As video game adaptations pull far more weight in Hollywood than they did 20 years ago, one of the most frequent providers of the genre has, surprisingly, been Netflix. While there have been some duds, like their live-action imagining of the Resident Evil mythos, they’ve also been responsible for highly-watched successes like Arcane, Castlevania, and Devil May Cry. There’s also no indication that they plan on slowing down now that video game movies and shows are in high demand: there’s already a live-action adaptation of the BioShock series and the Persona games on the horizon.
One of Netflix’s earliest attention-grabbing efforts was the 2019 streaming debut of The Witcher, an adaptation of the immensely popular Polish fantasy novels and video games. The first season introduced the world to Henry Cavill’s Geralt of Rivia and launched a franchise, earning several spin-offs and animated films along with four seasons of its own. And now, seven years after it premiered, The Witcher is officially coming to an end with a fifth and final season — eventually.
