I enjoyed the series (didn't read the books or played the games). Granted, the timelines are a bit confusing. I was told before and read forums about it while watching the first episode. And after the third (!) episode I could follow the beats of the story easily.

Why did they do the confusing timlines? I guess that they would not have been able to depict how the characters got together if they had divided it into 3 Chapters titled "Geralt", "Ciri" and "Yennefer" with 3 Episodes each. Then the audience would have forgotten what happened in the first Chapter once they reached the end of the last and you wouldn't have had the great sensation of the time lines flowing into each other in the end.

This is sword and sorcery, not the war and family saga that is "Game of Thrones" , also no innovative new world like "Harry Potter" or "His Dark Materials". As a fan of good old sword and sorcery (think D&D or a mix of "Lord of the Rings" and "Conan the Babarian") I enjoyed it a lot and will now read the books. The heroes are fighting monsters, love each other, hate each other meet strange creatures and people like a stryga, elves and dwarves and are convincing enough that you care for them.

As for the production quality. I didn't see any issues here (and yes, I know that series like "Shannara" reached the buttom there). We don't have big battles with thousands of warriors and dragons with the 5 mile wingspans (yet). But it looks and feels right.

I liked the actors. Most of all Henry Cavill. But also both female protagonists played by new and talented actresses Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan are geat. Recurring side characters like Jaskier, Calanthe and Tissaia are really convincing.

All in all great fun. Give it a go if you are into fantasy! Put +1 on my rating if you like Dungeons & Dragons, the Witcher video games or Warhammer Fantasy.