During a panel today at the Lucca Comics & Games Convention in Italy, The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, cast members Joey Batey (Jaskier) and Kim Bodnia (Vesemir), Production Designer Andrew Laws and Costume Designer Lucinda Wright delighted fans with a surprise drop of the highly anticipated main trailer and key art for The Witcher Season 2.

The trailer is action-packed and epic, but what’s most interesting is that it features Geralt and Ciri teaming up against an iconic monster from the franchise’s games; the Leshen.

This is what the Leshen looks like in The Witcher Season 2.

This is what the Leshen looks like in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt:

The Witcher Season 2 synopsis reads:

Convinced Yennefer’s life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent’s kings, elves, humans, and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he must protect the girl from something far more dangerous: the mysterious power she possesses inside.

The Witcher Season 2 premieres on Netflix on 17 December 2021. Check out the trailer and poster below: