Review: The Witcher (Season 4)

The time has come to return to the Continent once again. The penultimate season of Netflix’s hit series The Witcher has arrived, bringing with it a few changes to what we’ve grown used to across the three excellent seasons so far. Some are improvements to what was already great — especially for fantasy fans like yours truly.

And yes, there’s that one giant kikimora in the room. If you’ve been following the series, you’ll know exactly what I mean. If not, why start with season four? Go back to the beginning. It’s a great show.

As this is the fourth season, a recap is in order. But before we do, there are spoilers ahead for the first three seasons. Again, if you haven’t watched them, go do so. This article will be here when you return.

The first season of The Witcher was released on Netflix in 2019. Based on the hit novel series by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, it tells the story of the monster hunter for hire Geralt of Rivia (then played by Henry Cavill) and the Slavic-inspired fantasy world of the Continent. Feared and reviled by common folk, witchers roam the land slaying monsters that terrorize humanity — while gradually, some might say, becoming monsters themselves.