Netflix has slowly been peeling back the curtain on its TV adaptation of The Witcher, with snapshots of various cast members -- including Roach, of course. However, it's now shown the very first footage of the series with the debut teaser trailer. Check it out above.
In it, we see a very bleak and bloody fantasy world, and some of the main characters we'll be following -- Yennefer, Ciri, and of course, Geralt. The main man doesn't get much of a word in, but this trailer does a better job of selling us on Henry Cavill's take on the protagonist. Overall, the trailer is pretty good, if you ask us. Obviously we'll need to see the show for ourselves before we can pass real judgment. It's important to also remember this is based on the books, not the games, so there are going to be some differences. First impressions are fairly good, either way.
What do you think of this first trailer for Netflix's The Witcher? Will you be watching when it arrives later this year? Don't delve into chaos in the comments below.
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I'm seeing this replacing my Game Of Thrones obsession!! Looked very promising
This looks way better than what I was expecting, kinda looking forward to it now.
meh, too much melodrama, I'll watch some of it but I'm unconvinced
If we don't see Henry Cavill's weiner by the end of the series then I give it 0 stars.
OMG he is so hot right now.
I mean, interesting adaptation.
Actually looks pretty good.
Looks rubbish.
Didn’t watch it.
I'd rather just play the game again really.
It looks good, I'm regretting my life choices that I traded witcher 3 in as I've got a mad craving to play it now!
@ApostateMage Beat me to it!
Although this does look a bit better than I ever really expected it to.
It's a solid trailer I have to admit that. This has inspired me to go back and finish the DLC.
Nothing really visually striking about it. Seems kinda promising though.
Looks okay, but there something about Geralt that stills feels a little too pretty boy about it. And of course, the end result is going to be “not as good as the game.” Like, ciri looks a little too blind and not enough ashen too. Though her skin tone is spot on.
Yen also takes the whole “young and pretty” thing too far too. That would be fine with Triss, but Yen needs to be more mature looking. More early 30’s and less 17 or 18.
it just looks like cavill in a wig lol , i'm not convinced yet , but i'll watch it either way out of curiosity.
I don't have Netflix but will consider getting it for this. How the characters look doesn't bother me as long as they can portray them well and the storytelling is good. I think it looks promising enough.
The monster rising up out of the swamp at the end was pretty cool.
Looks promising, though I know nothing from the books but I hope they take some inspiration from the games cos let's face it that's the reason this is been made in the first place despite what the trailer said.
I wish they would of focused more on monster hunting than human melodrama. This trailer looks like something from a show which is on season 3 of 4.
I wouldn't get so hung up on the visuals. It's a book adaptation, so it looks different for everybody who's read it, while every gamer has a specific imagery in mind. I would welcome a bit more colour and hopefully some humour too.
The trailer already shows many pivotal moments from the first book (and some of the later books) so it looks to be true to the source.
I hear the books are good. I went to the store to find them and couldn’t so I stopped there. I always struggle whether to read the book first before as it will probably make the show seem lousy.
It looks great. I love the books and the games, so I can't wait to see this adaptation
@Mayomayomustard well of course it does...because hes wearing a wig...
Needs Slavic music in it desperately! Otherwise, top notch!
Looks great, the potioned up Geralt at the end makes it, but yet more proof that Hollywood hates gingers.
@ApostateMage you know they are based on the books yeah? Games storyline is way beyond the books. eg. How they met yennifer and Ciri.
@zimbogamer books' main storyline focuses on the events not random monster hunting.
@ejberr Aye. What I meant was that it just looks so typically high budget TV drama to me. If you took Cavill out of this trailer, I wouldn't know it was a series based on The Witcher.
@ApostateMage In the books it is a different world. 2nd game ends with Nilfgaardian invasion. The books do not have a lot of action , they are more drama. It explores Ciri's childhood too. Yes when I look at it I see the book series' world not the games. Remember 2nd game is called assassins of the kings . So in the books they are still alive.
@Jaz007 Bear in mind the books start at least around 20 years before the games. Ciri isnt even born at the time of the earliest stories.
@ejberr Like I say above, the games are sequels to the books. They're not canon to the books but nor do they contradict them either since they're set later.
@Matroska We are saying the same thing.I merely mentioned you can not compare the games to the books.
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