For the most part, Geralt of Rivia is very close to the character from the book. However, one notable difference is that he is a little less talkative on the Netflix series. When speaking to Digital Spy, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich explained that this change made Geralt look like a stronger character on screen. "One of the things that probably shifted the most once we cast Henry is Geralt speaks a lot less than I initially intended," she noted. "In the books, Geralt's actually quite chatty, he talks a lot. What I found though is on screen, especially with Henry portraying him, a lot can be done just in looks and grunts — It's kind of amazing what's accomplished in silence and that makes him that much more powerful of a character."