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Netflix, as well as those involved in making the company’s first Game of Thrones alternative, might not be happy that everyone is still comparing it to HBO’s best show ever. But The Witcher, which premiered this past Friday, is almost certainly meant to be a Game of Thrones replacement. The Witcher happens to have launched right after Game of Thrones ended, which can’t be a coincidence. And the TV series is hardly the only one looking to replace Thrones. Amazon and HBO each launched new fantasy series of their own this year, including Carnival Row and His Dark Materials, and Amazon has a Lord of the Rings series in the works.
It'll be tough to replace Game of Thrones, but it looks like Netflix is off to a good start: the first season of The Witcher already has a much better rating than the final Game of Thrones season.
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First season of Netflix’s ‘Game of Thrones’ rival has much better ratings than the final season of the real thing originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 25 Dec 2019 at 10:23:48 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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