Netflix's "The Witcher" puts its spin on "The Little Mermaid" in "The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep." Set during the events of Season 1, the new animated film adapts from Andrzej Sapkowski's short story "A Little Sacrifice" (which was itself inspired by the classic fairytale).

Director Kang Hei Chul tells IndieWire about finding a balance between the various portrayals of the titular Witcher.

Sirens of the Deep pulls from a familiar legend and its own lore to improve an already modified fairy tale. Andrzej Sapkowski, the Polish author who created The Witcher saga in his ‘90s book series, was known to repurpose fairytales for Geralt of Rivia’s adventures,