Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh joins the cast of TV series ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’

Michelle Yeoh is starring in 'Blood Origin' a six-part, live-action limited series and a prequel to the hit series 'The Witcher'. Photo: Netflix

Netflix announced today (July 6) that Malaysian actress Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh is joining the cast of its upcoming fantasy-drama The Witcher: Blood Origin.

She is said to be portraying the character Scian in the six-part, limited series, which is a prequel to the hit show The Witcher starring Henry Cavill.