Is The Witcher Season 1 Worth Watching?
When I first heard Netflix was doing a serial adaptation of The Witcher starring Henry Cavill, I was not interested. I am not generally a fan of Cavill, and despite a few attempts, The Witcher video game never clicked with me. However, the first 5 minutes of the series got its hooks into me and never let go. While I tend to find Cavill a stiff actor, he pulls off a great Geralt. Cavill’s strengths as an actor align perfectly with Geralt’s terse and gruff demeanor. The series itself is broken into three story lines following Geralt, Yennifer, and Ciri. While I enjoyed Geralt’s scenes the most, I was surprised with how much I actually enjoyed Yennifer’s storyline as well. I found her character arc the most developed and was excited to see what would happen with her next. Additionally, in only eight episodes, Hissrich develops The Witcher’s world quite well. Due to Geralt’s travelling profession, Yennifer’s escapades as a sorceress, and Ciri’s fleeing from war, we see a good part of the Continent. If you are a fan of dark fantasy series, The Witcher is one you will definitely want to check out.
Rating: B- Good
Show Title: The Witcher
Release Date: December 20, 2019
Genre: Fantasy Serial Drama
Where to Watch: Netflix
Season: 1
Number of Episodes: 8
Episode Run Time: 47 – 67 minutes
Producer: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
Starring: Henry Cavill; Freya Allan; Eamon Farren; Anya Chalotra; Joey Batey; MyAnna Buring; Royce Pierreson; Mimi Ndiweni; Wilson Radjou-Pujalte; Anna Shaffer; Maesh Jadu
Production Company: Sean Daniel Company; Stillking Films; Platige Image; One of Us; Cinesite
Distributed By: Netflix
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