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The Witcher: Blood Origin

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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews

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The Witcher: Blood Origin

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Netflix | Release Date: December 25, 2022

Summary: The six-part prequel to The Witcher set 1200 years before Geralt of Rivia tells the story of the first Witcher and the events that led to the conjunction of the spheres.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Kayla Cobb

Dec 12, 2022

Season 1 Review: Stellar characters, great performances, killer action, and — once again — some of the best costuming work on television can go a long way in covering up structural flaws. This year, I was promised a badass fantasy show, and I got one. It just wasn’t the one I expecting. Read full review

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Joseph Stanichar

Dec 12, 2022

Season 1 Review: The result is a short series that feels just as long as it should be, obviously meant to help tide fans of Geralt & Co. over to the start of The Witcher Season 3. But Blood Origin does not stand very well on its own or as part of the expanding franchise, managing to focus on some of the least interesting aspects of one of The Witcher’s most fascinating pieces of lore. Read full review

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Radio Times Sabastian Astley

Dec 16, 2022

Season 1 Review: The Witcher: Blood Origin certainly does suffer without the muscular anchor of a Henry Cavill-type, as its writing simply isn’t strong enough for the splintered tale it’s telling. That said, punchy, memorable performers like Mirren Mack and Sophia Brown elevate this origin story to something still worth unwrapping on Christmas Day. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Dec 23, 2022

Season 1 Review: Despite its undeniable production values, everything about “Blood Origin” feels minor. There’s a romance that’s bland despite the charisma of its stars, and Driver and Yeoh aren’t given nearly enough to do. ... It’s for hardcore fans only, and even they will be bored. Read full review

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The Telegraph Ed Power

Jan 3, 2023

Season 1 Review: Creakily-assembled and fuelled largely by silliness, Blood Origin is for devoted Witcher watchers alone. Read full review

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Angie Han

Dec 23, 2022

Season 1 Review: Blood Origin‘s jerky pacing and thin character work keep it from evolving into anything truly special. ... Blood Origin itself turns out to be little more than a curious appendix to The Witcher, rather than an epic standing tall on its own merits. Read full review

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The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Jan 3, 2023

Season 1 Review: The show’s derivativeness falls somewhere between depressing and embarrassing. Read full review

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bac2sq1

Jan 6, 2023

Seems a lot of folks don't appreciate a show for it's purely entertainment value. Regardless, I'm of a different mind! I love this show, it's captivating, funny, and all around good entertainment! I would have enjoyed more than the 6 episodes though. And although I am a huge JRR Tolkien fan,Seems a lot of folks don't appreciate a show for it's purely entertainment value. Regardless, I'm of a different mind! I love this show, it's captivating, funny, and all around good entertainment! I would have enjoyed more than the 6 episodes though. And although I am a huge JRR Tolkien fan, I'd take this series over the new Lord of the Rings, any day!… Expand

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fireflyDE

Dec 26, 2022

I'll be honest, it wasn't as horror as I expected, of course it has nothing to do with the witcher world. It's a generic American fantasy show. I also have to admit that wheel of time and rings of power are worse. The common disaster is activist politics and the utterly incompetent andI'll be honest, it wasn't as horror as I expected, of course it has nothing to do with the witcher world. It's a generic American fantasy show. I also have to admit that wheel of time and rings of power are worse. The common disaster is activist politics and the utterly incompetent and arrogant creators of these shows. It's feminist, it's American, it has nothing to do with the Slavic world from which the stories are based. It's rushed, predictable, simple, but I can still rate something positively, and that's the music, compared to the second series of the witcher, it's improved, the fight scenes are also of good quality and that's all. It can be seen that the creators of Amire did not understand the world of the witcher or despise it.… Expand

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TristanHemlock

Dec 27, 2022

The Witcher: Blood Origin was Netflix way of ending the year on the most negative of notes. Never seen a network more determine to destroy itself. And if Blood Origin is any indication of what is being planned for Season 4, then it's a good thing Season 3 is perhaps the last one I'll seeThe Witcher: Blood Origin was Netflix way of ending the year on the most negative of notes. Never seen a network more determine to destroy itself. And if Blood Origin is any indication of what is being planned for Season 4, then it's a good thing Season 3 is perhaps the last one I'll see more out of respect for Henry Cavill than the quality of the show itself.

Blood Origin was the biggest insult to Andrzej Sapkowski that could possibly be made. To call it an "expansion on The Witcher lore" is to prove no one at Netflix has even bothered reading the source material at all.

The story is ordinary, completely predictable, and prosaic. The characters were all one dimensional, bland and forgettable, to the point I didn't even bother to remember the name of any of them.

And watching Michelle Yeoh was just torture. It was as if she never left her role as Philippa Georgiou of Star Trek Discovery. Same mannerisms, only this time her character was even worse.

It's no wonder that the members of the cast had nothing substantial to say about the story, seeing there isn't one.

The Witcher prequel... More like expensive impromptu roleplaying.… Expand

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Selono

Jan 30, 2023

"Witcher: Blood Origin" on Netflix is a devastating disappointment for fans of the Witcher franchise. The show completely fails to fit into the established lore and disregards the rich history and complex world-building of the original series. The characters are poorly developed and lack the"Witcher: Blood Origin" on Netflix is a devastating disappointment for fans of the Witcher franchise. The show completely fails to fit into the established lore and disregards the rich history and complex world-building of the original series. The characters are poorly developed and lack the depth and nuance of their counterparts in the original series. The plot is convoluted and confusing, and the dialogue is clunky and unnatural.

The world-building is inconsistent and lacks the attention to detail that made the original series so captivating. The special effects are subpar, and the fight choreography is uninspired and unimpressive. The soundtrack is forgettable, and the sets and costumes feel cheap and uninspired.

In conclusion, "Witcher: Blood Origin" is a failure on every level, and a major disappointment for fans of the Witcher franchise. It fails to capture the magic and complexity of the original series and instead delivers a poorly executed prequel that fails to fit into the established lore. I would not recommend this show to anyone, and it is a testament to the show's creators' lack of understanding of what made the Witcher franchise so beloved in the first place.… Expand

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Maugaran

Dec 28, 2022

All time the same s*it, like The Witcher Netflix Series or StarTrek Picard. Dramatic mainstream bulls*it. I stay by my old scifi an fantasy series and Movies.

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zerobane

Dec 30, 2022

A true rare gem! A horrifying clumsy insult to the original lore that seems to hate entire series. 1. Lost henry Cavill
2. Cringe inducing intersectionality rammed down your throat at every chance
4. The entire story is told in the first 15mins 5. Writers and script to absolute hate theA true rare gem! A horrifying clumsy insult to the original lore that seems to hate entire series. 1. Lost henry Cavill
2. Cringe inducing intersectionality rammed down your throat at every chance
4. The entire story is told in the first 15mins
5. Writers and script to absolute hate the source material and its re-written in their image.
6. The game has far better story writing (how is that even possible).
7. The NPCs from the game can act better.

Just another woke left dreamworld that seeks to destroy a series by forced messaging and virtue signaling. As if Hollywood's elites should be giving lessons on morals and values. Utter rubbish; they should be ashamed and then fired for destroying a story that is basically already written for them.… Expand

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toxicbits

Dec 27, 2022

Woko Haram strikes again.

If you read up on the writers it's no wonder the show has gone downhill so fast.

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: December 25, 2022
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  S1:E4. Of Mages, Malice, and Monstrous Mayhem
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
- tbd
  S1:E3. Of Warriors, Wakes, and Wondrous Worlds
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E2. Of Dreams, Defiance, and Desperate Deeds
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E1. Of Ballads, Brawlers, and Bloodied Blades
  Air Date: November 30, -0001