Anya Chalotra: Know The British Actor As 'The Witcher' Returns To Screen With Season 2

Who is Anya Chalotra: The second season of Netflix's successful series The Witcher began streaming earlier this week, opening to rave reviews from fans thrilled to see lead stars Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra back on screen. A fantasy drama, it draws inspiration from a book series of the same name and is premised on themes of adventure and action.

Chalotra plays the character of Yennefer of Vengerberg, an elf-sorceress, on The Witcher. The second season of the show picks up from where season one left off at the Battle of Sodden Hill. Fans have had a long two-year wait to see what happens in the aftermath of the battle that changed lives.

Geralt of Rivia, the lead played by Cavill whose story the series follows closely, thinks Yennefer is dead after battling the Nilfgaardian army. She disappears at the end of the battle in season one, her fate virtually unknown.

However, as told by the show's makers, Yennefer's character is set to take predominance like never before and season two will explore her arc, as well as that of lead Ciri, the crown princess played by Freya Allan, in a big way.

Suggested Reading: The Whistleblower Review: Interesting Premise Brought Down By Boring Characters

All You Should Know About Who Is Anya Chalotra

With Indian-English origins, Chalotra hails from Wolverhampton in England. She is a graduate of the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She has multiple credits to her name in London's theatre scene, most prominently in a 2017 production of Much Ado About Nothing. 

Suggested Reading: Bihar Bride Leads Her Baraat To The Groom’s House On Horseback

Chalotra's career comprises appearances primarily in television, most famously in series Wanderlust and The ABC Murders. She was most recently seen in a 2020 television special No Masks directed by Nadia Fall.

In an interview with Observer, Chalotra revealed that her character in season two of The Witcher is "older and wiser." She adds, "She goes back to Aretuza and she has to navigate that situation there after everyone thought she had died.  And we just get a lot deeper into Yennefer’s mind."