The Witcher: Blood Origin review: new Netflix fantasy show is a frustrating and magic-less misfire
The Witcher: Blood Origin: key information - Launches exclusively on Netflix on December 25 - Spin-off of Netflix's main Witcher series - Comprises four episodes - Set 1,200 years before Geralt's adventures - Charts the creation of the first Witcher - Reveals how The Conjunction of the Spheres happened - Created by Declan de Barra and Lauren Hissrich - Stars Sophia Brown, Michelle Yeoh, Laurence O'Fuarain, Lenny Henry, Mirren Mack, Joey Batey, and Minnie Driver Netflix’s Witcher series needs a big win. Just like the Continent, the fantasy franchise’s primary setting, the show’s fanbase is divided over the direction it’s going in. Adding to fans’ frustrations is the departure of lead actor Henry Cavill after The Witcher season 3 , so its creative team needs a victory to calm the growing storm. Unfortunately, The Witcher: Blood Origin doesn’t deliver the Geralt-like hero that they need. Netflix’s second Witcher spin-off is a fantastical misfire on multiple le...