The Witcher age rating: Is the show appropriate for kids?

The Witcher season 2 is set to make its premiere on Friday, Dec. 17 on Netflix.

The fantasy drama series captivated audiences in its first season run thanks to Henry Cavill’s turn as Geralt of Rivia and the fervor around Anya Chalotra’s Yennefer. Not to mention the stunning action sequences involving sword fights and magic use.

If you missed the boat in 2019 when the Netflix original made its debut, now is an excellent time to launch into the series as it embarks on a new chapter. However, this isn’t a fantastical adventure that the whole family can enjoy.

The Witcher is an adult fantasy and not just the kind that has a mature rating due only to violence and bloodshed.

The Witcher age rating

In the lead up to The Witcher‘s debut on Netflix, it had been hailed as the streamer’s answer to Game of Thrones. Unfortunately, ever since HBO’s juggernaut fantasy series landed and became the talk of the pop culture mainstream, most fantasies that premiered after the show have had to contend with the comparisons.

While Game of Thrones fans are likely to enjoy Geralt’s story, the shows aren’t that similar though they’re rated TV-MA for much of the same content.

There’s graphic violence, nudity, blood and gore, profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit scenes, animal death, murder, frightening situations, discussions and/or depictions of assault, xenophobia, ableism, bigotry, etc.

So the show isn’t appropriate for kids nor is it a kid friendly adult series. However, it is an enjoyable narrative brimming with tales of destiny, magic, love, betrayal, and more.

If you’re into fantasies that involve prophecy, cross-continental traveling, creatures and monsters, fight sequences that’ll leave you on the edge of your seat, and lore that’ll captivate your imagination then The Witcher is the Netflix original for you!