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The Witcher (season 1)

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No. of episodes8
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Original releaseDecember 20, 2019
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The first season of the fantasy drama television series The Witcher, is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski and created for television by writer and television producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. Consisting of eight episodes, each running approximately 45–70 minutes, the season was released on Netflix on December 20, 2019. The series is based on The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, the first two books of the Witcher saga.[1]

The first season features an ensemble cast led by Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Anna Shaffer, Royce Pierreson, Mahesh Jadu, Eamon Farren, Mimi Ndiweni, and Wilson Radjou-Pujalte.

The season received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Cavill's perfomance, action sequences, visual effects, cinematography, production values and musical score, but criticized the pacing, screenplay, the confusing jump-times of the storylines, and drew negative comparisons with Game of Thrones. However, audience response for the season was positive, managing to broke audience records to become one of the most popular shows in 2019 across all platforms, and the most watched show in Netflix at the time of it's release, drawing over 76 million of viewers within its first month of release.[2][3] A second season was confirmed on November 2019.[4]

Premise[edit]

The story is set in a fictional, medieval-inspired landmass known as "the Continent", with three storylines focusing on the witcher Geralt of Rivia, the crown princess Ciri of Cintra, and the sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg at different points of time, exploring formative events that shape their characters, until it's finally merged into a single timeline. To explain the timelines of the show, a website was created by Netflix, along with in-depth summaries of events.[5] The season follows Ciri being forced to escape from the kingdom of Cintra to find Geralt after it's conquered by their its southern neighbor Nilfgaard, which leads her to the realization that she and Geralt are linked by destiny. Geralt's storyline explores his adventures hunting monsters, where he ends up being linked with Ciri, while Yennefer's storyline focuses on her transformation form a disfigured girl into a beautiful and powerful sorceress.

Episodes[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"The End's Beginning"Alik SakharovLauren Schmidt HissrichDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
Following Geralt of Rivia's battle with a kikimora in 1231, he enters the town of Blaviken and meets Renfri, a cursed princess-turned-bandit hunted by the wizard Stregobor, who thinks she is evil for her birth during an eclipse. Stregobor lures Geralt to his hideout, seeking to hire him to kill Renfri, but Geralt refuses. Renfri later offers Geralt a counter-proposal, but he refuses with an ultimatum: leave or die. She feigns agreement, but upon waking up the next morning, Geralt realizes Renfri will not stop until Stregobor is dead, and he rushes to stop her. After killing her men, he fights and fatally wounds Renfri, whose dying words tell him of a girl in the forest who is his destiny forever. Stregobor arrives to take Renfri's body for autopsy. When Geralt opposes, the townsfolk force him to leave, urged on by Stregobor. In 1263, the kingdom of Cintra is conquered by its southern neighbor Nilfgaard. Princess Cirilla, also known as Ciri, is sent away by her grandmother, Queen Calanthe, to escape and find Geralt. Cirilla is captured by Nilfgaardian officer Cahir, but the sight of the burning city and castle trigger her powers, allowing her to escape.
Based on "The Lesser Evil" from The Last Wish.[6]
22"Four Marks"Alik SakharovJenny KleinDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
In 1206, hunchback Yennefer from Vengerberg of Aedirn is sold to Tissaia de Vries by her father. She is taken to Aretuza for training in magic, but finds difficulty in the practice. She forms a friendship with Istredd, even revealing her quarter-elf heritage, the cause of her deformity. Unbeknownst to either, Tissaia and Stregobor were using Yennefer and Istredd respectively to spy on each other. Later, Yennefer witnesses Tissaia turning three students into eels to act as conduits powering Aretuza with magic. In 1240, Geralt is hired to investigate grain thefts in Posada and is followed by Jaskier the bard. They encounter a Sylvan named Torque, who knocks them unconscious and takes them to his mountain cave. There, Geralt meets Filavandrel, the elven king, and urges he lead his people to better lands after being banished by the humans. Instead of killing them, Filavandrel frees Geralt and Jaskier, taking the witcher's words to heart. In 1263, Cirilla encounters Dara, a boy in the woods, who guides her to a refugee camp. Dara returns to save her as the camp is attacked by Cahir's forces, and she later realizes Dara is an elf.
Based on "The Edge of the World" from The Last Wish.[6]
33"Betrayer Moon"Alex Garcia LopezBeau DeMayoDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
In 1210, Yennefer and Istredd become lovers while finishing their training. While Yennefer has the chance to transform her body into her ideal image during graduation, the Brotherhood of Sorcerers discuss the allocation of their newly initiated to their respective kingdoms. Through Stregobor's scheming, Yennefer is assigned to Nilfgaard instead of her preferred Aedirn due to her elven blood. Yennefer angrily breaks up with Istredd, knowing only he could have told Stregobor about her blood. Having missed graduation, Yennefer undergoes the painful transformation to be beautiful at the cost of her fertility. With her new body, Yennefer charms Aedirn's King Virfuril into taking her as advisor, sending Fringilla to Nilfgaard instead. In 1243, Geralt enters the kingdom of Temeria to investigate a monster, assisted by Triss Merigold, King Foltest's sorceress advisor. He identifies the monster as a Strzyga, a creature born from a curse he later discovers was placed by the courtier Ostrit who learned about the affair between Foltest and his sister, Princess Adda. Using Ostrit as bait, Geralt battles to contain the Striga until dawn, which lifts the curse. In 1263, Cirilla enters a dense forest in a trance as Dara follows to help.
Based on "The Witcher" from The Last Wish.[6]
44"Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials"Alex Garcia LopezDeclan de BarraDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
In 1240, having served Aedirn for thirty years, Yennefer escorts Queen Kalis of Lyria when they are ambushed by an assassin. The assassin follows them through multiple portals, killing Kalis. Although Yennefer escapes with Kalis's newborn daughter, she finds that the baby had died in her arms. In 1249, Geralt accompanies Jaskier to the betrothal feast of Princess Pavetta, Queen Calanthe's daughter. Urcheon of Erlenwald (also named Duny) interrupts to demand Pavetta's hand through the Law of Surprise, having saved her father years earlier. Urcheon suffers from a curse that transformed him into a hedgehog/man creature. Despite Pavetta's acceptance, Calanthe refuses and a brawl ensues. When Calanthe tries killing Urcheon, Pavetta activates her power, unleashing a maelstrom until Geralt and Mousesack intervene. Wanting her daughter happy, Calanthe marries Duny and Pavetta, which lifts Duny's curse. Duny, thankful for Geralt's aid, insists he take a reward, so Geralt jokingly invokes the Law of Surprise for something Duny has but doesn't yet know. The crowd then immediately learns Pavetta is pregnant with Duny's child, Cirilla. In 1263, Nilfgaard's forces resume their pursuit of Cirilla with Mousesack as their prisoner. Meanwhile, Cirilla and Dara encounter the dryad queen Eithne in Brokilon Forest, while Cahir and Fringilla track Ciri's location.
Based on "A Question of Price" from The Last Wish, and "Sword of Destiny" from Sword of Destiny.[6]
55"Bottled Appetites"Charlotte BrändströmSneha KoorseDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
In 1256, seven years after Pavetta's betrothal, Geralt and Jaskier discover a Djinn and accidentally release it. Initially, it seems that Jaskier is the Djinn's 'master', but then he falls seriously ill. Geralt seeks help from the nearest healer, the elf Chireadan, but since they need a mage to heal Jaskier, Chireadan reluctantly refers them to Yennefer. Although Yennefer cures Jaskier, her plan is to use him to capture the Djinn and force it to grant her wish of regaining her fertility. As Jaskier uses his last wish, nothing happens and it's revealed that it is Geralt, not Jaskier, who has actually gained the wishes. Geralt realizes the Djinn will kill Yennefer, so he uses his third and final wish to save her (but the wish itself is not revealed). The Djinn leaves. Now free and safe, Yennefer asks what his third wish was, but Geralt falls asleep after they have sex without answering. In 1263, Cahir hires a doppler to assume the identity of Mousesack; the doppler copies his physical form and memories, then kills him. Later, Eithne allows Ciri to stay in Brokilon, but "Mousesack" arrives and requests Ciri and Dara leave with him.
Based on "The Last Wish" from The Last Wish.[6]
66"Rare Species"Charlotte BrändströmHaily HallDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
In 1262, Geralt and Jaskier are invited to join a dragon hunt by the adventurer Borch and his two bodyguards, Téa and Véa. Yennefer also joins the party, along with a band of dwarves and Reavers, professional monster hunters. After camping overnight, the party find the Reavers have departed. The dwarves take the party to a mountain shortcut, but the bridge collapses. Borch's group sacrifices themselves rather than endanger the party. Geralt and Yennefer reconcile before reaching the dragon's den, but find it dead with Téa and Véa guarding the dragon's egg. Borch reveals himself as Villentretenmerth, a golden dragon. The five of them defend the egg from the Reavers. Geralt reveals to Yennefer his third wish bound their fates together. Believing her feelings to be artificial, Yennefer breaks up with him and leaves. Hurt, Geralt blames Jaskier for his misfortunes and hopes that they never meet again. In 1263, Dara grows suspicious of "Mousesack", so Ciri questions him and the doppler reveals himself. In the scuffle, Dara is knocked out as Ciri escapes, but is captured by Cahir. "Ciri" reveals itself as the doppler and fights Cahir before escaping. Dara frees the real Ciri, but leaves her.
Based on "The Bounds of Reason" from Sword of Destiny.[6]
77"Before a Fall"Alik Sakharov & Marc JobstMike OstrowskiDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
In 1263, with Nilfgaard poised to invade Cintra, Geralt decides to invoke his Law of Surprise and claim Ciri to protect her. Seeing through the impostor Ciri offered up by Calanthe, he is imprisoned by Eist. After visiting Istredd, Yennefer returns to Aretuza with the sorcerer Vilgefortz. When he announces his intention to rally mages to oppose Nilfgaard, she declines. The Brotherhood votes to remain neutral, but Tissaia, Vilgefortz, Triss and other mages resolve to fight. Tissaia convinces Yennefer to join. Nilfgaard invades Cintra, sacking the city and breaching the castle. Calanthe tries to send Ciri away with Geralt, but he has escaped his cell and is nowhere to be found. Ciri fends for herself after escaping Cintra. Later, she is discovered by her old friends who suddenly turn on her, and her powers activate.
Based on "Something More" from Sword of Destiny.[6]
88"Much More"Marc JobstLauren Schmidt HissrichDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
Having escaped from Cintra, Geralt defends a merchant from undead monsters, but is wounded and loses consciousness. Yennefer and the mages reinforce the strategic keep of Sodden Hill, aiming to prevent Nilfgaardian forces from invading the rest of the Northern Kingdoms. The Nilfgaardians launch their attack, with both sides utilizing magic and inflicting heavy casualties on each other. Tissaia attempts to talk down Fringilla, but Fringilla disables her. Vilgefortz fights Cahir, but loses and is thrown down a hill. When Vilgefortz wakes up, he kills a Northern sorcerer, revealing himself to be a turncoat. Nilfgaardian soldiers begin to overrun the fort, but Yennefer channels a massive stream of fire, then seemingly disappears. Ciri is awakened by the woman she met earlier and discovers the dead bodies around her. The woman takes her to her farm. Geralt dreams about his mother Visenna, who abandoned him as a child to be made into a witcher, then wakes to find himself on the merchant's cart. When they arrive at the merchant's farm, he hears the woman talk to the man about Ciri. He heads into the forest, where Ciri and Geralt finally meet and embrace. She asks Geralt who Yennefer is.
Based on "Something More" from Sword of Destiny.[6]

Cast[edit]

Notable guest stars[edit]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

On May 2017, it was announced that Netflix was developing an English-language live-action drama TV series based on Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher book series. Sapkowski revealed that he will be working as the creative consultant of the series, where he admitted feeling excited with Netflix developing an adaptation of his stories and hoping that it would be faithful to the source material and themes of the books that he spent over thirty years writing.[12] It was also confirmed that American producers Sean Daniel and Jason Brown were confirmed to be the executive producers, alongside Polish producers Tomek Baginski and Jarek Sawko.[13] Before the series was announced, it was originally planned to be a standalone film, however the idea was scrapped after Kelly Luegenbiehl, Vice President of International Originals at Netflix, dissuaded the producers by asking them, "How can you take eight novels and just turn it into a film? There's so much material here. Through a number of conversations, the producers got really excited about the idea of using the source material for a longer-running series."[14]

On December 2017, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich was confirmed to be the showrunner of the series, after previously collaborating with Netflix as a producer for the Marvel-series Daredevil and The Defenders.[15] On December 2019, it was reported that Alik Sakharov, Charlotte Brändström, Alex Garcia Lopez, and Marc Jobst were confirmed to be the directors for the season.[16][17][18] Sakharov revealed that he was originally to direct the first, second, seventh, and eight episodes for the season. Despite keeping directional credit in the first and seventh episodes, with the former receiving sole credit and the latter being credited alongide Jobst, Sakharov only directed fully the second episode. It was confirmed that Jobst reshoot the entire Geralt storyline for the first episode and took over the last two episodes, replacing Sakharov after he left due to creative differences.[19] The season was confirmed to have eight episodes over around an hour long, and that the season was likely to have a 2020 release date.[20]

Casting[edit]

Over 207 actors auditioned to have the role of Geralt of Rivia, during the course of four months. It's showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, revealed that she wanted an actor to fit with the character, despite knowing that Henry Cavill really wanted to get the role for the character.[21] However in September 2018, after Cavill actively campaigned for the role, being a long-time fan of the video game adaptations, he was confirmed to be portraying the character of Geralt.[7][8] While filming, Cavill insisted on perfoming his own stunts for his action scenes. Cavill admitted being inspired on Tom Cruise performing his own stunt, after working with him during the filming of Mission: Impossible - Fallout.[21][22] The following month, Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan were confirmed to appear in the series the following month, with the former portraying Yennefer of Vengerberg and the latter Ciri of Cintra.[9][10][23] Jodhi May, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Adam Levy, MyAnna Buring, Mimî M. Khayisa (then known as Mimi Ndiweni), and Therica Wilson-Read also joined the cast in the same month.[9][24] Eamon Farren, Joey Batey, Lars Mikkelsen, Royce Pierreson, Maciej Musiał, Wilson Radjou-Pujalte, and Anna Shaffer were also confirmed to be part of the show's cast the same month.[11]

Emma Apleton also joined the series as Renfri of Creyden in a guest appearance of the first episode. Mia McKenna-Bruce and Maciej Musiał also made a guest appearance, with the former appearing as Marilka, and the latter as Sir Lazlo.[11][25]

Filming[edit]

Filming for the show took place at Mafilm Studios and Origo Studios wich are near Budapest, Hungary.[26] In April, 2018, Schmidt Hissrich confirmed on her Twitter post that the show would be filmed in Central and Eastern Europe as she considered the perfect place to began the filming of the series.[27]

Principal photography for the first season began on October 31, 2018, in Hungary.[28] Mafilm Studios filmed was in charge of filming most the series near Budapest; the exterior of wizard Stregobor's household was filmed at the outdoor set. Origo Studios was in charge of the construction of the hall in Cintra at the outskirts of Budapest. For some of the exterior scenes in Cintra, it was used the Fort Monostor (Monostori Erőd), and the nearby forest. The production used the exteriors of Burg Kreuzenstein, a castle near Leobendorf, Austria, for the abandoned fictional castle Vizima, but the interiors were filmed at Origo Studios.[29] The Natural Dune Reserve of Maspalomas on Gran Canaria were used for the scenes of Ciri traveling in the desert. The primary location for most of the episode six was filmed on La Palma island.[30]

Production started in March, 2019, on Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, Spain. Originally it was intended that some of the scenes would be shot on the islands of La Palma and La Gomera.[31] The arid landscapes scenes were filmed at the Barranco de Fataga area on Gran Canaria island. In Roque de Santo Domingo in Garafía, scenes of the Sorcerers' Aretuza Academy (Tower of the Gull) were shot, enhanced with CGI, at an islet. For the interiors, the graduation ball was filmed at the Kiscelli Museum in Óbuda. The museum was a monastery in the 18th century, which was also used for the conclave of the Northern Mages.[32] The Battle of Marnadal was filmed in the hills of a village in Hungary, Csákberény. The Skanzen Village Museum was used to film the village where Yennefer used to live becoming a sorceress, which is an open-air site near Szentendre some 30 kilometres (20 mi) north of Budapest; this location was also used in scenes with Ciri in an area with a windmill.[30]

Filming of the first season concluded in Ogrodzieniec Castle in Poland. The ruins were also included when shooting the Filming for the first season wrapped in May 2019.[33] The ruins of this medieval castle, dating from the 1300s, were the backdrop for scenes including the fictional Vilgefortz of Roggeveen and Triss Merigold. The ruins were also included to film the Battle of Sodden Hill for the last episode of the Season.[32][34]

Music[edit]

Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli were selected to compose the soundtrack of the show, before the show started filming. While working for the making of the soundtrack, Belousova and Ostinelli collaborated with several soloists and artists, recording historical instruments, and crafted specifically for The Witcher. They duo created over 8 hours of the soundtrack by performing and recording over 64 instruments from around the world to create unique themes for each character.[35][36] Belousova and Ostinelli revealed that they took inspiration from the story itself and the where they found creative possibilities the unique and vast universe that was provided. Due to The Witcher including diverse creatures like elves, dwarves, dragons, humans or monsters such as kikimora, striga, bruxa, among many others, Belousova and Ostinelli considered that the music deserved a proper representation in the music.[37] The soundtrack includes the collaboration of several artists, with Lindsay Deutsch perfoming all the violin solos, Declan De Barra perfoming three original songs and featuring some vocal content, Rodion Belousov perfoming all the oboe and duduk solos, Arngeir Hauksson perfoming all the medieval instruments, and Burak Besir perfoming all the flute solos. English actor and singer Joey Batey, also collaborated to perform original songs of the soundtrack.[38]

The soundtrack also featured the song "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher", which was composed by Belousova and Ostinelli, written by Jenny Klein. The song wasn't incledud in the books and is not included in the books the series is based on.[39] Joey Batey is the performer of the song who also portrays Jaskier in the series, which allowed Klein to got the idea for the song who was also in charge of writing the second episode,[40] as the episode introduces the character, with the lyrics describing the events of the show's second episode.[41] The song went to become a viral hit shortly after the series release,[42][43] leading to being remixed hundreds of times by fans in YouTube videos with some remixes getting over millions of views,[44] with some users creating mods to patch the song into the video game adaptions of The Witcher.[45]

The soundtrack was released on January 24, 2020, a month after the show's premiere, by Maisie Music Publishing. It consists of fifty-five tracks and running over three hours and three minutes long, becoming one of the longest soundtracks ever.[46][47][48]

Release[edit]

On April 2019, Ted Sarandos revealed to investors that the serieswas planned to be released in late 2019.[49][50] All the eight episodes of the first season were released by Netflix on December 20, 2019.[51][52]

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

For the first season, Rotten Tomatoes collected 91 reviews and identified 68% of them as positive, with an average rating of 6.60/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Though the world of The Witcher at times feels only half-formed, Henry Cavill brings brawny charisma to a series teeming with subversive fantasy elements and dark humor."[53] Metacritic calculated a weighted average score of 53 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[54]

In a positive review of the first season, Erik Kain of Forbes wrote, "If you're looking for an original dark fantasy with some horror elements, some bare skin and plenty of blood and gore (and monsters) look no further."[55] James Whitbrook of io9 said, "if you are willing to sit through those trudging opening episodes, punctuated by a cool fight here or an intriguing character scene there, The Witcher slowly but surely finds itself a fantastical slice of bloody, schlocky fun."[56] Entertainment Weekly critic Darren Franich gave it a negative review and said, "my destiny is to never watch this borefest ever again", awarding the first season an F rating.[57] Franich drew criticism when he confessed to watching only the first, second, and fifth episodes.[58] Raisa Bruner from Time gave a positive review to the show and commented: "each episode gets stronger as the season progresses, and ultimately satisfies the fantasy itch."[59] Scott Bryan from the BBC, was more negative towards the show, criticizing the narrative for relying too much on the gameplay of the video games, and that they didn't know how to properly adapt it into a TV show.[60] William Hughes of The A.V. Club commented in a positive review: "The Witcher is by no means perfect; even ignoring the earlier structural flaws, its efforts at comedy often come off sounding a bit too modern for the rest of its setting, and the characters' tendency to monologue to any unspeaking object or person they can find—horses, mute companions, literal dead babies—verges on comedic. But when the worst thing you can say about a series is that every episode ends up being better than the one that preceded it, that leaves an exciting amount of room to grow."[61]

Author Andrzej Sapkowski commented favorably on the show, stating, "I was more than happy with Henry Cavill's appearance as The Witcher. He's a real professional. Just as Viggo Mortensen gave his face to Aragorn (in The Lord of the Rings), so Henry gave his to Geralt — and it shall be forever so." Sapkowski added, "I shall be happy if the viewers — and readers — take anything away, anything that shall enrich them in some way. Also, I sincerely hope to leave the viewers — and readers — hot. In every sense. Not tepid, not lukewarm."[62] Craig Mathieson from The Age, compared the series unfavorably to Game of Thrones and criticized the plot and fantasy tropes by commenting: "There will never be another Game of Thrones, despite the fact that HBO is furiously working on further iterations of George R.R. Martin's encyclopaedic realm (they're going with the Targaryen family and their dragons), while Amazon plans to make the most expensive season of television ever with a Lord of the Rings spin-off; plainly it's a difficult Hobbit to break."[63] Author Tom Long from The Detroit News praised the series for it's action sequences an performances, and gave the show a grade of B rating.[64] Matthew Aguilar from ComicBook.com gave a positive response by rating the show with 4 out of 5: "The Witcher brings the world's rich characters, sharp wit, and stylish action to life in a truly delightful way, and whether you're a fan of the novels or the games, you're going to find something to love."[65] Daniel D'Addario was more negative in his review and commented: "This is a show with moments of drama and of gruesome violence cut through with a glancing humor that too often feels tossed-off and out-of-place in the world the show has created."[66]

Audience viewership[edit]

The Witcher, had one of the strongest US debut, becoming the third most "in demand" original streaming series, behind Stranger Things and The Mandalorian.[67] Parrot's process measures "demand expressions", which is "its globally standardized TV-demand measurement unit that reflects the desire, engagement, and viewership of a series weighted by importance."[68] By December 31, 2019, Parrot Analytics revealed that The Witcher had become one of the most-in-demand TV shows in the world, across all platforms.[69]

On December 30, 2019, Netflix named the show one of the most popular shows of the year, by issuing a number of official lists, including the Most Popular TV Shows of 2019. The series was among the most viewed in the U.S. market, where The Witcher was ranked second among series.[70] On January 21, 2020, the show become the most watched program ever released on Netflix, revealing that the first season had been viewed by over 76 million viewers on its service within its first 28 days of release.[71] Netflix had recently changed its viewership metric, from 70% of an episode under the previous metric, down to two minutes under the new metric. The new metric gives viewing figures 35% higher on average than the previous one.[72] The 76 million views in its first month based on the new metric (at least two minutes or more) is the largest for a Netflix series launch since the introduction of the new viewership metric.[73][74]

Accolades[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2020 Webby Awards Video - Trailer People's Voice Lucy Bond, Jed Finkelstein, Oleg Loginov and Rebecca Salt Won [75]
British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography in a Television Drama Gavin Struthers Nominated [76]
Dragon Awards Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Nominated [77]
2021 Hollywood Music In Media Awards Best Main Title Theme – TV Show/Limited Series Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli Nominated [78]
Best Original Song in a TV Show/Limited Series Sonya Belousova, Giona Ostinelli, and Jenny Klein Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Television Series The Witcher Nominated [79]
Best Actor on Television Henry Cavill Nominated
Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Freya Allan Nominated
BMI Film & TV Awards BMI Streaming Series Award Sonya Belousova Won [80]

Documentary specials[edit]

On August 26, 2020, a making-of about the first season of the show titled Making The Witcher was released on Netflix. The thirty minute-long special features behind-the-scenes footage for all eight episodes of season one and interviews with the cast and crew of The Witcher.[81] On September 2, 2020, the making-of series The Witcher: A Look Inside the Episodes premiered on Netflix, which explains deeper the stories and themes of the show, particularly in the most crucial scenes and major events of the enitre season.[82]

References[edit]

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