What is The Witcher: Blood Origin 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.
Seven outcasts in an elven world unite in a gritty, high-octane blood quest against an unstoppable power.
Epic and pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
The Witcher: Blood Origin parents guide
Nothing past what a TV-MA promises: moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is The Witcher: Blood Origin scary?
- Only a little. The Witcher: Blood Origin has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Witcher: Blood Origin?
- Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is The Witcher: Blood Origin rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and some strong language. The TV-MA is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Created byDeclan de Barra, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
StarringSophia Brown, Laurence O'Fuarain, Mirren Mack, Lenny Henry, Jacob Collins-Levy, Zach Wyatt
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