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In November 2018, British actress Anna Shaffer was announced for the role of Triss Merigold on Netflix's The Witcher. No matter what the Witcher team chose to do with the character for the show, one thing is undeniable: the actress who plays her looks familiar. Here's where you've seen her before.

Here's why Ciri from The Witcher looks so familiar.

The Witcher features a stellar cast, and there’s no doubt that fans have recognized some of the show's phenomenal actors but, despite their best efforts, can't quite place them. So let's glance over these performers' past accomplishments and figure out why the cast of The Witcher looks so familiar.

Fans of Netflix's The Witcher likely recognized Anna-Louise Plowman, who portrays Zola, the woman who rescues and tries to adopt Freya Allan's Ciri. Though her part on The Witcher was a relatively brief one, Plowman is no stranger to roles on popular TV series. Here's where you've seen her before.

"The Witcher" offers some clues about its chronology for fans who are paying close attention. With a little work, you can piece the entire timeline together.

There are more than a few actors in The Witcher's supporting cast that are sure to be familiar to viewers — chief among them Lars Mikkelsen, who portrays the conflicted dark wizard/illusionist Stregobor on the hit Netflix series. Here's why he looks so familiar.

Tom Hopper's career pre-2019 was no wilting flower, but since he waded into the popular waters of the superhero he's soared. Here's how much the actor is worth.

Netflix has revealed its top movie of 2019... and it's probably not the one you think. In a year in which the streamer fielded original films from Martin Scorsese and Michael Bay, its most popular movie was Murder Mystery, starring Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler.

Within the world of The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia's relationship to his steed is quite well-known. But why exactly has the gruff and imposing monster-slayer given his best (and at times only) friend the name Roach? Here are the reasons.

He may have already looked god-like in all of his DC appearances, but Henry Cavill had to find a whole new level to play the lead in Netflix's The Witcher. If you haven't seen it yet, he's absolutely ripped. Here's how he got into the best shape of his life to play Geralt of Rivia.

Viewers have found a lot to like about the Netflix original series The Witcher — including the performance of Anya Chalotra, a relative newcomer whom you might nevertheless find to be a bit familiar. If you can't quite put your finger on where you've seen her before, well, we're here to help.

Freya Allan's role as Princess Ciri on Netflix's The Witcher is undoubtedly the breakout moment of her career. At only 18, Allan's only just getting started, but she already had some good luck even before landing this major gig. Here's where you may have seen her before.

Netflix's The Witcher delivers on its promise of high-fantasy monster hunting, but it's not always easy to follow. If you made it to the end of the first season and feel a little lost, it's not your fault. Here's what you need to know.

The creatures in The Witcher might've come from myths and legends, but they don't look exactly like their traditional counterparts. They don't act quite like them either. These are the stories that inspired The Witcher's most fearsome beasts.

The first season of Netflix's adaptation of Sapskowski's books is packed with details that only those well-versed in the ways of the Continent will notice.

Geralt is still Geralt, and if you like the Witcher games, there's a lot you'll like on the Netflix series, too. Still, if you fell in love with Ciri, Yennefer, Triss, and the rest on your Xbox, PlayStation, or PC, there are a few surprises ahead.

Netflix's The Umbrella Academy put its cast into an ultra-bright spotlight, and behind the scenes, the person who co-created the Umbrella Academy comic series upon which the show is based found himself in the limelight as well. His name? Gerard Way.

As our calendars approach 2020, it's out with the old and in with the new. Netflix is taking this same approach by getting rid of a number of movies to make room for what's coming to the site at the start of the year. Here are the films you'll want to watch before they leave Netflix in January 2020.

​Martin Scorsese's Netflix original film ​The Irishman​ is getting dragged quite a bit online — so the official Twitter account Netflix Film decided to do a little dragging back. The account jumped in to respond to a tweet humorously lamenting the user's only available option for viewing.

December of 2019 is going to be a fateful time for Netflix, with Disney+ having gone live in the middle of November. If you're not quite ready to jump in on Disney+, check out or revisit those particular releases now or forever hold your peace. (Or, you know, pony up for a bunch of Blu-rays).

Whether or not Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop has all the panache and influence of the classic anime remains to be seen. But until it airs, there are a lot of details to wade through if you want to stay informed.

While you might know quite a bit about the Hargreeves family and their past and future foes, there's still plenty left to uncover.

It would seem that The Umbrella Academy's Number 1 is hardly that among the Netflix show's increasingly rabid fanbase. Some of the biggest fans of the series' inaugural season believe that muscle-bound moon man Luther Hargreeves​ may be directly responsible for the events of the season 1 finale.

In order to have enough space in its library to add movies like The King, The Irishman, Super Bad, Wedding Crashers, Rosemary's Baby, and more in November 2019, Netflix has to do away with several top-notch films. Here are the movies you have to watch before they leave Netflix next month.

It's as good a time as any to revisit Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece The Shining, and since Netflix has been giving Stephen King his cinematic due in recent years, one wouldn't be misguided in thinking that The Shining is readily available on the platform. So, is The Shining on Netflix?

Ever wonder whether those binge-watching sessions of your favorite Netflix shows have amounted to anything? Well, the streamer has revealed the answer: yes. As part of its third-quarter investor earnings report, Netflix listed 10 of the most watched series from October 2018 to September 2019.

See you in about seven to nine months, space cowboy. Production on Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop series has come to a halt following a "freak accident" that occurred on set. Lead actor John Cho suffered an unexpected knee injury that requires surgery and "extensive rehabilitation."