| Native Name: | Wiedźmin |
| Genre: | Fantasy, Action, Drama |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Director: | Marek Brodzki |
| Starring: | Michał Żebrowski Zbigniew Zamachowski Maciej Kozłowski Grażyna Wolszczak |
| Composer: | Grzegorz Ciechowski |
| Cinematography: | Bogdan Stachurski |
| Executive Producer: | Michał Szczerbic |
| Producer: | Lew Rywin Paweł Poppe Sławomir Rogowski |
| Country: | Poland |
| Language: | Polish |
| Company: | Heritage Films |
| Network: | Telewizja Polska |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
| Related: | The Hexer |
Wiedźmin (The Hexer or The Witcher in English) is a Polish fantasy television series that aired in 2002.
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.
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]
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]