The Witcher

The plot heavily emphasizes female empowerment, and the main story often sidelights the male lead to focus on female characters in positions of dominance. Jaskier is explicitly pansexual and has a major romantic relationship with Radovid.

Traditional institutions, such as the Northern Kingdoms, the patriarchal rulers, and the Brotherhood of Sorcerers, are portrayed as corrupt, incompetent, and driven by toxic male egos. Traditional relationships and structures are continually critiqued through a modern ideological lens.

Multiple characters have had their core identities, backgrounds, and sexualities altered to fit modern representation goals. Jaskier was made pansexual, Radovid was aged up and made Jaskier's lover, Eskel was abruptly killed off, and Regis was race-swapped for Season 4.

The series has faced years of intense backlash from fans and anti-woke commentators who criticize it for abandoning the books in favor of a progressive agenda. The outrage peaked when Henry Cavill left, and Season 4 was heavily review-bombed by fans angry about the writing and casting changes.

Key creatives have a visible track record of prioritizing identity and progressive themes. Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has a cached score of 55, and writer/producer Beau DeMayo has a score of 69, while the technical crew and other producers have much lower cached scores.