The Witcher - Season 1 (2019)
Show title: The Witcher
IMDb score:
7,9 (616.079)
Episodes: 8
Playing time: 7 hour and 54 minutes
Developed by: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
Stars: Henry Cavill, Freya Allan and Joey Batey
Origin:
United States
Releasedate: Friday 20 December 2019
First aired on: Netflix (Nederland)
This season is not available on US streaming services.
Actors and Actresses
Geralt of Rivia
Geralt of Rivia
Princess Cirilla of Cintra
Yennefer of Vengerberg
Cahir
Triss Merigold
Jaskier
Fringilla Vigo
Francesca Findabair
Milva
Zoltan Chivay
Vilgefortz of Roggeveen
Sigismund Dijkstra
Philippa Eilhart
Mistle
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SolidKevin
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- 66 messages
- 1590 votes
As a big fan of the games and the books, I was really looking forward to the series and the first season has not disappointed me. You can clearly see that Henry Cavill is familiar with the source material and he knows how to portray Geralt very well. Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra also know how to interpret the essence of Ciri and Yennefer well.
I agree with the previous posts that the narration method (especially in the beginning) feels a bit messy. I myself was less bothered by this, because I already know the world and the characters well, but for people with no knowledge of The Witcher it can seem unclear. It does not help that people seem to assume that the viewer has that knowledge. Various names and places are mentioned without the layman having an idea of who or what it is. Among others Kaer Morhen and the name Vesemir are examples of this. They should have thought a little more about that.
In the next season I expect that everything will connect a bit more logically since they will probably start with the 'first' book from the saga (Blood of Elves ). In this season the stories will be published The Last Wish and Sword or Destiny which are actually two collections of short stories presenting the world and its important characters.
The first season of The Witcher is a good start to a potential top series. Now it's a matter of getting on with it and then this can turn into something very special. 4* for now.
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Lucaij
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- 472 messages
- 1861 votes
Finally I finished the series. It is striking that the games tell the story much more strongly than the series.
There is much more to this story. Congratulations again to Henry Cahill, who almost single-handedly carries this series. Unexpectedly, he puts down a good Geralt.
Too bad HBO didn't get to work on this story. Netflix has turned it into a typical Netflix production again. Easily digestible and unimpressive. I think few people will be talking about Yennefer's adventures in a year. And to make the comparison with Game of Thrones like the users before me: the last scene in episode 1 of Game of Thrones with Bran, for example, made more impression than an entire season of The Witcher. Let alone if I'm going to talk about the real highlights.
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LeBlanc
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- 128 messages
- 52 votes
Watched this series again briefly.. partly because I don't understand why people are so enthusiastic about Netflx series. Already in episode 1 I see things that irritate me right away. The focus on feminism.. powerful women and men as suckers. It takes place in a sort of medieval setting but I see Africans walking like knights. Fight scenes: women of 60 kg in armor on horseback fighting against guys of 100 kg.. Also, just like the Mandalorian, a hard killer, but who endlessly talks with girls like a bitch....
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