Miniseries · Netflix
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Every story has a beginning.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sophia Brown
Éile / The Lark
4 eps
Laurence O'Fuarain
Fjall
4 eps
Mirren Mack
Merwyn
4 eps
Lenny Henry
Chief Sage Balor
4 eps
Jacob Collins-Levy
Eredin
4 eps
Zach Wyatt
Syndril Cullwyn
4 eps
Lizzie Annis
Zacaré
4 eps
Huw Novelli
Brother Death / Callan
4 eps
Francesca Mills
Meldof
4 eps
Amy Murray
Fenrik
4 eps
Minnie Driver
Unnamed Seanchaí
4 eps
Michelle Yeoh
Scían
4 eps
Joey Batey
Jaskier / The Sandpiper
2 eps
Ella Schrey-Yeats
Ithlinne
2 eps
Minee Mais
Young Éile
1 eps
James Boyland
Wild Hunt
1 eps
Oliver Asante
Jail Guard
1 eps
Aidan O'Callaghan
Kareg
1 eps
Dylan Moran
Uthrok One-Nut
2 eps
Nathaniel Curtis
Brían
2 eps
Mark Rowley
Alvitir
1 eps
Daniel Fathers
Osfar
1 eps
Hiftu Quasem
Voice of Light (voice)
3 eps
Ozioma Whenu
Níamh
1 eps
Kim Adis
Ket
1 eps
Kerri Quinn
Aevenien
2 eps
Faoileann Cunningham
Ryl
1 eps
Tut Nyuot
Shen
1 eps
Karlina Grace-Paseda
Cethlenn
1 eps
Vilhelm Þór Neto
Brauna
1 eps
Eyrún Björk
Pregnant Elfyn
1 eps
Guy Rhys
Cavaro
1 eps
Antonio Galas
Shithead Leader
1 eps
Adam Young
Sailor
1 eps
Karishma Navekar
Drunk Elfyn
1 eps
Jo Coffey
Dwarf
1 eps
Chris Jarman
Merchant
1 eps
David Gant
Elderly Refugee
1 eps
Simon Rouse
General Byral
1 eps
Tomisin Ajani
Captain Olyf
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Witcher: Blood Origin actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Witcher: Blood Origin reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Serialized.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
More than a thousand years before the world of The Witcher, seven outcasts in the elven world unite in a blood quest against an unstoppable power.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Of Ballads, Brawlers, and Bloodied Blades
A tavern brawl puts Éile on a collision course with destiny, emotions get the best of Fjall after a close call, and a royal betrayal leads to bloodshed.
- Directed by Sarah O'Gorman, Vicky Jewson
- Written by Declan de Barra
S01E02 · Signature episode
Of Dreams, Defiance, and Desperate Deeds
In need of coin to fund their quest, Éile, Fjall and Scían hatch a risky scheme that leads to a firestorm of trouble. Merwyn stumbles on a secret.
- Directed by Vicky Jewson
- Written by Aaron Stewart-Ahn, Alex Meenehan
S01E03 · Signature episode
Of Warriors, Wakes, and Wondrous Worlds
After meeting Meldof and her beloved Gwen, the warriors put a perilous end game in motion as truths are revealed, passions kindled — and sacrifices made.
- Directed by Sarah O'Gorman, Vicky Jewson
- Written by Kiersten Van Horne, Tania Lotia
S01E04 · Signature episode
Of Mages, Malice, and Monstrous Mayhem
As Merwyn forges an uneasy alliance to achieve her plans for Elfkind, the battle begins in Xintrea, where Éile finds her voice and Fjall loses control.
- Directed by Sarah O'Gorman
- Written by Declan de Barra, Tasha Huo
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01 · Signature episode
Of Ballads, Brawlers, and Bloodied Blades
- Directed by Sarah O'Gorman, Vicky Jewson
- Written by Declan de Barra
S01E02 · Signature episode
Of Dreams, Defiance, and Desperate Deeds
- Directed by Vicky Jewson
- Written by Aaron Stewart-Ahn, Alex Meenehan
S01E03 · Signature episode
Of Warriors, Wakes, and Wondrous Worlds
- Directed by Sarah O'Gorman, Vicky Jewson
- Written by Kiersten Van Horne, Tania Lotia
S01E04 · Signature episode
Of Mages, Malice, and Monstrous Mayhem
- Directed by Sarah O'Gorman
- Written by Declan de Barra, Tasha Huo
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Declan de Barra
Showrunner
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
Creator
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Matthew O'Toole
Executive producer
Tomek Bagiński
Executive producer
Jarosław Sawko
Executive producer
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Jason F. Brown
Executive producer
Sean Daniel
Executive producer
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn
Writer
Kiersten Van Horne
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Tasha Huo
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Alex Meenehan
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Tania Lotia
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Declan de BarraExecutive Producer
- Matthew O'TooleExecutive Producer
- Tomek BagińskiExecutive Producer
- Sasha HarrisProducer
- Jarosław SawkoExecutive Producer
- Jason F. BrownExecutive Producer
Writing
- Declan de BarraWriter
- Aaron Stewart-AhnWriter
- Kiersten Van HorneWriter
- Tasha HuoWriter
- Alex MeenehanWriter
- Tania LotiaWriter
Direction
- Sarah O'GormanDirector
- Vicky JewsonDirector
Cinematography
- Jean-Philippe GossartDirector of Photography
- Terry StaceyDirector of Photography
Music
- Bear McCrearyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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