The Witcher

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Season 3
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 20, 2019
Season #: 4, 3.5, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14

Critic Reviews

  1. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jun 29, 2023
    60
    Based on the initial episodes, Cavill could leave on a relatively high note, thanks to a tighter, more focused third season, at least initially, than the second offered.
  2. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Scott Campbell
    Jun 29, 2023
    60
    The first half of 'The Witcher' season 3 has no intention of tying off any of its many plot threads, but it does at least set the stage for a barnstorming finale for Henry Cavill's Geralt of Rivia.
  3. Radio Times
    Reviewed by: Louise Griffin
    Jun 29, 2023
    60
    On its own, volume 1 is a fairly well-crafted beginning to the season, giving us most things we could want from The Witcher and raising the stakes as we knew it would.
  5. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Clint Worthington
    Jun 29, 2023
    60
    The double-crossing and backroom plotting grows so prodigious and repetitive you practically have to keep it all written down in a notebook to keep it straight, if you even care about it at all. Blissfully, “The Witcher” remains watchable (witchable?) when it turns its camera back to our happy witching family.
  6. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jun 29, 2023
    60
    Yet for all those plusses, The Witcher struggles once more to tell a coherent story – even the subplots have subplots. Maybe Cavill is leaving at the right time.

Awards & Rankings

98
#98 Best TV Season of 2023
4
#4 Most Discussed TV Season of 2023

User Reviews

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User Score
2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 258 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 258
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 258
  3. Negative: 207 out of 258
  1. IIISabot
    Jun 30, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Netflix did it again. Choosing woke political agendas over source material and just general good story writing. No wonder Henry is jumping ship I don't blame him at all. Black washing more characters and making dandelion one of the largest Casanovas in the land gay!?! Go home netflix your drunk. Cancelling my subscription.… Full Review »
  2. Wretic
    Jul 3, 2023
    1
    I mean... What the actual F, did I watch? Geralt becoming a side character in his own show. The paper thin plot and than to think we'reI mean... What the actual F, did I watch? Geralt becoming a side character in his own show. The paper thin plot and than to think we're getting another half of this.. No thanks. Henry Cavill did good to quit this show. At least I can say he owned every scene he was in but the other cast members, not so much. CGI is also off putting. The writers clearly have no clue what a "witcher" is nor were they interested to read the books or even play at least 1 of the games in order to get a sense of what it is suppose to be. They really desperately wanna be the next GoT... it's baffling. so I rate this a 1 out of 10, and that 1 is purely for Henry Cavill for still pushing through this season, even though it is his last season as the witcher, you can tell he still tried and did his best with the awful script he was given.

    And Dandelion is gay...... HAHA, i'm sorry but Netflix how dense can you be? Next time actually research or just don't use such an amazing IP and completely turn it inside out to push your woke agenda.    … Full Review »
  3. Danelabushu
    Jun 29, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Even henry cavill can't save the show .it's that bad Netflix is ​​just awful … Full Review »
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