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Limited Series – The Witcher: Blood Origin

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Set more than a thousand years before the world of "The Witcher," seven outcasts in the elf world unite in a quest against an unstoppable power.
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The Witcher: Blood Origin — Limited Series

The Witcher: Blood Origin — Limited Series

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Critics Consensus

A shallow excavation of ancient lore from Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy series, Blood Origin shares ancestral DNA with The Witcher but little of what makes the mothership series memorable.

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Nick Schager The Daily Beast 01/30/2023
Worse, though, is its consuming, crushing lack of imagination, its action indulging in fantasy clichés with almost belligerent zeal. Only completists need tune in. Go to Full Review
Ed Power Daily Telegraph (UK) 12/30/2022
2/5
Creakily-assembled and fuelled largely by silliness, Blood Origin is for devoted Witcher watchers alone. Go to Full Review
Craig Mathieson Sydney Morning Herald 12/29/2022
3/5
A modestly enjoyable grab-bag of fluid action sequences, Middle Earth memories, and goofy gambits. Yeoh leads the way with a welcome gravitas, and six episodes of this origin tale is a thankfully succinct length. Go to Full Review
Mini Anthikad-Chhibber The Hindu 10/04/2023
Not camp enough to be fun or even watchable. Go to Full Review
Ilan Preskovsky Channel24 (South Africa) 07/31/2023
1/5
The whole thing subtracts rather than adds to the world of The Witcher. It's pretty much everything that can go wrong with a prequel in one four-hour-long package. Go to Full Review
Mónica Marie Zorrilla Inverse 03/21/2023
The Witcher: Blood Origin is a dissatisfying prequel that foreshadows a disastrous future for the Netflix franchise. Go to Full Review
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Michael C Jan 28 Given that all of The Witcher stories are a thin rip off of Michael Moorcock's far more imaginative and more cerebral tales, 'Blood Origin' is perhaps the nest of their offerings. A shame Netflix hasn't yet picked up on Moorcock's outstanding stories from the 1960's and 1970's - they will, one day! See more faraz n @Faraznsh Dec 27 I am a multi-lingual 29 y.o persian (iranian) boy. This series was a masterpiece. I watched it 3 times by now. It is overwhelmingly positive and entertaining. It is very healthy and aesthetically rich. The story line goes very fluent and i really could understand the characters. I absolutely disagree with a rating below 6 for this series. It was very shocking to find how the other watchers find this series. The director and the actors have my gratitude for their fascinating job. I am sure i am going to watch it every 2 years (just to make sure i forget it and it is fresh to me again…🌹 See more Zsombor S @Zsombor81 Dec 5 You would think common sense could be expected from the writers or their characters, but unfortunately this isn't the case See more Jon Nov 21 Doesn't seem to fit with the Witcher world at all. I would recommend skipping this and just reading Sapkowski's books... you can thank me later. See more tim k Nov 21 Once again this proves that evil can not create. It can only ever destroy. I can't wait until these writers, producers, and actors careers come to a abrupt end. See more P Nov 18 Fanboys are so creepy and weird. It's a Witcher STORY, not The Witcher. Just watch and enjoy it for what it is. Both are trashy high fantasy with a big budget. My only issue with this show was that the plot felt rushed, and could've given us a little more with a full 8 episodes. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 25, 2022 Of Ballads, Brawlers, and Bloodied Blades A tavern brawl puts Éile on a collision course with destiny; emotions get the best of Fjall after a close call; a royal betrayal leads to bloodshed. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 25, 2022 Of Dreams, Defiance, and Desperate Deeds In need of coin to fund their quest, Éile, Fjall and Scían hatch a risky scheme that leads to a firestorm of trouble; Merwyn stumbles on a secret. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 25, 2022 Of Warriors, Wakes, and Wondrous Worlds After meeting Meldof and her beloved Gwen, the warriors put a perilous endgame in motion as truths are revealed, passions kindled and sacrifices made. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 25, 2022 Of Mages, Malice, and Monstrous Mayhem As Merwyn forges an uneasy alliance to achieve her plans for Elfkind, the battle begins in Xintrea, where Éile finds her voice and Fjall loses control. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Declan De Barra, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Sean Daniel, Jason F. Brown, Matthew O'Toole, Tomek Baginski, Jarek Sawko
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 25, 2022
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