"The Witcher..." This former collection of fantasy short stories and novels from Poland is now taking the world by storm, and it's no mere fluke.
TV Series Spin-Offs (And a Forgotten Movie)
Seeing as how both the games and the books have risen in popularity (primarily due to the unprecedented success of the games themselves), Netflix decided to adapt the books into a TV series and launched Geralt of Rivia's second foray onto the small screen in 2019, with Season 2 coming in December.
But of course, a lot of avid fans still remember the 2002 TV series, titled "The Hexer," which was the actual first. A year earlier, there's also a full-length feature movie of the same name. Many fans treat these with disdain, however, considering the two as bad adaptations.
A New Universe Taking the World By Storm
Whatever happens, "The Witcher" has been steadily claiming its place atop the pop culture ladder. It's no "Lord of the Rings" yet, but perhaps in the foreseeable future, it might well be.
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Written by RJ Pierce
