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Netflix Quietly Releases 'The Rats: A Witcher Tale' as Season 4 Companion

The stealth release serves as a backstory bridge that unlocks only after an account completes season 4.

Overview

  • The 82‑minute, TV‑MA special functions as a prequel to season 4 and offers a brief coda without revealing major plot points.
  • Per Netflix’s Tudum, the title becomes visible only after all season 4 episodes are watched on the same account, making it harder to discover.
  • The film covers an early Rats heist and their first encounter with Leo Bonhart, providing context for threads referenced in season 4.
  • Freya Allan and Sharlto Copley return alongside the six Rats, with Dolph Lundgren appearing as the Witcher Brehen.
  • Originally shot as a limited series, the project was reedited into a feature directed by Mairzee Almas and written by Haily Hall and Lauren Schmidt Hissrich.