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The Witcher

The Witcher

2019
Drama, Fantasy
TV Series
1h 0m
Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Episode List

Created by:

Lauren Schmidt

Directed by:

Alex Garcia Lopez, Geeta Vasant Patel, Alik Sakharov, Sarah O'Gorman

Starring:

Henry Cavill, MyAnna Buring, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey, Tom Canton

Franchise:

The Witcher

Genres:

Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Countries:

Poland, USA

Language:

English
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The Witcher

2019
Drama, Fantasy
TV Series
1h 0m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 14 Apr 2021
78
39th
Obviously Netflix's attempt at making their own Game of Thrones ("More boobs! More blood! More swears! We have to show we're serious!"), but it thankfully ends up being its own thing. The nonlinear storytelling of the first season could have been handled better, and I'm still not sold on some of the casting choices, but the end product is never less than watchable. Interested to see where they take it next. UPDATE: They ruined it. Typical.
Rated 14 Apr 2021
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 20 Feb 2020
62
56th
I ended up enjoying this, but holy fuck is it all over the place structurally and narratively. More often bemusing than anything else, I spent several hours a day pondering what the fuck ‘The Law of Surprise’ really means. It slowly won me over somehow. A mess, but an interesting one. Desperately needs reigning in for a second season.
Rated 20 Feb 2020
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 01 Feb 2020
49
23rd
Made me all existential: I kept asking myself, "I know I don't really watch TV like I used to... maybe this is actually good TV and I don't know what makes good TV anymore? Or is it meh TV and I'm being misled by The Algorithm?" Thank you, Criticker, for affirming the latter, proving the worth of *your* algorithm, and leading me gently away from the edge of yet another mild existential crisis.
Rated 01 Feb 2020
xakkmasterXakkMaster
Rated 24 Jan 2020
74
48th
An interesting world, but mighty messy and confusing for those without prior experience with the series (books/games). Could use more lore/historical backstory and clear indication of timeline jumps. It all came together somewhat in the end, but for the first half of season 1 it's hard to tell "when" certain things are happening. Despite all the problems, its popularity gives hope that a bigger budget will lead to better results in follow-up seasons.
Rated 24 Jan 2020
philamentalphilamental
Rated 28 Dec 2019
71
61st
Solid but flawed Dark Fantasy series based on the books by Sapkowski which also spawned the successful video game series. While it's no Game of Thrones, and it doesn't have to be, it does seem to lack certainty of what it is trying to be in it's first season, veering from mature dark themes, action adventure, political drama, horror fantasy to cringe inducing humour regularly. Hopefully the feedback from viewers will help them settle down and find the right rhythm of the show in S2.
Rated 28 Dec 2019
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 28 Jan 2022
71
51st
Nilfgaard is for losers. I only travel to Milf-gaard, and if a Witcher doesn't protecter her from my 'monster' we might have a Child Surprise. Maybe I'm reading the show wrong thinking a Witcher is a metaphor for a condom, but I feel pretty confident. Why else would the Witcher protecting the Child Surprise be a central plotline? How many fucking times can you seriously say Child Surprise before I start reading to much into it show? Huh? Tell me again, dramatically, about the Child Surprise.
Rated 28 Jan 2022
onacOnac
Rated 09 Jan 2020
60
45th
The story runs on three seperate lines and while I enjoyed most of the screen time when the protagonist was present, most of the show isn't about him at all. Instead we focus on a strange young woman who just keeps running in the forest and politics. Lots of politics concerning countries we don't know anything about, so I couldn't care less. On the cover Witcher is a very appealing show to fantasy fans, but it fails to deliver. Overall a botched opportunity to show something truly spectacular.
Rated 09 Jan 2020
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 31 Dec 2019
65
54th
This thrives on cavill's unexpectedly great performance, while most of the other cast sucks balls. Chalotra looks like a background dancer in a second rate RnB-video, not like a classy, timeless sorceress. Well, boobs, i guess, but heck, they had buring at hand, why not take her?! The "dunkirk"-schtick is neat, but it might get pretty confusing to people who go in blindly. Could've done with a lot more monster hunting, though. Hm.
Rated 31 Dec 2019
the_beastThe Beast
Rated 27 Dec 2019
3
15th
Time is a foreign concept here. Jumps forward and backward by decades with no indication of doing so. Very confusing and poorly laid out, even with a familiarity of and fondness for the source material.
Rated 27 Dec 2019
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 24 Dec 2019
55
49th
Cavill nails Geralt but the rest of the show is meh.
Rated 24 Dec 2019
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 11 Apr 2021
69
73rd
As someone who played all the games but hasn't read any of the source material, I still ended up super confused at times as to what I was watching and who someone was. That being said it's a hell of a lot of fun at times and I really did enjoy Cavill and will watch a second season just to see more.
Rated 11 Apr 2021
vv238vv238
Rated 25 Aug 2020
36
35th
The Witcher did not meet my low expectations. It completely misses the point of the novels: a thinly veiled Polish tradesman dealing with ethics of his trade and how he gets inescapably involved in political powers who see him and his friends as expendable pieces on a chessboard. And I will also dispel this notion right away: Henry Cavill sucks along with everyone else. Just because he can do an impression of video game Geralt doesn't make him good for the role. Season 3 update: I told you so.
Rated 25 Aug 2020
gyrro7gyrro7
Rated 08 Apr 2020
88
69th
Glad to see a return to some fantasy sword and sorcery adventure that's written better than most of the shit coming out of #WokeHollywood the last few years.
Rated 08 Apr 2020
td888td888
Rated 02 Jan 2020
70
76th
This has some very good potential. It's obvious there were some budget constraints but with the world and the characters available I'm looking forward to the next season.
Rated 02 Jan 2020
mysticMystic
Rated 22 Dec 2019
2
22nd
Better than the shitty Vikings. That says a lot about this one. The only thing that works is the non-linear presentation of the story.
Rated 22 Dec 2019
reisenderReisender
Rated 22 Dec 2019
88
56th
Campy but fun fantasy. High production value, good acting for the genre, great CGI, fantastic action choreography, gaping plot holes. It couldn't quite decide whether it wanted to drive a main story forward or do a serialised monster-of-the-week. I expect this to get much better in coming seasons.
Rated 22 Dec 2019
lawlaw
Rated 20 Dec 2019
70
84th
S1: Generic fantasy elevated by darker European quirkiness, a big budget, and strong lead actors. It can be janky in places but that jankiness is what distinguishes the brand. Dialogue needs improvement. Some of the nudity is superfluous and distracting. The show benefits a lot from Yennefer's backstory, Ciri's journey is a chore, and Geralt's tale falls somewhere in the middle. S2: shows more sureness and restraint (+) while becoming a more Western product (-). Too many narrative contrivances.
Rated 20 Dec 2019
aitosigmaaitosigma
Rated 10 Sep 2024
85
70th
i like the badass main character but the side characters kinda suck, im writing tihs review a while after seeing this show but i remember enjoying it so ill give it a higher rating than what im thinking right now
Rated 10 Sep 2024
adam_p_dAdam P-D
Rated 25 Jun 2024
40
39th
Hollyoaks fantasy. But done in a fun cartoon way.
Rated 25 Jun 2024
owoowo
Rated 03 Jun 2024
92
55th
exciting TV show, thriller, R-rated, The Witcher was perfectly demonstrated, some plots are a bit questionable...
Rated 03 Jun 2024
tancantancan
Rated 25 May 2024
71
26th
1st season ok the others meh
Rated 25 May 2024
sadalesadale
Rated 28 Apr 2024
93
45th
What I like the most about this series is Henry Cavill’s dry humor sprinkled into a cold and chiseled manly aura that surrounds Geralt. The storyline is great as well.
Rated 28 Apr 2024
nerotenneroten
Rated 17 Feb 2024
20
12th
First season ok, second fine, third garbage.
Rated 17 Feb 2024
cherroristcherrorist
Rated 12 Feb 2024
60
30th
Before I read the books, I thought that the first couple of seasons were decent, and that the third one was a bit of a mixed bag. Having read the books I still maintain the first couple of seasons are OK. And that Henry Cavill is so good that he IS Geralt. But starting with third season, I can also say the producers of the show are idiots. I mean the books are gold, such strong material, and what do they do? Piss all over it in good old US production fashion. Read the books.
Rated 12 Feb 2024
capthemfoosCapthemfoos
Rated 01 Aug 2023
60
14th
The problem with the Witcher is not the action or the background fantasy lore. The problem is that it is all over the place thematically, structurally, and emotionally. It suffers from trying to do too much in too little time. The emotional punches don't feel like anything because there is no quality time spent on character development. At this point, I've accepted the show is not great but will continue watching just to see Geralt kick butt with the villains' jaws on the floor in shock
Rated 01 Aug 2023
errol246Errol246
Rated 15 Jul 2023
2
9th
I just wanted a show that was accurate to the source material. This feels like bad fan-fiction.
Rated 15 Jul 2023
toodskintoodskin
Rated 28 Apr 2023
88
64th
Really good. Can't wait for the next season
Rated 28 Apr 2023
hotsakehotsake
Rated 23 Apr 2023
60
51st
I only bothered to watch the first season.
Rated 23 Apr 2023
tawdrykidtawdrykid
Rated 26 Mar 2023
70
35th
Stop after season 2. I made it through the first three boring episodes of season 3, only giving up when it became clear that a major plot point was going to be Jaskier's sudden sexual fluidity.
Rated 26 Mar 2023
scuffedScuffed
Rated 17 Mar 2023
55
31st
This would be lower if I bothered to watch later seasons.
Rated 17 Mar 2023
recmeRecMe
Rated 29 Jan 2023
60
37th
Has its moments but got worse. DNF
Rated 29 Jan 2023
lebarLebar
Rated 10 Jan 2023
93
98th
One of my favorites series.
Rated 10 Jan 2023
aliendroolAlienDrool
Rated 01 Jan 2023
85
70th
This was before the butchered the series as if it were Blavikan.
Rated 01 Jan 2023
guillaumeGuillaume
Rated 26 Dec 2022
70
37th
I was impressed by the first season (80), but with the second it felt like the show was intent on destroying itself from within. Such a waste.
Rated 26 Dec 2022
badfurdayBadFurDay
Rated 04 Nov 2022
5
41st
Don't care for the setting, don't care for the source material, so at least I didn't get disappointed in the ways other did. Instead, I just found this whole thing very bland and tiresome to watch. Changing the main actor might be a signal it's time for me to stop watching, so I'll oblige.
Rated 04 Nov 2022
nealcraggneal.cragg
Rated 24 Oct 2022
92
57th
We love a big money adaptation of a grim dark fantasy world! Cavill kills it as Geralt
Rated 24 Oct 2022
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 18 Aug 2022
97
95th
It fixes fun fantasy monster hunting with a dark storyline. I love it.
Rated 18 Aug 2022
flying_catFlying cat
Rated 26 Feb 2022
7
60th
Only the first season is definitely worth watching in my opinion. The rest is hot garbage.
Rated 26 Feb 2022
devrimozkandevrimozkan
Rated 20 Feb 2022
67
61st
S01
Rated 20 Feb 2022
sabysimssabysims
Rated 05 Feb 2022
85
87th
Very good.. watched and rewatched...but season 2 sucks. Stopped watching after episode 2
Rated 05 Feb 2022
croweycrowey
Rated 13 Jan 2022
89
90th
Dialogue is occasionally weak, but other times it shines & every other aspect of the show is solid gold, on par with GoT but lighter, funnier & more idealistic. Shockingly much better than the books, due to the expansion of Yennifer’s backstory, and greater emphasis on Cirila, Tis & Tris. Much less of a bro fest. Women (everyone) heroes in the series actually *are* strong—not just luckily/magically, but through hard work, tenacity, willpower & courage. Vulnerable & nuanced. S2’s even better.
Rated 13 Jan 2022
willyvWillyV
Rated 08 Jan 2022
80
88th
Better than the last two seasons of GoT. Fun, light-touched, well acted.
Rated 08 Jan 2022
utskUtSk
Rated 03 Jan 2022
65
41st
Season 1: 70. Season 2: 60
Rated 03 Jan 2022
vicinialVicinial
Rated 03 Jan 2022
87
46th
I had low expectations for the first season but I was pleasantly surprised. As confusing as it is to watch the first time around, it all comes together well enough in the end. I think it's worthy of a second watch, that way you get a better understanding and appreciation of the timeline. Effects were solid until the last few episodes they has some faults, the acting from Henry was amazing, the supporting cast did well enough to engage me and keep me entertained. I like it a lot.
Rated 03 Jan 2022
martrynmartryn
Rated 20 Dec 2021
84
85th
It's got some suave and cool sword-fighting scenes with a mostly emotionless Henry Cavill, plus a shit ton of tits. Basically prime binge-watching TV. The plot is a bit confusing and that is kinda a turnoff as it almost requires you to think too hard about something that you'd prefer was more straight forward. I'm writing this having only seen the first season, so my score might drop after I watch the 2nd.
Rated 20 Dec 2021
harmonicaHarmonica
Rated 12 Dec 2021
77
61st
(TV) Really enjoyable! Give S1 a few more eps than usual, since there's a bunch of chronological fuckery that is not particularly easy to follow to begin with, but does show them taking the worldbuilding seriously. More than hits its stride mid-way through. Fun characterisation, monster-of-the week framing and lavish budget. I also appreciate the languid, dense pacing of the plot. Maybe a few too many fringe chars in S2 but core exploits remain unmissable, top-tier entertainment. |S1:77 S2:77
Rated 12 Dec 2021
pizzafacepizzaface
Rated 31 Oct 2021
45
26th
s1: 45
Rated 31 Oct 2021
swintervilleSwinterville
Rated 11 Oct 2021
70
34th
s1 - 69 s2 - 73
Rated 11 Oct 2021
sfgse83rf3sfgse83rf3
Rated 31 Aug 2021
1
7th
Season 1: 2/5. Season 2: 1/5. A generic fantasy series which fails at what made the original story successful, and also follows the trend of mixing in the views of modern day Hollywood instead of adapting the actual story.
Rated 31 Aug 2021
tarwebroodtarwebrood
Rated 11 Jan 2021
70
44th
The acting is good, visually it matches Game of Thrones & Harry Potter, but I the story could not 'pull me in'.
Rated 11 Jan 2021
morphinapgmorphinapg
Rated 23 Sep 2020
87
84th
I think this show takes a little too long to get started. I loved the first episode and then got bored over the next couple as it just felt like I was watching a gamer play the game doing "side quests", as nothing the Witcher was doing seemed important to the plot. The female leads were more interesting at that point, until Geralt met Yennefer, then things started to get interesting, and I loved the rest of the season from there. Anya Chalotra does a great job as well.
Rated 23 Sep 2020
rossRoss
Rated 22 Sep 2020
50
44th
Feels a little cheap. (2 episodes)
Rated 22 Sep 2020
simhoopsimhoop
Rated 10 Aug 2020
63
62nd
s1: 85 // s2: 40
Rated 10 Aug 2020
fuzzleshnopsfuzzleshnops
Rated 03 Aug 2020
80
61st
(fyi: I have never played the games) I felt like this was between Game of Thrones and a teen fantasy drama--not that this is a bad thing. I liked the more feminist vibe of the show (or at least that it is exploring female characters). The one criticism I have is that sometimes the narrative goes back in time without making it obvious that it did so, leaving me super confused as to what is going on until my boyfriend let me know that we're in the past now. I am hoping it gets better next season!
Rated 03 Aug 2020
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 19 May 2020
63
47th
It's 2020, I think it's time we stop humpback shaming. Cavill is great but the rest of the cast is a mixed bag erring on the side of weak and/or forgettable. The Ciri storyline is completely mishandled and any scene following her is a slog to get through. The timeline is extremely muddled, and the show in general is quite messy. The action is well handled, though there could certainly be more of it. Bring on season 2 with hope for improvement. #stophumpbackshaming
Rated 19 May 2020
mannaz230mannaz230
Rated 06 May 2020
26
14th
Hammy af. Couldn't get past the fourth episode.
Rated 06 May 2020
yoshinarutoYoshinaruto
Rated 25 Mar 2020
65
55th
The Witcher is a fun time, with great actions scenes. It isn’t very good quality wise though. Cavill based his voice off of the games, which is why it sounds like he’s voice acting. He looks solid in the role, but it takes time to get past how unnatural his voice is at times. The script varies from decent to awful, with occasional dialogue to take you out of the story, and lots of flashbacks and confusing moments. Directing is fine, but nothing great (aside from action). Not good, but fun.
Rated 25 Mar 2020
mist600Mist600
Rated 24 Mar 2020
70
32nd
??EP1+2 only: 2nd Far better. •Maybe book dictates plot but show jumps EP1 into brutal battles & ‘tragic' deaths it (unlike GoT) did nothing to earn yet -> No emotional connect 2 events. BUT ? Marketplace fight kinetic & interestingly shot, sad ? death of most charismatic actor in EP1! Geralt: gruff & stoic so Diff 2 quickly connect with. Show needs charismatic support & EP2?: Bard -> levity ??? + Yennifer adds interest & plot •Beats Shannara, sub Britannia, GoT
Rated 24 Mar 2020
gideonGideon
Rated 20 Mar 2020
1
16th
Plank Cavill
Rated 20 Mar 2020
papershinobiPaperShinobi
Rated 12 Mar 2020
80
72nd
2nd season is better
Rated 12 Mar 2020
luihusakuLuihuSaku
Rated 25 Feb 2020
80
57th
Season 1, 92 points, season 2 only 69 points. Faster and worse deterioration than with GoT; season 2 hit rock bottom
Rated 25 Feb 2020
overratedoverrated
Rated 23 Feb 2020
59
61st
Second and third seasons were a pretty big improvement over the first, if only because they got over that timelines gimmick plot introduction. Basically it's about a 75 whenever Cavill's on screen fucking up a monster or guys with swords, and slightly below a passing grade when it's not. Overall I wouldn't recommend this to someone who's not into the video games or books, especially with Cavill getting replaced by a lesser Hemsworth at the end of S3 (at which point I dropped the show).
Rated 23 Feb 2020
hajikarimihajikarimi
Rated 19 Feb 2020
88
37th
its GOT+Harry Potter
Rated 19 Feb 2020
kuroelKuroel
Rated 16 Feb 2020
80
93rd
I've enjoyed the world-building, characters and casting. Everything legit on those parts. But had issues ranging from moderate to huge with the set pieces, editing, pacing, dialogue and the CGI. Especially since the press having tromboned the series as a rival to GoT. It is MIND BOGGLING that the Witcher costs 10 mil á episode whilst GoT was around 6-8 mil. Dialogue is expositionary and clunky. Sometimes unintentionally hilarious like in ep 1 with the wizard. But Henry Cavill is godsend.
Rated 16 Feb 2020
cetincelikcetincelik
Rated 16 Feb 2020
75
67th
Cavill!
Rated 16 Feb 2020
sadmanSadman
Rated 14 Feb 2020
70
30th
I had a lot of fun with this. Gets a lot of points for unapologetically being high fantasy. Works best when it follows a procedural "monster of the week" format. The main story is the lesser part of this, feeling more like something you need to get through to get to all the good stuff with grumpy old Geralt (Cavill is great!) on his adventures. Cinematography and direction is a little lacking and most of the acting is charmingly earnest in a CW kind of way. Looking forward to more of this.
Rated 14 Feb 2020
menialretconMenialRetcon
Rated 09 Feb 2020
74
58th
I was hoping the witch with the shriveled hand would have had that permanently.
Rated 09 Feb 2020
nhanlaNhanLa
Rated 07 Feb 2020
70
58th
The Witcher Season 1: 70, The Witcher Season 3: 40
Rated 07 Feb 2020
osyosy
Rated 04 Feb 2020
80
64th
This is a great TV series. Superman acts like a real Geralt, he is flawless. I haven't seen fight scenes as good as theirs in any other movie or TV series. Fight scenes are phenomenal.
Rated 04 Feb 2020
ytadelYtadel
Rated 01 Feb 2020
7
84th
Pretty enjoyable fantasy yarn. Will watch season 2.
Rated 01 Feb 2020
addehaddeh
Rated 22 Jan 2020
55
29th
The casting is awful almost throughout, and because the writing is equally as bad, i'm really not optimistic about the future of this show. Only bright spots were Cholotra, May, Buring and Mikkelsen, no one else brings anything to the table (Cavill gives a career worst performance here).
Rated 22 Jan 2020
cristeriacristeria
Rated 20 Jan 2020
81
48th
meh.
Rated 20 Jan 2020
eskipikseleskipiksel
Rated 17 Jan 2020
70
27th
Apart from the Yennefer role, the acting is good. Especially Henry Cavill's performance is very good. It's a good show to have a good time, but they didn't introduce worlds much. The CGI in the first episodes is weak. Then it's getting a little better. For those who do not read books, this series is poorly described.Good for those who read the books. But nobody has to read the books. It could have been better if the first season had been several episodes longer.
Rated 17 Jan 2020
mrcimrci
Rated 12 Jan 2020
30
14th
s1: 69, s2:45, s3:25 With a good first season, an almost OK-ish 2nd, they managed to completely derail the series in season 3. Soap opera with wooden actors and writing. Not worth watching any new episodes.
Rated 12 Jan 2020
eskimoseskimos
Rated 05 Jan 2020
73
49th
1. sezon
Rated 05 Jan 2020
batkojohnybatkojohny
Rated 26 Dec 2019
52
21st
S1
Rated 26 Dec 2019
darklingDarkling
Rated 24 Dec 2019
60
37th
It's the magical Slavic land where everyone speaks in an unnecessarily prominent British accent. Also, the bard knows what "reverse psychology" is.
Rated 24 Dec 2019
deepdoopdeepdoop
Rated 24 Dec 2019
90
66th
So far I really like this. I think it helps that I'm in love with the games and I've read most of the books so I have an understanding of the material and an attachment to the characters. It does assume a lot of the viewer which is a flaw, but I didn't really care because I enjoyed the atmosphere, battles, characters, emotion, story, etc. Can't wait for season 2.
Rated 24 Dec 2019
kaan_kavusanKaan Kavusan
Rated 21 Dec 2019
60
33rd
1. sezon sonu. Yüksek bütçeli Herlül & Zeyna.
Rated 21 Dec 2019

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