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The Witcher
Genre
Created byLauren Schmidt Hissrich
Based onThe Witcher
by Andrzej Sapkowski
Starring
Composers
Country of origin
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producer
Cinematography
  • Jean-Philippe Gossart
  • Gavin Struthers
Editors
  • Liana Del Giudice
  • Nick Arthurs
  • Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez
  • Xavier Russell
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time47–67 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20) –
present (present)

The Witcher is a fantasy drama series created by American showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was released in its entirety December 20, 2019. A second season was announced for release in 2021.

Set in a medieval world on a landmass known as the Continent, The Witcher follows the story of solitary monster hunter Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalotra), and princess Ciri (Freya Allan), who find their destinies tied together. The first season is based on The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, a collection of short stories which precede the main Witcher saga. The first season explores formative events that shaped the three lead characters, prior to their first encounters with each other.

Cast and characters

See also: List of characters in The Witcher series

Main

  • Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, a magically-enhanced monster hunter known as a "witcher".
  • Freya Allan as Cirilla / Ciri, princess of Cintra, and granddaughter of Queen Calanthe, who possesses magical powers.
  • Eamon Farren as Cahir, a Nilfgaardian army commander who leads the invasion of Cintra and the hunt for Cirilla.
  • Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, a hunchback quarter-elf and sorceress whose path crosses with Geralt's on several occasions.
  • Joey Batey as Jaskier, a travelling bard who accompanies Geralt on his path.
  • MyAnna Buring as Tissaia de Vries, mentor to Yennefer and Rectoress of Aretuza, an academy for training female mages.
  • Royce Pierreson as Istredd, an adept sorcerer and historian who befriended Yennefer at Aretuza.
  • Mimi Ndiweni as Fringilla Vigo, a sorceress who trained alongside Yennefer, and eventually leads the Nilfgaardian armies alongside Cahir.
  • Wilson Radjou-Pujalte as Dara, an elf refugee boy whom Cirilla befriends after the Slaughter of Cintra.
  • Anna Shaffer as Triss Merigold, a sorceress, the court mage of Temeria and advisor to King Foltest.
  • Mahesh Jadu as Vilgefortz of Roggeveen, a charismatic sorcerer who rallies the northern mages to halt the invading Nilfgaardian army in Sodden.

Recurring

  • Jodhi May as Queen Calanthe, ruler of the Kingdom of Cintra and grandmother of Princess Cirilla.
  • Adam Levy as Mousesack, the court druid of Cintra and advisor to Queen Calanthe.
  • Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as King Eist Tuirseach, husband to Queen Calanthe and step-grandfather of Cirilla.
  • Lars Mikkelsen as Stregobor, rector of Ban Ard, the academy for male mages and the resident mage in the town of Blaviken.
  • Emma Appleton as Renfri of Creyden, a princess-turned-bandit who leads a gang of brigands and has a grudge against Stregobor.
  • Maciej Musiał as Sir Lazlo
  • Tobi Bamtefa as Sir Danek
  • Therica Wilson-Read as Sabrina Glevissig, a sorceress who trained alongside Yennefer.
  • Shaun Dooley as King Foltest, the king of Temeria.
  • Terence Maynard as Artorius Vigo, court mage from Toussaint and uncle of Fringilla.
  • Judit Fekete as Vanelle of Brugge
  • Josette Simon as Eithne, the Queen of the Dryads of Brokilon Forest.
  • Nóra Trokán as Dryad General

Notable guests

  • Mia McKenna-Bruce as Marilka, a girl who works for Stregobor.
  • Tom Canton as Filavandrel, an elf king.
  • Natasha Culzac as Toruviel, an elf.
  • Amit Shah as Torque, a sylvan ("horned devil") that works for Filavandrel.
  • Jason Thorpe as Lord Ostrit, a nobleman from Temeria with a grudge against King Foltest.
  • Ben Lambert as King Virfuril, the king of Aedirn.
  • Jade Croot as Princess Adda, the daughter of Foltest who was cursed from birth to be a monstrous creature called a striga.
  • Isobel Laidler as Queen Kalis of Lyria, wife of Vilfuril, and mother to his daughter.
  • Blair Kincaid as Crach an Craite
  • Gaia Mondadori as Pavetta, the daughter of Queen Calanthe and mother of Ciri.
  • Bart Edwards as Urcheon of Erlenwald / Duny, a knight afflicted by a curse that transforms him into a hedgehog/man creature during the day who becomes betrothed to Pavetta.
  • Marcin Czarnik as Ronin Mage
  • Lucas Englander as Chireadan, an elf healer in the town of Rinde.
  • Adele Oni as Téa, a female bodyguard from Zerrikania.
  • Colette Dalal Tchantcho as Véa, a female bodyguard from Zerrikania.
  • Jordan Renzo as Eyck of Denesle, a virtuous knight.
  • Jeremy Crawford as Yarpen Zigrin, a dwarf mercenary who leads a band of dragon hunters.
  • Ron Cook as Borch Three Jackdaws, a man who is actually the golden dragon Villentretenmerth.
  • Ella-Rae Smith as Fola, a young sorceress in Aretuza.
  • Francis Magee as Yurga, a travelling merchant in Sodden rescued by Geralt from monsters.
  • Anna-Louise Plowman as Zola, Yurga's wife who offers Cirilla sanctuary in her home in Sodden.
  • Julian Rhind-Tutt as Giltine, the enchanter of Aretuza which brings adepts into their perfect physical forms after they graduate.

Episodes

The first season is based on The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The End's Beginning"Alik SakharovLauren Schmidt HissrichDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Following Geralt of Rivia's battle with a kikimora, he enters the town of Blaviken and meets Renfri, a cursed princess-turned-bandit hunted by the wizard Stregobor, who thinks her evil for her birth during an eclipse. Stregobor lures Geralt to his hideout seeking to hire him to kill Renfri, but Geralt refuses. Renfri later offers Geralt a counter-proposal, but he refuses with an ultimatum: leave or die. She feigns agreement, but upon waking up the next morning, Geralt realizes Renfri will not stop until Stregobor is dead, and he rushes to stop her. After killing her men, he fights and fatally wounds Renfri, and her dying words warn him of a girl who will be his destiny. Stregobor arrives to take Renfri's body for autopsy. When Geralt opposes, the townsfolk force him to leave, urged on by Stregobor. The kingdom of Cintra is conquered by southern neighbor Nilfgaard, and Princess Cirilla is sent away by her grandmother, Queen Calanthe, to escape and find Geralt. Cirilla is captured by Nilfgaardian officer Cahir, but the sight of the burning city and castle trigger her powers, allowing her to escape.

Based on "The Lesser Evil" from The Last Wish.[8]
2"Four Marks"Alik SakharovJenny KleinDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Hunchback Yennefer from Vengerberg of Aedirn is sold to Tissaia de Vries by her father. She is taken to Aretuza, for training in magic, but finds difficulty in the practice. She makes a friendship with Istredd, even revealing her quarter-elf heritage, a cause of her deformity. Unbeknownst to either, Tissaia and Stregobor were using Yennefer and Istredd respectively to spy on each other. Later, Yennefer witnesses Tissaia turning three students into eels to act as conduits powering Aretuza with magic. Geralt is hired to investigate grain thefts in Posada and is followed by Jaskier the bard. They encounter a Sylvan named Torque, who knocks them unconscious and takes them to his mountain cave. There, Geralt meets Filavandrel, the elven king and urges he lead his people to better lands after being banished by the humans. Instead of killing them, Filavendrel frees Geralt and Jaskier, taking the former's words to heart. Cirilla encounters Dara, a boy in the woods, who guides her to a refugee camp. Dara returns to save her as the camp is attacked by Cahir's forces, and she later realizes Dara is an elf.

Based on "The Edge of the World" from The Last Wish.[8]
3"Betrayer Moon"Alex Garcia LopezBeau DeMayoDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

The episode begins with another Witcher being killed by and unknown creature. Yennefer and Istredd become lovers while finishing their training. While Yennefer has the chance to transform her body into her ideal image during graduation, the Brotherhood of Sorcerers discuss the allocation of their newly initiated to their respective kingdoms. But through Stregobor's scheme, Yennefer is assigned to Nilfgaard instead of her preferred Aedirn due to her elven blood. Realizing what happened, Yennefer angrily breaks up with Istredd knowing only he could have told Stregobor about her blood. Having missed graduation, Yennefer undergoes the painful transformation to be beautiful at cost of her fertility. Yennefer charms Aedirn's King Virfuril into taking her as advisor, sending Fringilla to Nilfgaard instead. Geralt enters the kingdom of Temeria investigating a monster, and is assisted by Triss Merigold, King Foltest's sorceress advisor. He identifies the monster as a Shtriga, a creature born from a curse he later discovered was placed by the courtier Ostrita who learned about the affair between Foltest and his sister, Princess Adda. Using Ostrit as bait, Geralt battles to contain the shtriga until dawn which lifts the curse. Cirilla enters a dense forest in a trance as Dara follows to help.

Based on "The Witcher" from The Last Wish.[8]
4"Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials"Alex Garcia LopezDeclan de BarraDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Having served Aedirn for three decades, Yennefer escorts Queen Kalis of Lyria when they're ambushed by an assassin. The assassin follows them through multiple portals, killing Kalis. Although Yennefer escapes with Kalis's newborn daughter, the baby dies from a thrown dagger. Geralt accompanies Jaskier to the betrothal feast of Princess Pavetta, Queen Calanthe's daughter. Urcheon of Erlenwald (also named Duny) interrupts to demand Pavetta's hand through the Law of Surprise, having saved her father years earlier. Urcheon suffers from a curse that transformed him into hedgehog/man creature. Despite Pavetta's acceptance, Calanthe refuses and a brawl ensues. When Calanthe tries killing Urcheon, Pavetta activates her power, unleashing a maelstrom until Geralt and Mousesack intervene. Wanting her daughter happy, Calanthe marries Duny and Pavetta, which lifts Duny's curse. Duny, thankful for Geralt's aid, insists he take a reward, so Geralt jokingly invokes the Law of Surprise for something Duny has but doesn't yet know. The crowd then immediately learns Pavetta is pregnant with Duny's child. In the present, Niflgaard's forces resume their pursuit of Cirilla with Mousesack as their prisoner. Meanwhile, Cirilla and Dara encounter Queen Eithne and her Dryads in Brokilon Forest, while Cahir and Fringilla track Ciri's location.

Based on "A Question of Price" from The Last Wish, and "Sword of Destiny" from Sword of Destiny.[8]
5"Bottled Appetites"Charlotte BrändströmSneha KoorseDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Several years after Pavetta's betrothal, Geralt and Jaskier discover a Djinn and both accidentally release it. The Djinn curses Jaskier after he makes two wishes and Geralt seeks help from the nearest healer, the elf Chireadan. But as they need a mage to heal Jaskier's curse, Chireadan reluctantly refers them to Yennefer. Although Yennefer cures Jaskier, she entrances Geralt to attack city councilmen who oppose her while she attempts to capture the Djinn to grant her wish of having her fertility back. As Jaskier uses his last wish, it is revealed that Geralt had the wishes all along. He returns to Yennefer's location with the ensuing struggle threatening to destroy the town, Geralt uses his third and final wish to free the djinn. Now free and safe, Geralt and Yennefer realize their attraction and have sex. Yennefer asks about his third wish, but Geralt falls asleep from exhaustion. Cahir hires a doppler to assume the identity of Cintra's court druid and Ciri's godfather Mousesack by copying his form and memories, then kills him. Later, Eithne allows Ciri to stay in Brokilon, but "Mousesack" arrives, requesting Ciri and Dara leave with him.

Based on "The Last Wish" from The Last Wish.[8]
6"Rare Species"Charlotte BrändströmHaily HallDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Geralt, Jaskier, and Yennefer are invited to join a dragon hunt by adventurer Borch and his two bodyguards Téa and Véa. Yennefer's knight joins the party along with a band of dwarves and Reavers, professional monster hunters. After camping overnight, the party finds the knight dead and the Reavers have departed. The dwarves take their party to a mountain shortcut, but the bridge gives way. Borch's group sacrifices themselves rather than endanger the party. Geralt and Yennefer reconcile before reaching the dragon's den, but find it dead with Téa and Véa alive guarding the dragon's egg. Borch reveals himself as Vilentretenmerth, a golden dragon. The five of them defend the egg from the Reavers. Borch later pays off the dwarves with dragon teeth, and Geralt reveals to Yennefer his third wish bound their fates together. Dara grows suspicious over "Mousesack", so Ciri questions him and the doppler reveals himself. In the scuffle, Dara is knocked out as Ciri escapes, but is captured by Cahir. "Ciri" reveals itself as the Doppler and fights Cahir before escaping. Dara frees the real Ciri, but leaves her. Cahir and Fringilla plan their next move.

Based on "The Bounds of Reason" from Sword of Destiny.[8]
7"Before a Fall"Alik Sakharov & Marc JobstMike OstrowskiDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

With Nilfgaard poised to invade Cintra, Geralt decides to invoke his Law of Surprise. Calanthe offers up an imposter for Ciri, but Geralt isn't fooled and is imprisoned by King Tuirseach. After visiting Istredd, Yennefer returns to Aretuza with the sorcerer Vilgefortz. When he announces his intention to rally mages to oppose Nilfgaard, she declines. The Brotherhood votes to remain neutral, but Tissaia, Vilgefortz, and other mages resolve to fight. Tissaia convinces Yennefer to join. Nilfgaard invades, sacking the city and breaching the castle. Calanthe wants to send Ciri away with Geralt, but he has escaped his cell and is nowhere to be found. Ciri fends for herself after escaping Cintra. Later, she is discovered by her old friends who suddenly turn on her, and her powers activate.

Based on "Something More" from Sword of Destiny.[8]
8"Much More"Marc JobstLauren Schmidt HissrichDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Yennefer and the mages reinforce the strategic keep of Sodden Hill, aiming to prevent Nilfgaardian forces from invading the rest of the Northern Kingdoms. The Nilfgaardians launch their attack, with both sides utilizing magic and inflicting heavy casualties on each other. Tissaia attempts to talk down Fringilla, but Fringilla disables her. Vilgefortz fights Cahir, but loses and is thrown down a hill. When Vilgefortz wakes up, he kills a Northern sorcerer, revealing himself to be a turncoat. When Nilfgaardian soldiers begin to overrun the fort, Yennefer channels a massive stream of fire, then seemingly disappears. Having escaped from Cintra, Geralt encounters a merchant burying the bodies of dead refugees. He defends the man from undead monsters, but is wounded and loses consciousness. He wakes to find himself on the merchant's cart en route to the man's farm. In his delirious state, he dreams about his mother Visenna. Ciri is awakened by the woman she met earlier and discovers the dead bodies of her harassers around her, killed in gruesome ways. The woman takes her to her farm. Geralt arrives at the same farm. Seeing a vision of Geralt searching for Yennefer, Ciri wakes and wanders into the forest, where she finds Geralt. Ciri asks Geralt, "Who is Yennefer?"

Based on "Something More" from Sword of Destiny.[8]

Production

Development

Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher book series was almost adapted into a standalone Netflix film but Kelly Luegenbiehl, Vice President of International Originals at Netflix, dissuaded the producers. She recalled asking them, "How can you take eight novels and just turn it into a film? There's so much material here. Through a number of conversations, the producers got really excited about the idea of using the source material for a longer-running series."[9] In May 2017, Netflix announced the start of production on an English-language drama TV series based on the books.[10][11]

In December 2017, it was reported that Lauren Schmidt Hissrich would serve as showrunner on the show.[12] In April 2018, Schmidt Hissrich revealed that the script for the pilot episode was finished, and the first season would be eight episodes long.[13] In 2017, it was reported that Andrzej Sapkowski would serve as a creative consultant on the show, but in January 2018, Sapkowski denied any direct involvement.[14] However, he met with Schmidt Hissrich in April 2018[15][16] and in May 2018 she stated that Sapkowski is on the creative team of the project.[17] In August, Andrew Laws was revealed as production designer.[18] In December, Radio Times reported directors Alik Sakharov and Charlotte Brändström have joined the project.[19]

Netflix announced a second season on November 13, 2019,[20] with production set to begin in London in early 2020, for a planned release in 2021.[21]

Writing

The first season was told in a non-linear manner, which Hissrich said was inspired by Christopher Nolan's 2017 film Dunkirk.[22] Hissrich also said Yennefer and Cirilla were given more prominence to allow the viewers to understand them better, by showing their backstories, motivations, journey, and complications.[23] For the second season, Hissrich said the story will build on the foundations from the first season, becoming more focused, and that characters will interact with each other more frequently.[24]

Casting

Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra at the 2019 San Diego Convention for The Witcher
Freya Allan at the 2019 San Diego Convention for The Witcher

In September 2018, Netflix announced that Henry Cavill would play Geralt of Rivia,[25][26] who was selected from more than 200 actors.[27] In October 2018, Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan were cast as Yennefer of Vengerberg and Princess Cirilla respectively, while Jodhi May, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Adam Levy, MyAnna Buring, Mimi Ndiweni, and Therica Wilson-Read also joined.[28] More casting was announced later that month, including Eamon Farren, Joey Batey, Lars Mikkelsen, Royce Pierreson, Maciej Musiał, Wilson Radjou-Pujalte, and Anna Shaffer.[29]

Filming

In April 2018, Schmidt Hissrich revealed that the show would be filmed in Eastern Europe.[30]

Principal photography for the first season began on October 31, 2018, in Hungary.[29] In March 2019, production moved to Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, with some scenes planned to be shot in the islands of La Palma and La Gomera as well.[31] Filming ended in Ogrodzieniec Castle in Poland.[32] Filming for the first season was concluded in May 2019.[33]

Release

In April 2019, Netflix's Ted Sarandos told investors in an earnings call that the series would be released in late 2019.[34] Netflix released the first teaser for the series at San Diego Comic-Con on July 19, 2019.[35][36] The first full trailer was revealed at Lucca Comics & Games on October 31, 2019.[37][38] Netflix released a final trailer on December 12, 2019.[39]

The series had its early premiere on Służewiec Racetrack in Warsaw on December 18, 2019.[40] The series premiered on December 20, 2019.[38]

Reception

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 60% approval rating for the first season with an average rating of 5.65/10, based on 67 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads: "The world of The Witcher still only feels half-formed as it gallops onto screens, but Henry Cavill brings brawny charisma to a series teeming with subversive fantasy elements and dark humor."[41] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 53 out of 100 based on 15 critics to the season, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[42]

In a positive review of the first season, Erik Kain of Forbes wrote, "If you're looking for an original dark fantasy with some horror elements, some bare skin and plenty of blood and gore (and monsters) look no further.",[43] while James Whitbrook of io9 said, "if you are willing to sit through those trudging opening episodes, punctuated by a cool fight here or an intriguing character scene there, The Witcher slowly but surely finds itself a fantastical slice of bloody, schlocky fun."[44] Conversely, Entertainment Weekly critic Darren Franich said of the series, "my destiny is to never watch this borefest ever again", awarding the first season an F rating.[45] Franich drew criticism for admitting to skipping to the fifth episode.[46]

Author Andrzej Sapkowski has been favorable towards the show, stating, "I was more than happy with Henry Cavill's appearance as The Witcher. He's a real professional. Just as Viggo Mortensen gave his face to Aragorn (in The Lord of the Rings), so Henry gave his to Geralt — and it shall be forever so". Sapkowski added, "I shall be happy if the viewers — and readers — take anything away, anything that shall enrich them in some way. Also, I sincerely hope to leave the viewers — and readers — hot. In every sense. Not tepid, not lukewarm."[47]

Audience viewership

According to Parrot Analytics, The Witcher, in its US debut, was the third most "in demand" original streaming series, behind Stranger Things and The Mandalorian.[48] Parrot's process measures "demand expressions", which is "its globally standardized TV-demand measurement unit that reflects the desire, engagement, and viewership of a series weighted by importance."[49] On December 31, 2019, Parrot Analytics reported that The Witcher was the most in-demand TV series in the world across all platforms.[50]

On December 30, 2019, Netflix issued a number of official lists including the Most Popular TV Shows of 2019. These series were among the most viewed in the U.S. market, where The Witcher was ranked second among series. The Witcher was also ranked sixth on the list of all 2019 releases.[51]

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