2019 fantasy drama television series

The Witcher is a fantasy drama television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book series by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Set on a fictional, medieval-inspired … Wikipedia
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7.9 / 10.0
IMDb
615K votes
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25K votes
63.0
Metacritic
77 votes
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Wikipedia
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The Witcher (TV series) - Wikipedia
2 weeks ago - Set on a fictional, medieval-inspired ... Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was released on Netflix on December 20, 2019, starring Cavill in the lead role....
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Vulture
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The Witcher Season One: A Straightforward Chronology
December 26, 2019 - 1. Yennefer’s origin (episodes 2-3) Yennefer’s story begins in episode two, “Four Marks,” when Tissaia de Vries buys her from her abusive stepfather and enrolls her in the magic school Aretuza.
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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
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New to Witcher, in season 1: timeline confusion
Yes. Season 1 is Geralt, Yennifer, Ciri. (Or maybe Yennifer then Geralt). But they are out of order, and years apart. There's a scene in one of Yen or Geralts scenes where they're taking about Ciris grandmother just taking the throne, something that was decades ago to Ciri. There's small subtle clues there. Keep in mind Yen and Geralt are older than they look. More on reddit.com
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The TV series in chronological order.
You probably already know this, but just in case, every Geralt scene is in chronological order, every Yennefer scene is in chronological order, and every Ciri/Black Knight (Cahir) scene is in chronological order. More on reddit.com
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Express.co.uk
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The Witcher TV series first episode date: When does The Witcher start? | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk
July 5, 2019 - The Witcher on Netflix: Henry Cavill’s Geralt gives first look at Ciri · The Witcher first look: Is The Witcher the next Game of Thrones? The Witcher TV series first episode will air on Netflix at the end of 2019.
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IMDb
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"The Witcher" The End's Beginning (TV Episode 2019) ⭐ 8.2 | Action, Adventure, Drama
December 20, 2019 - The End's Beginning: Directed by Alik Sakharov. With Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Eamon Farren, Lars Mikkelsen. Hostile townsfolk and a cunning mage greet Geralt in the town of Blaviken. Ciri finds her royal world upended when Nilfgaard sets its sights on Cintra.
Rating: 8.2/10 ​ - ​ 28.2K votes
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Netflix
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Watch The Witcher | Netflix Official Site
December 20, 2019 - Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Watch trailers & learn more.
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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
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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
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Rotten Tomatoes
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The Witcher: Season 1, Episode 1 | Rotten Tomatoes
December 20, 2019 - Hostile townspeople and a cunning mage greet Geralt in the town of Blaviken; Ciri finds her royal world upended when Nilfgaard sets its sights on Cintra. ... Watch The Witcher — Season 1, Episode 1 with a subscription on Netflix.
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TV Guide
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The Witcher's Complicated Season 1 Timeline, Explained - TV Guide
December 14, 2021 - The Witcher doesn't reference numerical dates (you can check out The Witcher books' wiki if you need numbers), so we're putting the events in the order of when they happened, and because individual character's stories in episodes are the best signifiers of time (and because the show prefers to compartmentalize the stories of Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri), we've indicated whose story within each episode the event takes place in.
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Digital Spy
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The Witcher official season 1 timeline released by Netflix
January 9, 2020 - Fortunately for viewers who aren't well acquainted with the show's source material, an official timeline has now been released, offering a solution to The Witcher's puzzling abandonment of linear time. Tossing fans a lifeline, Netflix has shared a handy info-graphic explaining the main timelines of Ciri, Geralt, and Yennefer on Twitter, noting in which episode each key event takes place.
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GamesRadar+
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The Witcher season 4 episode count: how many episodes are there on Netflix | GamesRadar+
October 30, 2025 - In a change from the third season, all episodes have been released at once on Netflix. That means you can now binge the entire season from start to finish. Below, you can see the complete release schedule for The Witcher season 4:
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DIRECTV
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'The Witcher' Season 4 Watch Guide | DIRECTV Insider
October 29, 2025 - Episode 1: “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger” ... You can watch The Witcher Season 4 — and all of the previous three seasons — on Netflix, right from your DIRECTV interface.
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Fandom
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The Witcher (TV series) | Witcher Wiki | Fandom
1 day ago - The Witcher is a TV series exclusive to Netflix, based on the Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski, who serves as a creative consultant on the show. It was announced on May 17, 2017, and its first season was released on December 20, 2019.
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IMDb
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The Witcher (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb
November 6, 2025 - Why not wait and release the entire series, or release one episode each week? Anyway, regardless of the stupid release schedule, the first half of season 3 is abysmal. The main actors who brought the characters to life in season 1 don't seem to want to be there at all anymore. The script writers are no longer even trying to follow the Witcher stories, they're just off in the weeds doing their own thing.
Rating: 7.9/10 ​ - ​ 615K votes
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The Witcher (TV Series 2019– ) - Episode list - IMDb
October 30, 2025 - The Witcher (TV Series 2019– ) - Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
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IGN
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Netflix's The Witcher: Season 1 Review - IGN
The Witcher
The best-selling fantasy series finally hits TV screens, but was it worth the wait? Read our full review of The Witcher Season 1, which contains minor spoilers.
Rating: 6.5/10 ​
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Autocrat on a Sofa
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The Witcher Recap – Season 1 Episode 1: The End’s Beginning
December 27, 2019 - Cute episode title. There are two storylines in the premiere. Moral Ambiguity, and lots of it I'd like the first storyline in The Witcher to be a little more confident in its audience. Right at the beginning, Geralt slays his first monster, and plods out of the pond to find a small deer that had…
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The Witcher 1 season: release dates, ratings, reviews for the tv Series and list of episodes
December 20, 2019 - PAY THE WITCHER PAVETTA'S DAUGHTER · Ads · s01e04 — 4.5347 360 · s01e03 — 4.5147 413 · s01e08 — 4.5017 821 · s01e05 — 4.4937 262 · s01e06 — 4.4827 257 · s01e02 — 4.4237 474 · s01e07 — 4.417 125 · s01e01 — 4.3717 876 · s01 special-0 — 4.166963 · All episodes ·
Rating: 4.5 ​ - ​ 60.6K votes
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What's on Netflix
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Netflix's 'The Witcher' Season 1: Everything We Know So Far
October 19, 2024 - The Witcher season 1 is releasing on Netflix on December 20th and if you're looking for the lowdown of everything you need to know before diving in, you've
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Netflix’s The Witcher Watch Order: What Should You Watch First?
In The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, Geralt is hired to investigate a series of attacks in a seaside village. He then finds himself drawn into a centuries-old conflict between humans and merpeople. He must count on old and new friends to “solve the mystery before the hostilities between the two kingdoms escalate into an all-out war.” ... We can probably expect the ending of Sirens of the Deep to lead into the sixth episode of Season 1 considering that the upcoming film takes place between Episodes 5 and 6.
Published   November 14, 2023