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Wiedźmin (The Hexer or The Witcher in English) is a Polish fantasy television series that aired in 2002.
| The Hexer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Wiedźmin | |
| Genre | Fantasy, 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 | |
The story is based on the stories of The Witcher fantasy series (The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny collections), by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.
Plot edit
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 edit
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 edit
| No. | Polish title | English translation | Source stories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
- ^ 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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