I've not read the books, but played the Witcher 3 game. In that game I learned some of the context, setting and characters this show tries to depict. Even with that leg up, the show still kept losing me. Things are happening without any explanation to why. I recognized some names, but only because I had been exposed to the material earlier. I can't fathom how people who know nothing about this universe and setting can follow anything that is going on.

As for the acting, it's bland. The witcher actor delivers in my opinion a fairly faithful portrayal of the game-version of Geralt, but that's unfortunately the only one in the entire cast. What I particularly don't understand, and hasn't been explained at all in the two initial episodes I watched, is why there are so many non-slavic people in medieval eastern europe (poland area). I hope that will be explained, for story continuity reason. Further more perplexing is why some of the main characters are portrayed as non-slavic people. It makes no sense, since these people are related to other people who the show writers must then also change completely, such as A. Henrietta. If they change her, then they must change and explain her entire lineage...down the rabbit hole it goes. But nothing has been explained at all so far, so perhaps story telling isn't what this show aims to offer. If not a story, then what is this? A music video without music?

I see not a single element in this show resembling the witcher universe from the game I so enjoyed. I had hoped to be immersed into a dark, at times witty, and for me culturally exotic, slavic fantasy world with interesting characters and some kind of story arc. The unrelatable setting, poor casting, overall bad direction/acting, and lack of information establishing the fundamental rules governing this new universe, makes this show fail at delivering a believable or even enjoyable experience. Two episodes were enough. I'm out.