As a high-fantasy show, The Witcher is being consistently labeled the "replacement" for Game of Thrones. I would argue this show gets right what GoT struggled to accomplish: humanizing it's characters. The characters in The Witcher feel more three dimensional, unlike in other shows where characters seem to only serve the plot. My inly fault with The Witcher is that Episode #1 drops you into the middle of a ton of exposition, and I think viewers who are not on board to unravel the mystery may leave early.