The Hexer (TV series)
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| The Hexer | |
|---|---|
Action, Drama | |
| Based on | The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski |
| Written by | Michał Szczerbic |
| Directed by | Marek Brodzki |
| Starring | Michał Żebrowski Zbigniew Zamachowski Maciej Kozłowski Grażyna Wolszczak |
| Composer | Grzegorz Ciechowski |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original language | Polish |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Michał Szczerbic |
| Producers | Lew Rywin Paweł Poppe Sławomir Rogowski |
| Cinematography | Bogdan Stachurski |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Heritage Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Telewizja Polska |
| Release | 22 September – 15 December 2002 |
| Related | |
| The Hexer | |
Wiedźmin (The Hexer or The Witcher in English) is a Polish
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Plot
The Hexer begins with the childhood of Geralt of Rivia (Michał Żebrowski), who is a traveling monster hunter. Vesemir collected the child while invoking the Law of Surprise. The series then follows him train at Kaer Morhen, develop his abilities, and mutate.[1]
Reception
The series has been described as better than the movie which preceded it, but the poor critical and fan reception of the movie, which was described as a glorified, incoherent trailer for the TV show, was cited as one of the reasons for the series cancellation after 13 episodes.[2] Sapkowski has also criticized the television adaptation.[3][4]
Episodes
| No. | Polish title | English translation | Source stories |
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| 1 | "Dzieciństwo" | "Childhood" | – |
| 2 | "Nauka" | "Training" | – |
| 3 | "Człowiek – pierwsze spotkanie" | "Man – First Meeting" | Incorporates minor elements of "The Lesser Evil" and "The Sword of Destiny" |
| 4 | "Smok" | "The Dragon" | "The Bounds of Reason" |
| 5 | "Okruch lodu" | "A Shard of Ice" | "A Shard of Ice " |
| 6 | "Calanthe" | "Calanthe" | "A Question of Price" |
| 7 | "Dolina Kwiatów" | "Dol Blathanna" | "Eternal Flame", "The Edge of the World" |
| 8 | "Rozdroże" | "Crossroads" | "The Witcher", "The Voice of Reason", "Something More" |
| 9 | "Świątynia Melitele" | "The Temple of Melitele" | "The Voice of Reason" |
| 10 | "Mniejsze zło" | "The Lesser Evil" | "The Lesser Evil" |
| 11 | "Jaskier" | "Dandelion" | Elements of "The Lesser Evil", "A Shard of Ice " and "The Sword of Destiny" |
| 12 | "Falwick" | "Falwick" | – |
| 13 | "Ciri" | "Ciri" | Contains elements of "Something More" |
References
- ^ Macgregor, Jody (24 December 2019). "The serious comparison you've been waiting for: Netflix's Witcher vs the 2002 Polish TV show". PC Gamer. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Copeland, Wesley (4 September 2018). "There Was a Witcher Movie and Series in 2001". IGN. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ Dumaraog, Ana (17 May 2017). "The Witcher TV Series Being Developed by Netflix". ScreenRant. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Copeland, Wesley (5 September 2018). "There Was a Witcher Movie and Series in 2001". IGN. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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