Liam Hemsworth | The Witcher

• Genre: Action adventure, Fantasy drama
• Created by: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
• Based on: The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
• Showrunner: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
• Starring: Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Eamon Farren, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Royce Pierreson, Mimî M. Khayisa, Wilson Mbomio, Anna Shaffer, Mahesh Jadu, Tom Canton, Mecia Simson, Kim Bodnia, Graham McTavish, Cassie Clare, Hugh Skinner, Bart Edwards, Liam Hemsworth, Meng'er Zhang, Danny Woodburn, Christelle Elwin, Ben Radcliffe, Fabian McCallum, Aggy K. Adams, Connor Crawford, Juliette Alexandra, Laurence Fishburne
• Composers: 
• Sonya Belousova, 
• Giona Ostinelli, 
• Joseph Trapanese
• No. of seasons: 4
• No. of episodes: 32
• Executive producers: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Simon Emanuel, Alik Sakharov, Tomek Bagiński, Jarosław Sawko, Piotr Sikora, Jason F. Brown, Sean Daniel, Steve Gaub, Matt O'Toole, Mike Ostrowski, Karol Żbikowski
• Producer: Beau DeMayo
• Production locations: Hungary (season 1), United Kingdom (seasons 2–3), Iceland (season 4)
• Cinematography: Jean-Philippe Gossart, Gavin Struthers
• Editors: Liana Del Giudice, Nick Arthurs, Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez, Xavier Russell
• Running time: 47–67 minutes
• Production companies: Little Schmidt Productions, Hivemind, Platige Image
• Network: Netflix
• Release: December 20, 2019 – present

The story begins with Geralt of Rivia, Crown Princess Cirilla of Cintra, and the quarter-elf sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg at different points in time, exploring formative events that shape their characters throughout the first season, before eventually merging into a single timeline. Geralt and Ciri are linked by destiny since before she was born when he unknowingly demanded her as a reward for his services by invoking "the Law of Surprise". After the two finally meet, Geralt becomes the princess's protector and must help her and fight against her various pursuers to prevent her Elder Blood and powerful magic from being used for malevolent purposes and keep Ciri and their world safe.

"What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger"

On their way to Nilfgaard, Geralt, Jaskier, and Milva save Cahir from Nilfgaardian soldiers but leave him behind, with Geralt threatening to kill him for his previous pursuit of Ciri. The group later joins up with the dwarf smith Zoltan and his gnome friend Percival who are escorting war refugees. Cahir secretly follows the group despite Geralt's threats. Meanwhile, Yennefer is trying to track down Vilgefortz who is gathering a legion of loyalists and reinforcing public hatred towards mages post-Thanedd Coup. After an angry mob kills Keira, Yennefer and her allies begin gathering an army against Vilgefortz and his forces. In Redania, Philippa faces distrust in court, and she is forced to flee as Dijkstra threatens to reveal to Radovid that she murdered Vizimir. Ciri joins the Rats and forms an intimate bond with one of their members, Mistle.

"Dream of a Wish Fulfilled"

Ciri aids the Rats during a robbery, saves them from being captured by the city watch and later earns them gratitude of the local commonfolk, upon which the Rats formally accept her as one of them. Meanwhile, Emhyr has grown suspicious of Teryn who is posing as Ciri. Realizing she is an impostor, Emhyr commands Skellen, his spymaster, to find the real Ciri, as he needs to marry her and father a child to fulfill a prophecy. Yennefer recruits Philippa and Fringilla, with the former providing her castle Montecalvo as a headquarters for the resistance and the latter infiltrating the Stygga Castle, Vilgefortz's hideout, to spy on him. Vilgefortz is revealed to be holding Istredd captive, using him to tamper with the monoliths to block other mages than his own from using portals. Geralt and his party encounter Regis, a mysterious barber-surgeon, who gives them shelter, heals Geralt's wounded leg and joins them on their journey toward Nilfgaard.

"Trial by Ordeal"

At Montecalvo, sorceresses from across the Continent meet and join the resistance, among them Francesca, whom Yennefer kidnapped and who reveals Ciri's Elder blood to the others. After making contact with Fringilla, the sorceresses realize that they need to bait Vilgefortz into attacking Montecalvo. Ciri and the Rats rob a noblewoman, leading them to become wanted persons, and Ciri becomes increasingly ingrained with the Rats despite the suspicions of Kayleigh, one of the members. Emhyr confronts Vilgefortz about his betrayal and the two part ways. Tasked with finding Ciri for Emhyr, Skellen is secretly plotting against his emperor. Geralt and his group are joined by Yarpen before saving Beata, one of the refugees, and her sister Talva in a refugee camp from being falsely burned at the stake as witches by a priest. The camp is soon attacked by Nilfgaardian soldiers. Beata is killed, Talva flees, and Geralt is knocked unconscious. Skellen tasks a feared bounty hunter Leo Bonhart, who has a history with the Rats, with finding and killing them, including Ciri.

"A Sermon of Survival"

Geralt and Jaskier are captured by troops belonging to the Northern Kingdoms. Dijkstra finds them and tortures Geralt to create a rift between Jaskier and Radovid so that Radovid will focus on his royal duties rather than his personal issues. The scheme is successful after Jaskier chooses his friendship with Geralt over his feelings for Radovid. Triss brings Vesemir and his Witchers to Montecalvo to help defend against Vilgefortz, and the sorceresses are trained in armed combat. Ciri learns that The Rats have a history with Leo Bonhart, but they are unaware that he is pursuing them. Ciri also opens up to Mistle about her background, revealing that she knew Geralt of Rivia, though she doesn't reveal her identity. As Radovid assumes control over his army, he also exiles Dijkstra, unwilling to be manipulated by him any longer, as Eva takes him away. Geralt and Jaskier are saved by Regis before parting ways with the group. Geralt tells Jaskier that Regis is a vampire. The camp soon comes under attack as Milva, Yarpen, Zoltan, and Percival arrive to save Geralt and Jaskier. Geralt encounters Cahir and spares his life as he helps them escape when Jaskier is wounded.

"The Joy of Cooking"

Geralt and his group tell each other stories from their lives as they wait to cross a river: Zoltan and Yarpen tell of how Zoltan went into exile after being falsely accused of selling dwarven weapons to humans. Jaskier tells of how his songs were stolen by the rival bard Valdo Marx in a musical flashback. Milva describes her abusive upbringing and attempts to save elven refugees from persecution while living with druids after killing her abusive stepfather. Regis rejoins the group and tells of how he swore off consuming blood after losing the love of his life as the flashback is depicted in animated form. Cahir tells of how he took care of Emhyr when the latter lived in the forest as the Urcheon, making Geralt realize that Emhyr is Ciri's father Duny and that he wishes to marry his own daughter to fulfil Ithlinne's prophecy. Meanwhile, Fringilla discovers the captured Istredd, but is quickly captured herself and tortured for information. She manages to warn Yennefer as Vilgefortz prepares to attack Montecalvo.

"Twilight of the Wolf"

Vilgefortz and his forces attack Montecalvo. A battle ensues and both Margarita and Vesemir are killed in the fighting. Fringilla frees Istredd, who sacrifices himself to destroy Vilgefortz's control over the network of portals which allows Yennefer and her surviving allies to outmaneuver and kill Vilgefortz's legion of mages, forcing Vilgefortz himself to flee. Meanwhile, Ciri and the Rats kidnap a young boy, whom they claim is part of a ransom scheme. Ciri saves them from city guards yet again, and word of her fighting prowess and savagery spreads, alarming Mistle and reaching Bonhart's ear, who interrogates and kills the surviving guard for information on Ciri. He later takes a doll from a girl that Ciri gifted the doll to. A furious Yennefer teleports to Emhyr's palace in Nilfgaard, hoping to free Ciri.

"What I Love I Do Not Carry"

Milva reveals to the group that she is pregnant after an encounter with an elf in Brokilon before she joined the group. Geralt and the party later cross a swamp, but are derailed by two spirits, known as Resalka, who kidnap several members of the party. Geralt successfully defeats them, and the party then meets up with Yennefer, who informs them that the Ciri in Nilfgaard is a fake. Geralt and his party decide to instead travel to a group of druids who Regis believes can track the real Ciri's whereabouts. Yarpen and Percival decide to leave the party and return to the dwarven capital, while Yennefer returns to Montecalvo. Emhyr, furious that the word of Teryn being the fake Ciri has gotten out, threatens to kill Skellen, but spares him as Skellen points out that Geralt, also being connected to Ciri by destiny, is a threat to Emhyr's prophecy. The Rats sell the boy they kidnapped to the merchant Hotspurn, who informs them of Bonhart's whereabouts. Furious, Ciri leaves The Rats to save the child, even as Mistle figures out she is Ciri and begs her to stay. Ciri easily dispatches Hotspurn outside the city, where he reveals to her that Bonhart is laying a trap for The Rats in order to kill them.

"Baptism of Fire"

Geralt and his party commandeer a ferry to cross the river Yaruga only to be caught between Nilfgaardian and Northern soldiers on both sides of the river. Milva has a miscarriage and the group is forced to make landfall under a bridge. Geralt, Cahir, and Zoltan lead the Northern forces in defeating the Nilfgaardians and a monster as Regis and Jaskier care for Milva. After the battle, Geralt is knighted by Queen Meve of Lyria and Rivia, which makes him honour-bound to serve her. Yennefer inspires the surviving sorceresses to create their own Lodge before leaving in pursuit of Vilgefortz, tracking him through a portal that leads her into the middle of the ocean near a maelstrom. Vilgefortz kills his surviving followers for their cowardice. The Rats attempt to kill Bonhart, but he effortlessly butchers all of them. Arriving too late to save them, Ciri faces off against Bonhart but is defeated. Bonhart then decapitates the corpses of the Rats and takes Ciri captive. Desperate for Geralt's death to eliminate the threat to his prophecy, Emhyr procures a monster to find and kill him.