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Honestly, it was one of the best English language shown I have seen in recent years that come out of netflix. This and Lockwood & co. Were creative, innovative, very well made and well acted and eventually CANCELED because netflix honestly do not have any idea what their audiences want! This show had an uniquie premise, dark & gritty atmosphere matching the somber themes, with beautiful music, and well paced plot development. Except for one scene in the last episode the whole thing was water tight so it completely evades me on what could be a plausible reason to cancel the show since there is a lot of potential for a season 2. As usual netflix raising prices but giving us nothing.

Couldn't stop watching this show. It's very interesting. At first when I saw the title I thought it will be not be that good. I thought I will not like it. But I ended up loving this show. Storytelling is good and done at a good pace. In many shows you can skip some useless scenes and they are boring to watch but this show doesn't have that. Every scene is meaningful and moves the plot forward. I never got bored of it. And when every episode ended I really wanted to watch the next episode right away. Also the show keeps getting better as it goes. If you like fantasy, magic and witches and stuff then this is a must watch. This is one the best shows on Netflix right now.

What a gem!!! I have no clue why there isn't more noise about it. Binged it in a weekend and will be recommending it to everyone! The acting is superb, the premise immediately engaging and the characters interesting. It also did what Amazon's big budget fantasy shows failed to do: entertain!!!

I'd recommend it to people looking for a fantasy adventure. It's nothing high brow, but let's be honest - that's exactly what you need on a late Saturday evening!!

There is some gore so it's definitely not for the squeemish but it's not at HBO levels.

Netflix please please please give us more of this!

I only stumbled across this series by chance, sadly in IMDB's Cancelled Series List. Which is an utter travesty, as it one of the best, most original and bingeworthy shows I have seen in a long time. It has just about everything a horror/supernatural/fantasy fan would want, Witches, magic, gore, romance some lgbtqia+ characters and humour. It's a shame more people didn't catch this series, whether it was poor promotion or a bad time slot who knows, but I would thoroughly recommend it.

It a British made series (Always a plus) with very likable, and hatable characters. It is set in a world where magic exists, albeit in the shadows. A boy is born of a Blood and Fairborn witch couple (Nathan), and the two tribes who hate each other. His father is the most powerful Witch ever, and the fairborn want him dead, but there is a prophecy says the blood of the son will kill the father, so both sides are hunting the son, to forfil, or prevent the prophecy. All the witches have different powers, which come to fruition after a ritual on their 17th birthday, and involves the blood of a relative. Nathans 17th birthday is approaching and with out a relatives blood, he'll be in trouble. Throw in the fact that the Blood kings son falls for the leader of the fairborns councils daughter, in a classic capulets and the montagues scenerio.

Please go on and watch this, hopefully it will get picked up by another streaming service for a second series.

This was so good. Netflix doesn't like spending money on promo for projects they don't think will do well, so I didn't know this show existed until it came up in my recommended randomly. Don't write it off by first appearance. Keep in mind that most of Netflix's best shows and movies are the ones that Netflix don't care about to begin with. Y'all, it's reallyyyy good. Like, it actually blew my expectations out of the freaking water. Best thing about the show? The complex characters, of course. The found family aspect was so heartwarming as well. The story is interesting and nuanced. I don't remember the last time Netflix did something that impressed me quite like this did. Don't let it get cancelled without giving it a chance.

This show is very gripping, a fun combination of many things we love but I don't blame it.

We encounter a world divided between witches and non-witches like in Harry Potter but the racism allegory is actually inside the witches world itself divided in two as well. The main characters are teens because who cares what adults witches are doing these days? Certainly not saving the world. They possess X-men mutants-like powers and use them most of the time but they also have guns to make it easier. They also use a lot of smoke for budgetary reason I fear. But the show includes some decent cgi and good special effects when needed.

What really surprised me is that this is based on a book. But I would say "inspired" as it took me a couple of episodes to realize I had actually read the book a few years back but didn't recognized the story at all. They changed the plot so much it makes senses they even changed the title.

This comes with some issues: a lot of plot holes, an obsession with changing locations for the sake of it, spells rules invented when needed and a big gap between characters abilities. It's silly how Jessica doesn't use her key power more often for example.

Also some elements are very rushed. The school part that I found very compelling could have been more developed, so are the villain motivations or just why the leaders of the Fairborne exist within the real world. Also the Blood witches are not that well defined. Basically a lot is not explained as we move to new countries and places constantly.

But thankfully the main trio is very likable and entertaining, the love elements are subtle and the fantasy part exciting so I'll forgive the few weaknesses and hope we get a bigger budget in season 2.

Brilliant series 8y does everything right and the fools at Netflix cancel it after 1 season due to low viewing figures in it's first month of release. I have just binge watched it in 2 days 8 months after it's released, came across it by accident, Netflix don't give shows a chance the are to quick to cancel and only care about numbers. That's why I'm down to the lowest subscription level with them.go watch this and make the heartless suits at Netflix realize their mistake. Great story, acting, action. It could have been a classic. Far better than all the reality TV rubbish we keep getting. Hope another network picks it up.

This series has a good storyline, good acting, and good special effects and once you start you get dragged into the story. It's binge-watch-worthy, although I recommend not watching it in one sit, because it gets heavy sometimes. It's a 16+ series because it gets violent and very cruel. I give this series an 8,5 out of 10. It is that good, if you like fantasy, action and a good storyline this is your cup of tea. Hope season 2 is made soon. It's also price worthy of special effects for example. Netflix doesn't have good series about witches until The Bastard son and the devil himself. Thank god they finally made a good series about witches and magic because every other series with magic was meh on Netflix. Do watch The Bastard Son and the Devil himself on Netflix I recommend it 100%.

This series is quite smart without shoving any one's side of life matters down the throat, so to speak. I love anything to do with fantasy usually and after having watched this series, I promptly watched and listened to it over and over and even Shazamming all of the songs so that I could learn of them. It got under my skin.

The 'bastard son' shows the trueness of humanity on any level. Whether that's just being born from the 'wrong side of the tracks', from the wrong type of people, or of prejudices that we can carry for any number of reasons that we do not acknowledge or know of ourselves, and ofc those that we most assuredly do. It also displays love and acceptance during trial, self growth, doing what's morally and ethically right even in the face of danger or opposite opinion. That saying art imitates life is so true and this series was a great example of that while giving us our so desired dose of grand drama. I'm so very sad Netflix canx'd the show. The adventuring that takes place spins an interwoven story of love, hate, intolerance, undying and blind loyalties, and awakenings beyond them. I know it doesn't seem like that deep of a show, yet it was.

R. I. P. to the death of another good show before it had the moment to gain traction.

Created by the writer Joe Barton who also wrote the Lazarus Project, comes an 8-part series of the fantasy drama. Sunsational CGI effects, immersive backgrounds, and artistic cinematics make watching more enjoyable.

The main character is Nathan, the bastard son of a witch, a blood witch who grew up in Fairborn witch territory. Blood and Fairborn witches continuously hunt each other. Blaming each other for the blood drawn.

To be honest, this genre had been explored many times before. However, Joe Barton's version is definitely unique and very creative. He has his way of connecting multiple stories together without confusing the audience. Also, the chemistry between the main actors are clearly visible. It's a very effective fantasy-gory-drama.

It is nothing to write home about, there is nothing that differentiates it from any other series of its kind nor does it have anything special, but nevertheless it holds up, maybe it is not original at all but the good thing about it is that even if it is a story already counted thousands of times you get an entertain.

The series has a mission that is to attract your attention and entertain you and it does, the series seems very good to me since it achieves what it sets out to do and each character has their own characteristics and they stick to it and mold themselves to the situation, they don't have a lot of comedy, but the one that it has at least is good and gives you a casual laugh, I repeat it is not original at all, but if you want to see something and be entertained watching something in an afternoon this is your.

The plot mistakes or just plain absurd choices spoil what could have been a great series. Hope there's a season 2 with a different screenwriters and certainly other directors because these were certainly absent. Too many hands on deck probably.

It seems like the characters often forget the situation they're in or they're just plain stupid on purpose. The evil sister is a baddy without a proper cause. Very hard to connect with the characters. They're mostly shallow and purposeless.

Plenty of special powers around, yet guns are everywhere.

Besides that and other dum story choices this is certainly a good idea that may even become a great series. A shout out to the producers (a lot of them again) as you must really look at it with a watchful eye, meditate upon what you've (not) made and turn it into a success for season 2 if you still get the chance.

A final note to the SFX crew: awesome work and very creative!

I wasn't sure what to make of this show as the promo for it had been so dire. However, I'd just finished 'Wednesday' and was looking for something with a similar vibe - I recalled seeing one of its stars on the BBC One Show a while back and thought I'd give it a chance.

My god am I glad I did. What an INCREDIBLE show!

I watched the entirety of S1 in one night and it's now 4:30am...and I'm coming straight here to give it a glowing review. It's that good.

Netflix's dire promotion for this show has done it a disservice. The plot is excellently crafted, paced well, and uses intelligent emotion and foreboding to draw you in and make you care about what's happening.

The acting is great, and improved throughout the season as the actors hit their strides. It is wonderful to see fresh faces on screen with such talent. The main three heroes, Nathan, Annalise and Gabriel, have well structured arcs, the viewer understands their backgrounds and motivations, and are instantly likeable and memorable (Gabriel is a real stand out in the series). The supporting cast is also excellent.

The villains, oh man. They range from reluctantly and conflictedly nasty (at first) to full blown psycho, and despite the acting and effects being a little overblown at times, other parts were skin crawlingly chilling - playing superbly on the viewer's emotions. There is one female villain in this series who would make Ramsey Bolton look downright friendly - I don't think I've ever hated a character so much, and that is a compliment. The show crafted a notable sense of dread whenever she was on screen.

Alongside all this is some really beautiful cinematography and lighting, an awesome soundtrack, and a sizeable smattering of gore. This show does not hold back from blood & guts!

TBS&TDH is clearly a labour of love and an excellent step up in intelligence and quality from many of Netflix's productions. Please don't let the lack of promotion put you off - I loved it and recommend you watch it immediately. Series 2 please!

Very strong start and finish with great ideas that could have been so much better.

This show has a brilliant surprises, clever plot devices, humor, and meaningful moments that are marred by slow pacing, insulting clichés, tired tropes, and lack of substantial character arcs. Thus, I think it should have been only 5 episodes.

Also, it is obviously written at a teenage level, however, the experimentation with drugs & sex make it difficult to recommend. I would say this show is irresponsible for glamorizing destructive behaviors, mainly because the target audiences are young people.

I'm trying to understand why hollywood & british shows portray their characters behaving in maddeningly unrealistic ways. I'm talking about ridiculous situations like: -Characters going through many extreme experiences over an extended period of time but show very little change to personality or maturity -Relationships between characters without significant changes despite many challenges & shared experiences -Impotent villains suddenly becoming strong & capable without any explanation -Main character getting in trouble without any protest -Authority figures jumping to completely idiotic conclusions without explanation -Adversaries going to great efforts to kill one another only to stop for a monologue when they finally get the upper hand, giving a way for their opponent to escape -Multi-episode odyssey for a MacGuffin only to turn away from it when it is nearly in hand for a completely illogical reason.

-Characters discovering cool powers and being hesitant about it rather than being excited about it.

I noticed there is quite a lot of Netflix series that get very cringe-wokey so I always approach with caution. This isn't that, this turned out to be an awesome binge watch. I haven't read the books so after I finished the season I did have a little wiki read and I know they changed things around. Doesn't annoy me because I haven't read the trilogy. So from a perspective of someone who never heard of this series I loved it. Very brutal and the British vibe gives it that gritty edge that American productions always lack.. All that aside I did think the characters were well developed for a fantasy series of this type. Once I watched the first episode I couldn't stop. Can't wait for the second series!

The series is based on the novel, 'Half Bad' by Sally Green. The reviews I read echoed the series is better than the book. The main complaint in the book was that it is anticlimactic. The series and book are similar but differ in terms of the number of siblings he has, the reason for his quest, the characters, and the relationships. The series took the skeleton of the book and beefed it up to make it more exciting. The issue is, the motives of the antagonist didn't make sense.

The cinematography was nice, the story interesting, the acting met expectations, the scenes were nice and varied often, and the special effects at times were impressive. The negatives are the antagonist's motives, the pacing at time slowed to a crawl, and the brutality of the boy didn't make sense. While it's understood the blood witches and Fairborn witches don't get along, what is nonsensical is they are having all-out fights in a country with fain (non-witches). It's hard to believe these fights can occur with no suspicion from fains. Did the school administration notice a student went missing? Also, the war doesn't make sense. Why and who started it and for what reason? Another issue is how it ended, some people should've been laid to rest. Ultimately, the morals issues the book touches on are prejudice, stigma, and stereotyping.

The time span for the series extends over Nathan's life but only focuses on certain years of his life. Aside from the pacing issues at times and the illogical actions, the series is entertaining. It's geared towards teenagers or young adults.

I thought this show was another average Netflix show. I wouldn't be surprised if they cancelled it next week just because of average view counts. That's why Netflix, a tech service company, is losing media subscribers by the thousands--all the real media giants make "Netflix is a Joke."

It's important, I didn't hate the show, I still binged the season over a weekend. Far better than 'Resident Evil (2022)' could ever be.

Then I read the reviews for this, on here. I don't get how hate speech gets cleared to post. When I write anything addressing seggs in it, mine do not go through, but others can be 13 years a member, just spouting hate-watch in all their reviews.

I added points to my rating just to counter the hate.

This is a really, really great show! Interesting story and what I liked the most is that it really has magic. So, really witches with different powers and for me it's great and interesting to watch. And it's not just for teenagers, which is also very important. The actors did a great job. And as soon as I watched the first season, I saw that the series was cancelled. And this is what Netflix has started to do very often lately, to leave the story unfinished and it is really not fair. It's really not ok. Please stop doing that. I sincerely hope someone else renews next season. Fingers crossed. We need season 2.

The Bastard Son and The Devil Himself is based on a Young Adult novel series (The first series on the first book, "Half Bad"). It's about Nathan, the son of a legendary blood witch. Unfortunately, he was born in enemy territory of the Fairborn witches. As the feud between Fairborn witches and Blood witches play out, Nathan discovers more about himself, his family, and this warring world of witches.

Catering to young viewers, it's got elements of romance, one-sided characters just to drive the drama, and plot holes that can be quite annoying. If only the villains, namely Soul and Jessica, could be more well-balanced characters. The other characters, however, are unique and interesting. But unlike many teen drama, this series is decidedly much darker and bloodier than most teen series. The darkness drives the story's intrigue, because not everything is rose petals and fairy dust, so the plot does have an element of unpredictability. There's more novels, so there's more story in this interesting world. I am looking forward to see if future series get better...

A halfway decent opening, then some lame predictable BS, a better late-middle, but then the end just went full on stupid. Bad decisions, irrational behavior. Stormtrooper School of Marksmanship. Talking when you should be killing. Putting something REALLY important off (stupidly) and then, oh so predictably, the McGuffin is lost. Killing a bunch of NPCs but then suddenly we have qualms about killing one of the big bads. Making up or changing the Rules of Magic as you go. Inserting a gay affair that didn't fit the character or situation and seemed gratuitous. By the last episode I barely cared about any of the characters and mostly wanted to see them all come to a bad end, which isn't a good way to end the show. It could have been a lot better but the ending was so lame.

There's not a lot I can add to the other positive reviews in regards to this exceptional series, just to reiterate how frustrating and annoying it would be for Netflix to cancel the show. This wonderful adaptation has taken considerable thought, skilfully combining the very well written and developed characterisation along with the actors performances mixes up a magical formula viewers will just love. Also, the plot arcs have real ' legs', in that I can't see peoples attention spans drifting nor the quality petering out any time soon. Take the above elements, add a huge pinch of triple-A special effects and the magicians (including the incredible Andy Serkis) at The Imaginarium (production company) have conjured up something truly special.