?

The Rats’ concept is not based on any of The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski’s books or storylines but instead involves the characters and creates its past for them just before they meet Ciri at the end of The Witcher Season 3.

As of now, we have a brief synopsis:

“Six teenage thieves have to depend on their criminal talents as they plot the biggest heist of their lives against the most lethal crime ring in the kingdom.”

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How many episodes will there be in The Rats?

The Rats series began production under the false name ‘Riff Raff’ in Cape Town, South Africa. Production started in late April and was scheduled to end in September 2023; however, as Redanian Intelligence reported in July 2023, the series has completed production.

This has sparked discussion regarding the final form Rats (or Riff Raff) will take. The amount of episodes of The Rats is unknown at this time.

However, it might be as little as four, similar to The Witcher: Blood Origin. It’s also possible that Netflix may turn it into a movie instead of a series.