Live-action adaptations are some of the most eagerly anticipated projects of die-hard fans of the respective source materials. However, at the same time, such an endeavor is fraught with danger, as the same fans can quickly turn should they perceive that the source material isn’t being faithfully adapted. It does help when the lead role of such a venture goes to an actor with a deep love and reverence for the original stories, and this is what Netflix had secured when it first cast Henry Cavill to play Geralt of Rivia in its fantasy series, The Witcher.
The Netflix show was adapted from Andrzej Sapkowski‘s original novels and Cavill has repeatedly, over the years, spoken of his deeply held appreciation of Sapkowski’s work. Cavill’s portrayal of Geralt moved to capture the very essence of the story’s lead character, with Geralt’s dry, cynical but morally strict code, coming to the fore. The Man of Steel star would play the role for three seasons before departing ahead of the fourth season. While neither Cavill nor Netflix have ever explicitly confirmed the reason for his departure, one leading theory among fans of the show and universe revolves around perceived creative differences between the acclaimed actor and the show’s writers. Cavill was replaced by Liam Hemsworth, who took up the role ahead of Season 4.
However, for those who might still be stewing over some of the surprising moments in Season 4, there is hope for some canonically accurate content to soothe your grievances. As a staunch defender of Sapkowski’s work, Cavill would undoubtedly offer up his stamp of approval to Dark Horse Comics‘ upcoming Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher: The Last Wish – The Complete Collection HC ,which is an upcoming new release proven to be faithful to the original works. As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sapkowski’s renowned short story Wiedźmin (The Witcher), Dark Horse Comics has announced The Witcher: The Last Wish – The Complete Collection HC, arriving on December 15, 2026. Coming in at a hefty 384 pages with 8″ x 12 3/16″ dimensions and available for $124.99 on release, the omnibus collects the complete graphic novel adaptation of Sapkowski’s acclaimed short story collection.
Collider Exclusive · Middle-earth Quiz Which Lord of the Rings Race Do You Belong To? Hobbit · Elf · Dwarf · Man · Orc
Middle-earth is home to many peoples — the courageous, the ancient, the stubborn, the ambitious, and the wretched. Ten questions will determine which race truly claims your soul. The answer may surprise you. Or it may confirm what you already suspected.
🌿Hobbit
🌟Elf
⚒️Dwarf
⚔️Man
💀Orc
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What does your ideal day look like? How we rest reveals as much as how we fight.
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How do you feel about the passing of time? Our relationship with mortality shapes everything we value.
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Danger is approaching. Your first instinct is to: Fight, flight, or something in between — it’s more revealing than you’d think.
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You stumble upon a great treasure. What do you feel? What we desire — and what we do about it — is the true test.
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How important is community and belonging to you? No race of Middle-earth is truly alone — but some prefer it that way.
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How ambitious are you, honestly? Ambition is neither virtue nor vice — it depends entirely on what you want.
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Where do you feel most at home in the natural world? Middle-earth is vast — and every race has its place within it.
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What kind of strength do you most respect? Every race defines strength differently — and they’re all at least a little right.
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What do you want to leave behind when you’re gone? Legacy is the story we tell ourselves about why any of this matters.
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Be honest — what do you actually want most out of life? The truest question always comes last.
Middle-earth Has Spoken You Belong To…
The race that claimed the most of your answers is your true kin. If two tied, both are shown — you walk between worlds.
◆ A TIE — YOU WALK BETWEEN TWO RACES ◆
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Your Race
The Hobbits
You are, at your core, a creature of comfort, community, and quiet joy — and there is nothing small about that. Hobbits are proof that heroism does not require ambition, that the bravest heart can beat inside the most unassuming chest. You value good food, warm hearths, close friends, and a world that stays largely untroubled by dark lords and quests. When adventure does find you — and it will — you rise to it not because you sought it, but because the people you love needed you to. That is not ordinary. That is the rarest kind of courage in all of Middle-earth.
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Your Race
The Elves
Ancient, graceful, and carrying a weight of memory most mortals cannot fathom, you are one of the Elves. You see the world in its fullness — its beauty, its impermanence, the unbearable ache of watching everything you love eventually fade. You pursue perfection not from pride, but because excellence is how you honour the time you have been given. Others may see you as remote or melancholy. They are not wrong, exactly. But they mistake depth for distance. You feel everything — which is precisely why you have learned to carry it so quietly.
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Your Race
The Dwarves
Stubborn, proud, fiercely loyal, and possessed of a work ethic that would exhaust most other races before breakfast — you are Dwarf-kind through and through. You do not ask for approval and you do not offer it cheaply. Your loyalty, once given, is given for life. Your grudges last longer. You love deeply and defend ferociously, and the things you build — with your hands, with your sweat, with generations of accumulated craft — are made to last. Not for glory. Because anything worth doing is worth doing properly, and you have never once done anything by half measures.
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Your Race
The Race of Men
Mortal, ambitious, flawed, and magnificent — you belong to the most complicated race in Middle-earth, and that complexity is your greatest strength. Men are capable of cowardice and extraordinary bravery, of cruelty and breathtaking sacrifice, sometimes within the same breath. You feel the urgency of your finite years, and it drives you. You want to matter. You want to leave something behind. You fall, and you rise, and the rising is what defines you. Tolkien called mortality the Gift of Men — not a curse, but a fire that burns bright precisely because it does not burn forever. That fire is you.
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Your Race
The Orcs
Brutal, survivalist, and contemptuous of anything that can’t defend itself — you answered with the instincts of an Orc, and there is a certain savage honesty in that. You do not dress up your desires in polite language or pretend you want things you don’t. You want power, survival, and to never be at the bottom of any hierarchy ever again. Orcs are not evil by nature — they were made from something that was once good, and broken into this shape by forces they did not choose. What remains is fierce, territorial, and deeply aware that the world is not kind. You’ve made your peace with that. The question is what you do with it.
How Has Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ Fared With Its Audience?
When Netflix announced its adaptation of Sapkowski’s work, it was met with much excitement, with the first season debuting with a solid 68% from critics and an impressive 88% audience score. By Season 2, its appreciation soared to 95% among critics but slipped to 55% from audiences. When Season 3 rolled in, it had dipped again — 79% critics, 22% audience, showing a steady audience drop-off as the show continued to stray further from the source material. The recasting of Geralt drew attention, some of it negative, and by the time Season 4 premiered, the strain was evident. It limped to a 59% critic score and a brutal 19% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time. Sadly, it highlighted just how much the adaptation had lost the plot, hence why releases like The Witcher: The Last Wish – The Complete Collection HC would be incredibly welcome.
Contained within are the six graphic novel adaptations of Sapkowski’s short stories: The Witcher, A Grain of Truth, The Lesser Evil, A Question of Price, The Edge of the World, and The Last Wish. As detailed by ScreenRant, fans must note that this collection would offer more than simply collecting the previous installments. For those seeking a canonically accurate collection, different from Netflix’s offering, especially given the most recent season, this is certainly the way to go.
The Witcher: The Last Wish – The Complete Collection HC from Dark Horse Comics will be available to read on December 15, 2026.
Release Date
December 20, 2019
Network
Netflix
Directors
Stephen Surjik, Charlotte Brändström, Edward Bazalgette, Loni Peristere, Louise Hooper, Bola Ogun, Alex Garcia Lopez, Gandja Monteiro, Sarah O’Gorman
Writers
Haily Hall, Clare Higgins, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Jenny Klein, Tania Lotia
