The Witcher

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 20, 2019
Season #: 4, 3.5, 3, 2, 1
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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2682 Ratings

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  1. mchahad
    Dec 25, 2019
    9
    I'm a great fan of The Witcher books and games and I realy liked the first season. But, in my opinion, the history of Geralt (about the Witchers) could be more explored. For the fans of the world of The Witcher, the first season was very clear, but for whom whose never had heard about the history, I believe it was very confusing.
    My suggestion is to add, on the next season, more scenes    I'm a great fan of The Witcher books and games and I realy liked the first season. But, in my opinion, the history of Geralt (about the Witchers) could be more explored. For the fans of the world of The Witcher, the first season was very clear, but for whom whose never had heard about the history, I believe it was very confusing.
    My suggestion is to add, on the next season, more scenes showing Geralt getting prepared to fight monsters (one example is the scene of Geralt fighting with Striga on the CG animation).
    I think it would be interesting to show the Witcher side of Geralt and what he can do with his powers, knowledge of potions and tracking monsters.    … Expand
  2. capt_morgan
    Dec 25, 2019
    8
    Critics are wrong; this is a great series with each scene like a a new story. The lighting, scenery, and wardrobes top notch production.
  3. PepperPipka
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    10/10.

    One of the best tv shows of 2019.

    Despite the skepticism the show surpassed all expectations.

    Script, casting, acting, soundtrack, visuals and atmosphere - OMG, it's great!

    Registered here just to say that this show deserves far more better score than it has.

    Give it max score and all my support.

    Thank you to creators!

    Can't wait for Season 2.
  4. OSPerry
    Dec 25, 2019
    8
    A really decent series. Very hard to follow at first but makes more sense the longer you watch and the better it gets. Can't wait till next season. I would think next season will be more straight forward and even better potentially.
  5. Jolt33
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    High fantasy TV show that is faithful to the books. It does seem to "toss you into the deep end" as far as the world goes so people unfamiliar with the world may get lost on first viewing as the world is extremely fleshed out. It's well acted and the fight scenes are better than GOT
  6. 123esh123
    Dec 25, 2019
    2
    A painful waste of potential. After being handed a blueprint to success in the excellent books the show runners decided to warp the very soul of the franchise and turn a series that was an excellent meta commentary on fantasy and fairy tale cliches into the generic fantasy it was meant to subvert. By woefully attempting a story made up from three fractured timelines to very little effectA painful waste of potential. After being handed a blueprint to success in the excellent books the show runners decided to warp the very soul of the franchise and turn a series that was an excellent meta commentary on fantasy and fairy tale cliches into the generic fantasy it was meant to subvert. By woefully attempting a story made up from three fractured timelines to very little effect they have produced a final product that will undoubtably confuse any newcomers with its shambolic delivery of the story, whilst also it should enrage existing fans with its disrespectful shortcomings in terms of adapting the narrative and worldbuilding. The only positives are a small selection of performances and brief moments of fight choreography, but it's hard to see the silver lining in this tempest cloud.… Expand
  7. typhoon51280
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    absolutely terrific !!! for those who are finding too difficult to follow the different storylines I'd suggest to read a book from time to time (maybe a fantasy one just for a change)
  8. cgrossi
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    Awesome show. Don't listen to the negative review. I binged this in a day. I was skeptical of Henry Cavil as Geralt but he absolutely nailed it.
  9. feeeeel
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    This is what i waited for! Good job
    Просто офигенный сериал , который можно смотреть залпом, а для тех , кто ноет по поводу графики, актерской игры и тд- вы зажрались , товарищи. Сирик топ
  10. PS4_PC_LIFE
    Dec 25, 2019
    0
    what an atrocity, they bastardized such a great series, how much did they offer to the author to let this kind of **** slide, the guy has no pride in his work to just let ****flix destroy it. the only saving grace is Cavill, and even then he alone can not save this steaming pile. 0/0.
  11. wingslax22
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    Great show. True to the important parts of the complex story, which probably confused the impatient critics.
  12. Igor_Pleshkov
    Dec 25, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Сериал заслуживает 10, но -1 за Трисс Меригольд, -1 за излишнюю толерантность, -1 за броню нильфгарда и Карыга лучника, -1 за музыку я бы мог перечислить ещё много минусов, но не буду. Некоторые моменты получились очень хорошо: Тиссая Де Врие прекрасна именно так я представлял её, Геральт хоть это и сепермэн-геральт неплох, Лютик тоже получился хорошо(кроме песен).Я читал все 7 книг прошел ведьмак 2 и 3 и я не против отступления от канонов. Автор имеет право добавлять что-то от себя немного переделывать сюжет для себя и своего видения, но авторы уж очень перестарались. фильм прекрасен, но его некоторые детали не дают восхищаться им. Жду 2 сезон и надеюсь они исправят многие недочёты хоть героев уже не поменять. Советую прочитать книги они намного интереснее… Expand
  13. Iann22
    Dec 25, 2019
    7
    Despite the terrible casting and hideous Nilfgaardian armor I somehow managed to enjoy the show.
    Henry did a good job, special effects were decent and the plot was also OK. The time jumps between the main protagonists story lines were confusing, simple (past/present) information would make it more understandable.
    As I was told, the Nilfgaardian armor was designed with penis shaped    Despite the terrible casting and hideous Nilfgaardian armor I somehow managed to enjoy the show.
    Henry did a good job, special effects were decent and the plot was also OK. The time jumps between the main protagonists story lines were confusing, simple (past/present) information would make it more understandable.
    As I was told, the Nilfgaardian armor was designed with penis shaped helmets and ballsack armor to show the male patriarchy. Who ever did this should be fired! I rate this 7/10 only due to positive outlook for season 2.    … Expand
  14. kamgeforce
    Dec 25, 2019
    0
    Didnt expect much, its neflix after all, still disappointed. Dialogues are **** acting is so so, most actors didnt capture their characters and that includes Henry Cavill, whom I like as an actor. Yes, you can tell he played the games, but i would question he read the books, because he tries to portray the game Geralt with his stoic badassery, but gives no attempt to show off Geralt´s witDidnt expect much, its neflix after all, still disappointed. Dialogues are **** acting is so so, most actors didnt capture their characters and that includes Henry Cavill, whom I like as an actor. Yes, you can tell he played the games, but i would question he read the books, because he tries to portray the game Geralt with his stoic badassery, but gives no attempt to show off Geralt´s wit and intelligence, which is understandable because like I said, the dialogues are pure garbage. I dont think the writers have the capacity to come up with witty or intelligent lines to begin with, so I dont blame only Cavill for that. However Geralt has never been a character defined primarily by his excellent swordsmanship or his stoic demeanor as the games or the show would have you believe. The show is filled with out of place diversity, men bashing, all the queens and authorities are black or female, its progressive garbage of first order. The audio and visuals are nice for a tv production, netflix has the money if not the talent. Fight scenes are probably the only thing I actually enjoyed. You can tell lot of time and thought have been given to the choreography, but thats where the positives start and end. The show has no regards for the slavic roots of the material and the lore is never implemented in any but the most basic and surface level way. This isnt the witcher, its progressive americanised generic fantasy for politically correct audience that took the names and tropes from the witcher and left the balls out.… Expand
  15. straycat73
    Dec 25, 2019
    9
    A well filmed adaptation of very good books. Successful casting. Dark stories, just like in life.
  16. JackProctor
    Dec 25, 2019
    3
    This show just doesn’t make a lot of sense. Yes it has magic which isn’t supposed to make sense but the storyline is just so choppy. The fight scenes look good but are just so far fetched. When the Witcher slays roughly 10 men in the queens court at the end of the fight there are suddenly no bodies on the floor and no injuries. God and the Witcher’s low raspy voice sounds so forced youThis show just doesn’t make a lot of sense. Yes it has magic which isn’t supposed to make sense but the storyline is just so choppy. The fight scenes look good but are just so far fetched. When the Witcher slays roughly 10 men in the queens court at the end of the fight there are suddenly no bodies on the floor and no injuries. God and the Witcher’s low raspy voice sounds so forced you don’t get any emotion from his character. The characters fall in and out of love with each other in an instant. It’s just garbled story telling. I’m a fairly intelligent person, and by episode 8 I honestly don’t know what’s going on. The Witcher is trying to find the princes to fulfill a prophecy...? With tons of side missions and a musical idiot following him around and signing?… Expand
  17. Kalamir
    Dec 25, 2019
    8
    Most of you probably don't know this, but the adaptation has skipped all the humor from books. A great loss because it represents the considerable beauty of the whole Witcher. Nevertheless, despite the adaptation differences I had a great time. Henry showed only one aspect of Geralt and yet convinced me. Some special effects looked poor, but it didn't ruin the fun. We can call it a goodMost of you probably don't know this, but the adaptation has skipped all the humor from books. A great loss because it represents the considerable beauty of the whole Witcher. Nevertheless, despite the adaptation differences I had a great time. Henry showed only one aspect of Geralt and yet convinced me. Some special effects looked poor, but it didn't ruin the fun. We can call it a good start and hope for a better second season.… Expand
  18. Gyrusho
    Dec 24, 2019
    10
    If you like heavy, semi-uncencored action, this is it.. like.. the thing in 2019. Action. Superman in a role you've never seen before (mad probs) lot of story pauses and relapses, a big clusterf*uck.. and then.. you're like.. ooh **** it was this!....
    Lauren.. get the grammy already. Season 2.. when..?
  19. leaveit
    Dec 25, 2019
    7
    Not nearly as bad as many critics are pretending. Rewrites of the original stories are TV-appropriate, and presentation is generally solid, but with some weaknesses. The casting is notably hit-or-mostly-miss with Geralt, Jaskier, and Ciri quite decent choices and most of the rest ranging from inappropriate to obliged. There were an absurd number of black/African insertions for example,Not nearly as bad as many critics are pretending. Rewrites of the original stories are TV-appropriate, and presentation is generally solid, but with some weaknesses. The casting is notably hit-or-mostly-miss with Geralt, Jaskier, and Ciri quite decent choices and most of the rest ranging from inappropriate to obliged. There were an absurd number of black/African insertions for example, with absolutely no east Asian. It kinda makes it seem like a Wayans version of the universe to be honest.… Expand
  20. Keith__
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    Super, lepszy niż Gra o Tron. Czekam na drugi sezon
    Świetna gra aktorska
    Polecam obejrzeć całość,
  21. Amleida
    Dec 24, 2019
    6
    The Witcher TV show is actually quite entertaining, but as someone who’s read all but one of the books, I find it really hard to ignore the politically driven changes that’s been made by the creator of the show. It’s not even the actual political agenda that annoys me the most, it’s how immersion breaking some of the changes or book interpretations are. Off the top of my head, one of theThe Witcher TV show is actually quite entertaining, but as someone who’s read all but one of the books, I find it really hard to ignore the politically driven changes that’s been made by the creator of the show. It’s not even the actual political agenda that annoys me the most, it’s how immersion breaking some of the changes or book interpretations are. Off the top of my head, one of the most powerful characters in the books is reduced to some weakling who can do a cool party trick, but ultimately goes tumbling down a hill and gets knocked unconscious. Oh, and for that role, they casted an average height, indian guy - although, he’s specifically described as «a fair skinned, particularly tall and handsome guy» in the books. Why? The books are based on Slavic and Northern European mythology, not some modern day, racial inclusion nonsense! Henry Cavill’s interpretation of Geralt is, in my opinion, as close to perfect as you can expect, and there are other, very good acting performances by the other characters in this first season of the show - but despite it’s fairly high entertainment value, I personally think it’s flaws and odd decisions on the part of the creator, prevents this TV series from being so much more.… Expand
  22. ninja_critic
    Dec 24, 2019
    8
    As a person who have read all of he books I feel relatively competent to write this review. Show is good, worthy of recommendation, but in my opinion more so if you have read stories earlier. Plot is twisted in the timeline, events in this same episode are dozens of years apart, which may be very confusing to some viewers. Is it a drawback? To some extend.
    Thanks to this way of    As a person who have read all of he books I feel relatively competent to write this review. Show is good, worthy of recommendation, but in my opinion more so if you have read stories earlier. Plot is twisted in the timeline, events in this same episode are dozens of years apart, which may be very confusing to some viewers. Is it a drawback? To some extend.
    Thanks to this way of storytelling show is more dynamic and gives you an opportunity to get more attached to each character before their paths cross but may give you a hard time to comprehend what is really happening.
    Show lacks a lot of Sapkowski's sense of humor but fighting sequences make up for it in my opinion. I was sceptic about the music at firs, especially Jaskier's ballads, but I have to admit it, its growing on me over time.
    In my opinion its worthy of score of 8, I have no idea why critics gave ti 5 on average. This show is not ground-breaking but it is fun to watch and I have confidence that next season will even be better.    … Expand
  23. Modiculous
    Dec 24, 2019
    9
    Was a great show. Not sure where the hate is coming from. If you like Super natural and GOT , etc this is the show for you. It has action, intrigue cool lore
    And fantastic back story. Can’t wait for season 2
  24. saulot
    Dec 24, 2019
    9
    Henery Cavill is amazing. Its like the opened the first book and said yeah lets just adapt this and they did it well. Because the first book is more short snippets of storys than a longform plot the first season moves at a fast and disjointed pace witch prevents it from draging but makes the timeline confusing but the season ends better. My only issue is the casting of triss ( the actressHenery Cavill is amazing. Its like the opened the first book and said yeah lets just adapt this and they did it well. Because the first book is more short snippets of storys than a longform plot the first season moves at a fast and disjointed pace witch prevents it from draging but makes the timeline confusing but the season ends better. My only issue is the casting of triss ( the actress they caster did an okay job) but im sick of Hollywood getting rid of all the irish roles as an Irish American.… Expand
  25. Stigma
    Dec 24, 2019
    9
    Yes, there were changes made to this show that bothered me as a huge fan of the Witcher. But I was entertained throughout, and I can't say that for the first season of Game of Thrones (the subsequent ones were mostly brilliant). People angry about 'woke' and SJW stuff should be careful of giving this show such a poor review, because the Witcher was light on that stuff, and assigned 0 andYes, there were changes made to this show that bothered me as a huge fan of the Witcher. But I was entertained throughout, and I can't say that for the first season of Game of Thrones (the subsequent ones were mostly brilliant). People angry about 'woke' and SJW stuff should be careful of giving this show such a poor review, because the Witcher was light on that stuff, and assigned 0 and 1 scores are going to practically assure that Netflicks will keep doling out guilt trips and drastically altering the source material to appease the offended. I thought this was a great 1st season.… Expand
  26. Flipsyde27
    Dec 24, 2019
    10
    I don't get the negative reviews, this show is great fun. Henry Cavill was born to play Geralt, I was concerned with his casting at first but he nails it, all the way down to the voice. The action is great, the story can get confusing, that would be my only gripe. Can't wait for season 2
  27. PeterWuzHere
    Dec 24, 2019
    9
    I was skeptical because of the cast they chose but it definitely was worth watching and has me hyped up for a second season.
  28. Theelectreon
    Dec 24, 2019
    10
    This show was awesome. I honestly do. It understated why it’s rated so poorly, it’s incredibly well done and immersive. Seems like Netflix is dealing with bias against original Netflix productions (which is warranted) but this show stands out in the most positive way. Can’t wait for the subsequent seasons.
  29. DanAlexandru
    Dec 24, 2019
    9
    Liked it, despite the odd actor choices for a couple of characters. Overall, it has a promising start and I hope the next season delivers even more. Could become even bigger than GoT, providing Netflix has half a brain to promote this show and cancel some of its other garbage series.
  30. Venapraga
    Dec 24, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ha, it's goood... enough :) We don't have anything better so, let's like it! :) I do, although I admit at moments I wished the creators/realisators put more attention to details, be more original with cgis (and be more original generally;), i wished so, yet, I do believe the show do have really good moments, really. I like it, and want more!… Expand
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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
  1. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Nick Hilton
    Jan 3, 2020
    40
    The Witcher is a messy tangle of plotlines in a world underdeveloped to the point of obscurity.
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  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jan 3, 2020
    60
    As a mindless fantasy rollercoaster, Geralt’s journey is five stars all the way to tea-time. Sadly, for those who like brains with their brawn, it may be more of a slog.
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  3. 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!”).
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