The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022)
Every story has a beginning.
Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Creator: Declan de Barra, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
More than a thousand years before the world of The Witcher, seven outcasts in the elven world unite in a blood quest against an unstoppable power.
Where to watch
Netflix
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Trailer
Creators
Declan de Barra
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
Cast
Sophia Brown
Éile / The Lark 
Laurence O'Fuarain
Fjall 
Mirren Mack
Merwyn 
Lenny Henry
Chief Sage Balor 
Jacob Collins-Levy
Eredin 
Zach Wyatt
Syndril Cullwyn 
Lizzie Annis
Zacaré 
Huw Novelli
Brother Death / Callan 
Francesca Mills
Meldof 
Amy Murray
Fenrik 
Minnie Driver
Unnamed Seanchaí 
Michelle Yeoh
Scían User Reviews (2)
Once again another off the mark series from Netflix. I have long given up my subscription but caught a little of this, at a motel, whilst of on holiday. Well, enough at least to know that I wont be watching more than the first episode. The Witcher: Blood Origin seems more concerned, to me at least, with playing woke politics, rather than with its actual business, which is to be entertaining. A good cast can't save this series from coming across as shallow, motivated by something other than a desire to tell a compelling story. In summary, yes, companies can push woke-ness all they like but the real question is, will people pay to watch? If I'm anything to go by, the answers a resounding "no".
The only thing holding the "Original" Witcher series together were Jaskier, and Henry Cavill, the only 2 actors that were even remotely well casted, as for the rest, well... Let alone the story, they went kinda off-board with the story as well, for no reason whatsoever.. Yes the games did this too, but that was probably because they wouldn't be too heavy on the narration, which might not have fit so well in a videogame. There is no such excuse for a tv series however. Now, you might think well, surely netflix must've learned at least SOMETHING of all the previous criqitue right? Surely, they'd hold on to their strong points and try to fix their mishaps right? Wrong. They decided to throw out the last goodwill they had, doubled down on everything they did wrong and so produced this vile amalgamation of a "show"
