Witcher is a sword and sorcery fantasy. It has more in common with Conan the Barbarian than Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings.

I did not read the Witcher books or play the video games, so I cannot comment on the adaption from the source material.

But I did read the Elric of Melnibone series by Michael Moorcock, and I was surprised how similar Gerart of Rivia is to Elric of Melnibone, down to the names, appearance, nicknames, etc. That is kind of a turn off to me.

The Witcher suffers some of the same problems other recent adaptions of fantasy. Namely, the casting is forced and more than a little P. C.

Other problems include a plot that could be confusing at times.

Bottom line: Watchable, depending on how busy you are.