

Once the two cross paths, their stories are mostly concurrent (but still in the past compared to Ciri’s tale). the sorceress Yennefer trains to become a mage.

Meanwhile, about 30 years before Geralt’s adventures as depicted in season 1. Geralt of Rivia’s stories, which take place in the fairly recent past, all lead up to his meeting with Ciri. The “present” time is always Ciri’s storyline, which begins just before the invasion of Cintra by Nilfgaard. The easiest way to think of The Witcher’s story, in the first season, is as a series of flashbacks.

Unless you’re familiar with the books, the time jumping can make the action somewhat difficult to keep track of. To make it through all those experiences, the series takes place in four different timelines. The first season of Netflix’s The Witcher covers approximately 40 years of the main characters’ history.
