When The Witcher debuted on Netflix in 2019, it was to the admiration of both critics and audiences. Sadly, subsequent seasons of the show have failed to attain the same level of hype as the first season. While there's no conclusive evidence to support it, many fans believe the show dipped in popularity because it strayed very far from its source material - Andrzej Sapkowski's book series of the same name.
If that hadn't happened, there's a high chance it might have become even more popular, especially since its relative lack of faithfulness probably discouraged some fans of the books as well as others who like the games from watching.
Sapkowski recently added fuel to that fire claiming he shared his ideas about the film with the showrunners but they didn't listen to him. Sapkowski revealed this during a recent interview with Cerealkillerz at Vienna Comic Con. The 75-year-old author said that, during his visit to the "tremendous" production set, he offered the showrunners his ideas on the show "but they never listen."
While the author didn't speak ill of the crew and showrunners, he was evidently disappointed at their disregard for his thoughts. Even though he had an air of calm around him, his words revealed his true sentiments. He took on a sarcastic tone during his response and told his host "Who's this? It's the writer, it's nobody," in a barely veiled swipe at the showrunners for discarding his ideas.