I'm a big fan of the Witcher games and have completed them multiple times. I'm sad to say that the Netflix series ISN'T a faithful reproduction of the massively popular game series...

Ciri, Triss Merigold, Yennefer, Dandelion and Fringilla all don't look anything like they originally did... basically the ONLY character that looks anything like they originally did is Geralt, but it's not a striking resemblance by any stretch of the imagination because the real Geralt is a much older human male than Henry Cavill is. So basically ALL characters in the Netflix series don't resemble the original characters at all, which is very disappointing.

I was hoping that the Netflix series would honor the fantastic story of the original, but it turns out it doesn't. Perhaps if you were a complete neophyte to the games, series and books, then you would find each of the characters to be fitting, but it's just impossible to do so when you have done any previous reading/playing in the Witcher universe.

The other issues with the series is the fact that they frequently do flash-backs and flash-forwards, and yet they don't indicate it in ANY way... so the viewer is left clueless as to what they are really watching... Is it the future? Is it the past? Is it the present? NOBODY KNOWS... it's honestly VERY confusing especially when they do it multiple times in a single episode.

There are also several HUGE plot-holes in the series... I can't go into detail regarding the plot-holes but trust me: I've counted around 8 plot-holes in this first season, and it really just comes down to poor writing and sloppy plot-design.

Overall, it's a cool series if you're into the fantasy genre, but 95% of the series is just fake-drama and brooding-plot, instead of monster killing and adventuring to far away lands. So unfortunately, the Netflix series not only pales in comparison to the massively popular game series in quality and entertainment, but it isn't even worth watching at the end of the day. Rather stick to GoT if you haven't watched that yet, as this Netflix series will just leave you disappointed.