2019 fantasy drama television series
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Witcher_(TV_series)
The Witcher (TV series) - Wikipedia
4 days ago - In June 2022, it was confirmed ... third season. Besides new songs performed by Joey Batey, the score features a new song "A Little Sacrifice" performed by Freya Allan and inspired by a short story of the same name from The Sword of Destiny. Many songs also feature the Polish folk metal band ...
IMDb
imdb.com › title › tt5180504 › episodes
The Witcher (TV Series 2019– ) - Episode list - IMDb
SeasonsYearsTop-rated · 12345 · Thu, Jun 29, 2023 · Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri journey to the far reaches of the Continent in search of a safe haven. King Vizimir puts his charming younger brother to use.
chronology - Timeline of The Witcher tv series - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange
I have just finished watching The Witcher on Netflix and I am completely lost as to the timeline of events depicted in the series. It is obvious to me that Ciri's escape is happening in the present, More on scifi.stackexchange.com
Witcher Season 3 is so much worse than the last two seasons - did they not pay for good writers and editors?
It's painful to watch: a lot of boring and pointless scenes, dialogues are badly written, and what is this with characters constantly congratulating each other on how amazing they are ? There is a simple rule in writing: show, don't tell, but apparently writers on the show missed that class. Season 1 was good, season 2 left me worried. I could only finish 1 episode of season 3, just can't watch it anymore. They had great source material and that's the best they could do with it ? I'm not even asking you to follow the books or the game, just make a good show. More on reddit.com
822
738
July 1, 2023Post Season 3 Discussion Thread
It may be because I haven’t played the games or read the books, but I found that throughout the entire series I never knew who anyone’s allegiances were to, and who the kingdoms were. For instance I don’t know what the point/goal of redania is, and I also thought nilfgard was a faceless enemy that we haven’t even seen yet, just some empire in a far away land. I also have struggled with where everyone is located and what’s north and south. I hope it’s just been the bad writing and other people have felt the same, and not that I’m just a very stupid viewer More on reddit.com
463
48
May 19, 2023Just Finished Season 3 of the Netflix series
actually the witcher books are very politics and war heavy. there are very few monster hunts except for in the two short story collections More on reddit.com
45
100
November 1, 2023Videos
01:14
The Witcher: Season 3 | Volume 1 | Netflix - YouTube
02:16
The Witcher: Season 3 | Volume 2 | Netflix - YouTube
19:59
THE WITCHER Season 1-3 Recap | Must Watch Before Season 4 | Series ...
09:29
The Witcher Season 3 Recap | Must Watch Before Season 4 | Netflix ...
11:22
The Witcher RECAP before Season 4 - YouTube
Reddit
reddit.com › r/netflixwitcher › witcher season 3 is so much worse than the last two seasons - did they not pay for good writers and editors?
r/netflixwitcher on Reddit: Witcher Season 3 is so much worse than the last two seasons - did they not pay for good writers and editors?
July 1, 2023 -
Just finished watching part 1 of season 3, and it just seems overall of a much poorer quality than the last two seasons.
The dialogue is rushed, the editing is sloppy
The visual effects for instance - the first scene where Geralt cuts down the bounty hunters - such obviously fake blood on screen
Characters have become poorly defined, or losing definition - Jen treats Ciri terribly with her fellow witches while offering Ciri no chance to transition, Djikistra is easily fooled by Radovid, despite being a spy master, and having been reasonably effective in the last season. Stregobor offers himself up for trial with an unnecessary throwaway line
Radovid himself is constantly referred to as someone who is way more intelligent, yet not much has been on show to prove that point
I agree with a lot of people that Henry Cavill seems perfect for this role, but perhaps he has jumped ship at the right time. Probably only going to get worse from here.
Top answer 1 of 72
39
At this point why you all still watching. You all clearly don’t like the show so just. Stop? Like no one is forcing you Edit: this is obviously aimed at people who have been hating for three seasons now, if that isn’t your case then this isn’t about you, you can move on I promise
2 of 72
37
If anything, S3 is a huge improvement over the previous two. Finally using book dialogue and sticking closer to book material. Characters are written more closely to the books again too. Also, Yen treated Ciri like a total bitch in the books too. The show actually softened that treatment. Also, when does Radovid fool Dijkstra? It's literally the other way around when Dijkstra shocks Radovid with the queen's death and puts him in his place. EDIT: since some are taking the "total bitch" comment more literally than I intended, let me correct myself - what I meant was that Yennefer's treatment of Ciri was far more harsh and at times colder in the books than anything shown in S3. In the books, Yennefer had a much more "intense" approach to mentoring Ciri before they warmed up to one another. In the show, their relationship is clearly different thanks to S2 but also, nothing Yennefer does in S3 is in that harsh tone, aside from the fight at the bathhouse. That's what I meant. The total bitch comment was clearly an exaggeration that I stupidly used.
Rotten Tomatoes
rottentomatoes.com › tv › the_witcher › s03
The Witcher: Season 3 | Rotten Tomatoes
June 29, 2023 - TV Premiere Dates 2026 Link to TV Premiere Dates 2026 View All ... The witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world in which people often prove more wicked than beasts.
EN World
enworld.org › community › general tabletop discussion › *geek talk & media
The Witcher Season 3 (Spoilers) | EN World D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews
July 31, 2023 - So now that the Witcher has completed season 3, what do people think? (HEAVY SPOILERS YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED) I will ignore the Henry Cavill controversy, and just take the season on its merits. For the most part I enjoyed it. I liked the family dynamic with Geralt, Ciri, and Yenniver. The...
Netflix
netflix.com › title › 80189685
Watch The Witcher | Netflix Official Site
December 20, 2019 - Geralt takes on another Witcher's unfinished business in a kingdom stalked by a ferocious beast.
IGN
ign.com › articles › the-witcher-season-3-volume-1-review
The Witcher Season 3 Volume 1 Review - IGN
The Witcher
The Witcher can swing a sword with the best of fantasy TV, but its third season sure makes the series' monster-slaying fun feel like work. Netflix's thoughtful and frequently exciting adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher novels naturally comes packing all the baggage and courtly intrigue ... The Witcher Season 3 Review: Volume 1
TheWrap
thewrap.com › home › ‘the witcher’ season 3 recap: what to remember before season 4
'The Witcher' Season 3 Recap: What to Remember Before Season 4
October 30, 2025 - Throughout the course of Season 3 that code is tested and finally broken. After his fight with Vilgefortz leaves him particularly wounded and Ciri and Yen both missing, Geralt decides to get involved in Nilfgaard’s war when he assumed Emyhr has taken Ciri. Alongside Jaskier and Milva, the witcher ends the season helping a group of strangers being harried by Nilfgaardian soldiers.
AVForums
avforums.com › home › movies, tv shows, blu-ray & music › tv shows
The Witcher Season 3 (Netflix) TV Show Review & Comments | AVForums
July 1, 2023 - Eking out Henry Cavill's final run as The Witcher, Netflix drops Part 1 of the third season, and it's more of the same, only with added production melancholy. Read the review. Write your own review for The Witcher Season 3 Part 1
IMDb
imdb.com › title › tt5180504
The Witcher (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb
November 6, 2025 - Is there any point in watching this if the Witcher himself isn't in it? Netflix should have known better; they've taken away what made the show captivating in the first place. I feel like the soul of the series walked away with Cavill. ... Strangely enough, this goof describes the downfall of the series perfectly. Season 1: 10 Stars, simply amazing, beyond expectations. Season 2: 8 Stars. Very good with many lovely story telling. Season 3: ...
Quora
quora.com › What-is-your-review-of-The-Witcher-TV-series-season-3
What is your review of The Witcher TV series season 3? - Quora
Answer: “The Witcher” by Netflix came on TV soon after the long series “Game of Thrones” finished, which had disappointed everyone. So it was a very popular new fantasy that filled in a hole, and the first season was excellent. Then season 3 of “The Witcher” came on last year and was a big disapp...
Netflix Tudum
netflix.com › tudum › articles › the-witcher-cast-season-3
The Witcher Season 3 Cast and Characters - Netflix Tudum
Now he’s dedicated to keeping ... he loves, Yennefer of Vengerberg. In Season 3, Geralt is reunited with Yen and Ciri and willing to do anything to protect his found family....
Published July 27, 2023
Collider
collider.com › home › tv features › ‘the witcher’ season 3 recap: what to remember before netflix's fantasy series returns
‘The Witcher’ Season 3 Recap: What to Remember Before Netflix's Fantasy Series Returns
October 28, 2025 - Not only is Liam Hemsworth taking over the lead role following Henry Cavill's departure, but the story has reached a new height as Geralt has left his neutrality behind ahead of an inevitable war. Overall, Season 3 leaves the heroes in a precarious place ahead of the show's return, setting up an eventful Season 4. Geralt (Henry Cavill), Ciri (Freya Allan), and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) in The Witcher Season 3 Episode 1Image via Netflix
GamesRadar+
gamesradar.com › entertainment › tv › fantasy shows › the witcher
The Witcher Ciri actor says she considered quitting the show with former star Henry Cavill: "He's the Geralt I grew up with" | GamesRadar+
December 4, 2025 - "Season 3 was a really difficult season for everyone. I cried because I wanted to finish the show with the guy that played my adoptive father," Allan says. "For the first time, I was seeing what life away from The Witcher could look like and then the lead moves on…
Forbes
forbes.com › forbes homepage › innovation › gaming
‘The Witcher’ Season 3, Part 2 Review: Henry Cavill Flees A Sinking Ship
November 18, 2024 - Ciri heads back to Aretuza and Geralt gets in a fight with Vilgefortz that he loses rather spectacularly, though the show does a perplexingly awful job at showing us how bad the Witcher’s wounds truly are. The choreography here is not up to standards set in Season 1.
Top answer 1 of 4
12
In an interview with one of the showrunners, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, she says:
Is this crazy? Like, is it crazy to do that with this story? Is it crazy to say that Ciri's (Freya Allan) story takes place over two weeks, Yennefer's takes place over, you know, it's like 70 years. Geralt's (Henry Cavill) takes place over 20 years. Is that crazy?
If she was, say 20, when she went to Aretuza, she would be 90 towards the end of the show. Perhaps not 3 lifetimes, but certainly 2.
As I watched, the details I caught that led to realizing the [timelines] were:
- During the mage's council discussing where to send the new mages, they refer to Calanthe (Ciri's grandmother) as a young, promising princess [Yennefer]
- [Geralt] is fighting the shtriga for King Foltest, but we cut to [Yennefer] who walks past a child Foltest who is pestering his sister.
- [Geralt] attends Ciri's mother's betrothal/wedding where we find out she is pregnant.
- Once [Geralt] and [Yennefer] meet, when next we see them together during the dragon hunt there are flashbacks of several meetings that occurred in the meantime.
- Finally, [Yennefer] is talked into helping the mages defend Cintra, before anything in [Ciri's] time.
Those are just the ones that I caught and I wasn't trying to pay too much attention once I realized the timeline differences. This Screen Rant page includes many other smaller details that I missed. It also includes this timeline from dates in the novels:
1170 - The Great Cleansing of Elves
1173 - Yennefer is born
1190 - Yennefer attends Aretuza
1230 - Yennefer becomes mage of Aedirn (approx.)
1232 - Calanthe named queen
1233 - Calanthe wins The Battle of Hochebuz
1234 - Geralt meets Renfri
1235 - The Usurper overthrows Nilfgaard
1237 - Princess Pavetta is born
1252 - Princess Pavetta is married
1253 - Ciri is born
1257 - The Usurper is killed
1260 - Yennefer and Geralt meet (approx.)
1263 - Nilfgaard invades Cintra
2 of 4
5
Specifically for the Netflix television show the entire timeline of major event is listed here.
- Conjunction of the Spheres: Unknown but prior to 500
- Birth of Stregobor: 786
- Laws of Magic created: 839
- The Opening of Aretuza: 839
- The Creation of the First Witcher: 967
- Birth of Geralt: 1160
- Beginning of the Great Cleansing (Elf Genocide): 1187
- Birth of Yennefer: 1192
- Yennefer Attends Aretuza: 1206
- Yennefer is Transformed: 1210
- The Royal Ceremony (Mage Party): 1210
- The Curse of the Black Sun: 1213
- Birth of Renfri: 1213
- Birth of Calanthe: 1216
- Birth of Jaskier: 1222
- A Striga is Born: 1229
- Calanthe Ascends to the Throne: 1230
- Battle of Hochebuz: 1231
- The Butcher of Blaviken: 1231
- Calanthe Marries Roegner: 1232
- Urcheon Saves Roegner: 1233
- Birth of Pavetta: 1234
- The Striga Attacks: 1237
- Nilfgaard Attacks Ebbing (start of war): 1239
- Geralt and Jaskier First Meet: 1240
- Yennefer Escaping the Ronin Mage: 1240
- Geralt Defeats the Striga: 1243
- Geralt Claims the Law of Surprise: 1249
- Cintra's Double Wedding (Pavetta/Urcheon & Calanthe/Rist): 1249
- Birth of Ciri: 1250
- Yennefer and Geralt Meet (facing the djinn): 1256
- The Dragon Hunt: 1262
- Geralt Return to Cintra (to claim his Law of Surprise): 1263
- The Battle of Marnadal (Cintra v. Nilfgaard): 1263
- Yennefer returns to Aretuza: 1263
- The Slaughter of Cintra (by Nilfgaard): 1263
- Ciri in the Refugee Camp: 1263
- Ciri in Brokilon Forest: 1263
- Ciri's Prophecy: 1263
- Geralt is attacked by Ghouls: 1263
- The Battle of Sodden Hill: 1263
- Destines Meet (Geralt and Ciri): 1263
Deductions from Above:
- Geralt is 103 years old
- Yennefer is 71 years old (not exactly 3 "lifetimes")
- Renfri was 18 when she was killed by a 53 year old Geralt
- Calanthe is 47 at the time of her death
- Jaskier is 41 years old (18 when he met an 80 year old Geralt)
- Ciri is 13 years old.
- Geralt is 96 and Yennefer is 64 when they first meet
Rotten Tomatoes
rottentomatoes.com › tv › the_witcher › s03 › cast-and-crew
The Witcher: Season 3 | Cast and Crew | Rotten Tomatoes
June 29, 2023 - Discover the cast and crew of The Witcher: Season 3 on Rotten Tomatoes. See actors, directors, and more behind the scenes. Explore now!
Omnivorous
omnivorous.substack.com › p › tv-review-the-witcher-season-3-volume-832
TV Review: "The Witcher" (Season 3, Volume 2)
August 11, 2023 - Well, we’ve now reached a pivotal point in the history of Netflix’s The Witcher. With the release of the final three episodes of the third season, we must now bid farewell to Henry Cavill as Geralt and brace ourselves for the introduction of Liam Hemsworth in the role.
YouTube
youtube.com › netflix
The Witcher: Season 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube
Chaos is coming. The Witcher Season 3 begins on June 29th.SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/29qBUt7About Netflix:Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment s...
Published June 8, 2023 Views 12M