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The Witcher Watch Order in the correct order

How to watch The Witcher series in order, including Blood Origin and all Netflix seasons

Last updated: June 26 2026

Written by: ChronoBob

The Witcher is Netflix's dark fantasy epic based on Andrzej Sapkowski's beloved novels, following monster hunter Geralt of Rivia across a magical continent. With multiple seasons and a prequel miniseries, the watch order can be surprisingly tricky.

Netflix's The Witcher brought Geralt of Rivia to a massive global audience when it launched in 2019, quickly becoming one of the platform's most-watched series. Based on Andrzej Sapkowski's Polish fantasy novels and short story collections, the show weaves together three timelines in its first season before settling into a more linear narrative. Henry Cavill starred as Geralt for the first three seasons before Liam Hemsworth took over the role from Season 4 onward. The franchise also includes Blood Origin, a prequel miniseries set 1,200 years before the main story.

🕐 Release Order

Release order is the recommended starting point — Blood Origin was designed to be watched with prior knowledge of The Witcher world, making it more meaningful after you've seen at least the first two seasons.

  1. The Witcher Season 1 (2019)
  2. The Witcher Season 2 (2021)
  3. The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022) — 4-episode prequel miniseries
  4. The Witcher Season 3 (2023)
  5. The Witcher Season 4 (2025)

Blood Origin is a self-contained story, so some viewers choose to watch it between Seasons 2 and 3 (as listed above), while others prefer to watch it after completing all available main seasons — either approach works.

📖 Story Chronology

Chronologically, Blood Origin takes place roughly 1,200 years before Geralt's story and depicts the creation of the first Witcher. The main series itself begins with multiple interwoven timelines in Season 1, but those converge by the season finale and the story progresses linearly from there.

  1. The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022) — set ~1,200 years before Geralt's era
  2. The Witcher Season 1 (2019) — multiple converging timelines
  3. The Witcher Season 2 (2021)
  4. The Witcher Season 3 (2023)
  5. The Witcher Season 4 (2025)

Which Order Should You Choose?

Start with The Witcher Season 1 and watch the main series in release order. Blood Origin is best experienced after Season 2 — at that point you'll have enough grounding in the lore for its mythology to land. Be aware that Season 1's non-linear, multi-timeline structure can be disorienting at first, but stick with it; everything clicks into place beautifully by the finale. Fans of the source novels will notice significant differences, but the show stands confidently on its own merits.

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