The Witcher

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 20, 2019
Season #: 4, 3.5, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17

Critic Reviews

  1. Time
    Reviewed by: Judy Berman
    Dec 20, 2019
    30
    It takes a while for viewers to learn how these characters are connected, via an exasperating Westworld-esque narrative knot that takes much of the season to unfurl. ... The Witcher heightens our confusion by fumbling details that would have helped it set a cohesive tone. Dialogue vacillates, from line to line, between theatrical fantasy-speak and modern colloquialisms (“Dragons are, in fact, a thing!”).
  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Alex Abad-Santos
    Dec 20, 2019
    30
    It’s as if D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, clearly out of steam after showrunning that final season of Game of Thrones, found a way to sell off their unused, undercooked ideas under the table to the powers that produce The Witcher.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Darren Franich and Kristen Baldwin
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Alas, my destiny is to never watch this borefest ever again.

Awards & Rankings

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#1 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019
77
#77 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2682 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,028 out of 2682
  2. Mixed: 201 out of 2682
  3. Negative: 453 out of 2682
  1. KUTC
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    I guess it's okay. As someone who have read the books, the first season seemed not as confusing as for people who just met this series, but atI guess it's okay. As someone who have read the books, the first season seemed not as confusing as for people who just met this series, but at the same time some moments were painful to watch - a lot of adaptation imagination.… Full Review »
  2. LeonCorvin
    Dec 20, 2019
    1
    This is what happens when you push a modern, tolerant agenda into a series on Slavic fantasy and ignore the canon of original books.
  3. Sky_Slam
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    The Witcher is a tutorial how to **** up 100% successful product, which gave the background of the saga.
    Lauren Schmidt is total a disaster!    The Witcher is a tutorial how to **** up 100% successful product, which gave the background of the saga.
    Lauren Schmidt is total a disaster!
    They were ruined EVERY aspects of it:plot, character motivation, music, camera work, cast.
    If you don`t know the lore it's hard to understand that the **** is happening and why.
    Ending of Cirila story in the 1st episode - hilariously stupid.
    This is soooo sad that we don't get a good tv show of this great story so a long time    … Full Review »
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