He conquered Polish literature. He rode high in a trilogy of games that raised the bar for interactive quality. Now, Geralt of Rivia is finally ready to saddle up on his beloved horse Roach (well, beloved by those of us who live for weird game glitches) and explore the most hostile terrain yet: Streaming TV media. Netflix has been teasing an epic saga on par with that of television’s greatest swords and sorcery properties, and after many a tease, butt shot and a glimpse at Henry Cavill’s moody face in promotional photos, the first trailer for The Witcher is finally here:
Based on the best-selling fantasy series of books, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.
That’s a hell of a great wig! Taking its inspiration more from the books than the recent video games, this version of The Witcher looks moody, gorgeous and creepy so far. Cavill’s take on Geralt feels more like a force of nature that been cast out from humanity, whereas it looks like Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra will help anchor the series with the complex origin tales of Ciri and Yennefer.
Action, drama and Geralt fighting a gigantic spider. Looks good so far! The Witcher will be out on Netflix later this year.
Last Updated: July 20, 2019
Original Heretic
July 20, 2019 at 09:11
Me likey!!
Guz
July 20, 2019 at 09:24
Ok, I had major reservations but from looks of the teaser it seems promising, so amped for this!
Guz
July 20, 2019 at 09:24
Ok, I had major reservations but from looks of the teaser it seems promising, so amped for this!
RinceThis
July 20, 2019 at 09:05
Please! Let him have a decent medallion. It’s such an easy thing to get right it! Very excited about the series. I just hope they get the adult tone right and don’t go full Sword of Truth on it.
Kervyn Cloete
July 20, 2019 at 10:22
I’m most definitely not an expert on this, but as far as I understand it, the medallion he has in the series is exactly the like the medallion in the books, i.e round and flat and the 3D wolf’s head from the games.
RinceThis
July 20, 2019 at 12:40
You can barely see the wolf. That is the issue I have. At least give it a black wash to make it stand out.
Original Heretic
July 20, 2019 at 09:11
Oh goodness, don’t even mention that Legend of the Seeker kak…
Worst botching of good books I’ve ever seen.
RinceThis
July 20, 2019 at 12:40
Agreed. Man I am still sore from that!
Guz
July 20, 2019 at 09:24
…..The Shannara chronicles
RinceThis
July 20, 2019 at 12:48
Although not great, it was not the shit show of the Sword of Truth.
Original Heretic
July 20, 2019 at 13:52
Don’t think I even made it through 2 episodes of that.
Another wonderful example of screwing up the source material.
I was actually looking forward to season 2, thinking they might adapt Wishsong. But…
Guz
July 20, 2019 at 09:24
One good thing about that series is that it put me onto the books, so there’s that at least
Kromas
July 20, 2019 at 09:43
Not gonna lie. I did not like the casting when I heard it. However this trailer gives me a touch more confidence in it.
For the Emperor!
July 20, 2019 at 12:56
I AM SO SOLD ON THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and some more !!!!!!!!
Dr Webster Flexington
July 22, 2019 at 08:56
Looks interesting
Llama In The Rift
July 22, 2019 at 07:07
I don’t know…my eyes sees something good….but my heart says it misses a certain slavic element lost in translation maybe…
Still on my list of need to watch.
Admiral Chief Umbra
July 22, 2019 at 09:10
Needs more vodka
Llama In The Rift
July 22, 2019 at 09:45
Equal parts spirits equal parts white gull…
G8crasha
July 22, 2019 at 08:27
I agree. Something is missing. It looks good and might be entertaining, but my impression of the world is garnered from the game, and the world in the game seems more fantastical, more grey, but also massive gaps between the well-to-dos and not so well-to-dos. Plus, I want to see more monsters. That is, after all, the main purpose of a Witcher – to kill monsters!
But, it looks like Netflix may have a winner on their hands, and the production looks uber expensive. This might be what satiates the appetite of those wanting more series akin to GoT!
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
July 22, 2019 at 10:16
Maybe coz of the english accents instead of nordic?
Raptor Rants
July 23, 2019 at 13:16
Giant spider? I’m out. Nope nope
Tbone187
July 24, 2019 at 10:02
Looks better than what I thought it would. Hope they don’t skimp on the CGi tho.