The Witcher web series has an IMDb score of 8.8, ranking first in Netflix's drama ratings

Although the reviews given by media such as IGN are somewhat mediocre, Netflix's "The Witcher" has more merits than flaws in the eyes of viewers and fans. Five days after its launch, the IMDb score of this TV series adapted from the famous original novel and game industry has temporarily been fixed at an astonishing 8.8 points.

This means that "The Witcher" has become Netflix's highest-scoring original series, ranking alongside "Black Mirror," "House of Cards," "Narcos," "Stranger Things" and "Peaky Blinders," while beating out a number of predecessors including "The Crown," "Ozark," and "BoJack Horseman."

Of course, IMDb ratings usually decline over time. Forbes predicts that The Witcher may end up with a rating of 8.6 in the future, but this is only the first season. Highly rated predecessors such as Black Mirror and House of Cards only topped the list after Netflix launched 4 or 5 seasons, so it can be said that IMDb ratings are also related to the number of views.

Now Netflix has officially announced that the second season of "The Witcher" will start filming next year. The director has also said that he will focus more on the core plot in the development of the second season (the narrative confusion was one of the main criticisms of the first season). We have every reason to believe that "The Witcher" will become one of Netflix's most popular productions in the future.