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The Witcher
2019
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 4 seasons
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #367
- IMDb #264
- Google retired #102
- Rotten Tomatoes #291
- Metacritic #324
- RatingGraph #375
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #288
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #306
- Metacritic Critics #277
- Metacritic Audience #343
- Criticker #287
- Trakt #288
Every rating
46–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 46, highest is Google on 92.
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Details
- Created by
- Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
- Based on
- The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
- Released
- 20 December 2019
- Country
- United States, Poland
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 32 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 7 wins, 21 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 28 →7 wins from 28 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2022 | Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series | Andrew Laws (for "A Grain of Truth") | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Henry Cavill | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | The Witcher | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022 | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Adam Horton | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022 | Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie | Dadi Einarsson, Gavin Round, Bruno Baron, Matthias Bjarnason, Sebastien Francoeur, Aleksandar Pejic, Oliver Cubbage, Mateusz Tokarz, and Stefano Pepin | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022 | Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes | Lucinda Wright and Rebecca Jempson (for "Family") | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2024 | Best Special, Visual and Graphic Effects | Tim Crosbie, Caimin Bourne, Jet Omoshebi, Dan Weir, Cinesite, David Stephens | Winner |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2024 | Best Sound: Fiction | Matthew Collinge, James Bain, Robert Farr, Tom Melling, Matt Davies, Alyn Sclosa | Nominee |
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes | Lucinda Wright and Rebecca Jempson (for "Family") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie | Dadi Einarsson, Gavin Round, Bruno Baron, Matthias Bjarnason, Sebastien Francoeur, Aleksandar Pejic, Oliver Cubbage, Mateusz Tokarz, and Stefano Pepin | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Adam Horton | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Super Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Henry Cavill | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | The Witcher | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series | Andrew Laws (for "A Grain of Truth") | Nominee |
British Academy Television Craft Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Make-Up & Hair Design | Barrie Gower, Sarah Gower and Deb Watson | Winner |
| Best Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Oliver Cubbage, Dadi Einarsson, Jet Omoshebi, Aleksandar Pejic, Stefano Pepin, and Gavin Round | Winner |
| Best Special, Visual and Graphic Effects | Tim Crosbie, Caimin Bourne, Jet Omoshebi, Dan Weir, Cinesite, David Stephens | Winner |
| Best Sound: Fiction | Matthew Collinge, James Bain, Robert Farr, Tom Melling, Matt Davies, Alyn Sclosa | Nominee |
| Best Sound: Fiction | James Bain, Robert Farr, Matthew Collinge, Matt Davies, Alyn Sclosa, and Rob Prynne | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Series 1 Hour – Comedy or Drama – Sound Effects and Foley | Matthew Collinge, Rob Turner, Alyn Sclosa, Rob Prynne, Adam Oakley, Rob Weatherall, Zoe Freed, and Rebecca Heathcote (for "A Grain of Truth") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Series 1 Hour – Comedy or Drama – Music | Arabella Winter (for "A Grain of Truth") | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | Marko Chulev, Rasely Ma, Mike Beaulieu, and Robin Witzsche (for "Nivellen the Cursed Man") | Winner |
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | Hannes Faupel, Stéphane Paccolat, Ivan Cadena Ayala, and Laurent Fortin (for " Leshy Eskel; Tree Branch Creature") | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| BMI Streaming Series Award | Sonya Belousova | Winner |
Webby Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Video – Trailer People's Voice | Lucy Bond, Jed Finkelstein, Oleg Loginov, and Rebecca Salt | Winner |
Saturn Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor on Television | Henry Cavill | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Series (Streaming) | The Witcher | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Television Series | The Witcher | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Freya Allan | Nominee |
Hollywood Music In Media Awards
2 nominations
| Best Main Title Theme – TV Show/Limited Series | Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli | Nominee |
| Best Original Song in a TV Show/Limited Series | Sonya Belousova, Giona Ostinelli, and Jenny Klein | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Television Drama | Gavin Struthers | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television | Lucinda Wright (for "Family") | Nominee |
Dragon Awards
1 nomination
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series | Lauren Schmidt Hissrich | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Henry Cavill | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Special Makeup Effects in Television, Limited/Miniseries, or New Media Series | Barrie Gower and Deb Watson | Nominee |