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The Witcher: Blood Origin
"Every story has a beginning."
6.5
Yr
2022
Status
Ended
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Action & Adventure
Drama
Series Brief
Overview
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.
Why fans love it
This six-part series acts as a semi-prequel that reaches more than a thousand years into the past of the established fantasy world. The narrative focuses on the origin of the first Witcher and the pivotal events that led to the conjunction of the spheres. It relies on the tone of its source novels while shifting the perspective toward an elven history largely ignored in later eras.
Sophia Brown leads a group of seven outcasts forced into an unlikely alliance. The show stands out for its specific technical choices, including the use of sign languages to texture the communication between the elven characters. This combination of action, adventure, and drama builds a standalone history for a setting previously defined by its later conflicts.
Featured Players
Cast 59
Sophia Brown
as Éile / The Lark
Laurence O'Fuarain
as Fjall
Mirren Mack
as Merwyn
Lenny Henry
as Chief Sage Balor
Jacob Collins-Levy
as Eredin
Zach Wyatt
as Syndril Cullwyn
Lizzie Annis
as Zacaré
Huw Novelli
as Brother Death / Callan
Francesca Mills
as Meldof
Amy Murray
as Fenrik
Minnie Driver
as Unnamed Seanchaí
Michelle Yeoh
as Scían
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Production Board
Crew
Standby Art Director
Editor
Second Assistant Director
Unit Production Manager
Art Direction
Director of Photography
Art Department Coordinator
Co-Producer
Casting Associate
Creative Consultant
Director
Stunts
Hair Designer
Assistant Art Director
Costume Design
Additional Photography
Executive Producer
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Double
Associate Producer
Supervising Art Director
Signal Match
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2 shared cast members
Shared
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2 shared cast members
Shared
Laurence O'Fuarain, Lenny Henry
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1 shared cast member
Shared
Michelle Yeoh
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1 shared cast member
Shared
Minnie Driver
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1 shared cast member
Shared
Samuel Blenkin
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1 shared cast member
Shared
Lenny Henry
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2 shared crew members
Shared
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2 shared crew members
Shared
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Roles: Director, Post Production Supervisor
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Shared
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1 shared crew member
Shared
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Roles: Stunts
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1 shared crew member
Shared
Sarah O'Gorman
Roles: Director
Six Four
1 shared crew member
Shared
Laura Swift
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Liaison
1 shared crew member
Shared
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Lucinda Wright
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Topic Overlay
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2 shared keywords
Topics
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2 shared keywords
Topics
fantasy world, based on novel or book
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2 shared keywords
Topics
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2 shared keywords
Topics
fantasy world, based on novel or book
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2 shared keywords
Topics
fantasy world, based on novel or book
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2 shared keywords
Topics
fantasy world, based on novel or book
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective
1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
Girl Taken
1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
Fourever You
1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
Unknown
1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
Keyword Cloud
Keywords
based on novel or book
fantasy world
sign languages
semi-prequel
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Technical Sheet
Details
- First Aired
- December 25, 2022
- Status
- Ended
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 782