I've binge watched all the 8 first season episodes and I can honestly say this is a fantasy world which works well. Right from the get go the use of magic and monsters is revealed so there is no slow, drawn out reveal as there was say with Game of Thrones. Geralt is an excellent anti-hero as is Yennefer. I would say the mood and style of this series is somewhere in between the Shannara Chronicles and Game of Thrones but do not mistake this to mean that it is of the same quality as the Shannara Chronicles; the Shannara Chronicles was a pretty rubbish series and got a well deserved cancelled season 3 (the young actors were just not up to it). The Witcher has great acting right across the board and special FX are up there. Highly recommended to fans of the fantasy genre; do not believe the mainstream media reviews which are giving it 3/5 stars, this is a sold 4/5 stars to 9/10 stars tv series.