Update: Latest rumor shows casting for a white Ciri | Original: Netflix looking for non-white actress to play Ciri in the Witcher tv series

[HoloDust]

SpokenTruth said:

HoloDust said:

They own rights to make TV show, Sapkowski signed the contract, so they pretty much can do whatever they want (just like games, I bet that's all fan fiction to him).

But casting Ciri as anything than non-white makes whole Cintra non-white as well, if they intend to have same connection between Emhyr, Ciri and Geralt like in source material.
Given Cintra's position, I already explained in other post what that means for other kingdoms south of Cintra.

In world where there is Zerrikania, Ofir and Zangvebar, so more than enough opportunities for non-white characters, making Ciri as anything but what she is in source material feels more than obvious as forced diversity, especially after Lauren's  "I will not deviate from the books’ races and cultures"...which apparently was outright lying.

So no, they don't really need to provide explanation...but you can see why fans that actually know lore and care about it are upset, and those "fans" who see this as opportunity for affirmative action are preaching ethics and other similar bollocks from their castles high up in the sky.

Read my question again.  With a casting call, do they really need to provide an explanation?  Again, it's a casting call.  how many casting calls have you seen where they explain the plot and circumstances of the story?  None.  Because they are irrelevant to casting actors.

Do the fans want an explanation?  Sure.  But you don't get one with a casting call.

Ah, ok, misunderstood what you were saying...you're right, they don't.