After months and months of anticipation, fans of The Witcher finally have their first video footage of Liam Hemsworth as the new Geralt of Rivia. Hemsworth replaces Henry Cavill, who departed the series due to creative differences.
Reportedly, Cavill wanted the series to stick closer to the source material- a fantasy book series written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski; and had a number of several exciting career opportunities arise. With Netflix wanting to head in a different direction with the story, Cavill simply opted to pursue other projects.
Still, Liam Hemsworth does a solid job in the clip released, meaning that fans of the Netflix show likely won't find the recasting all that jarring.
Along with the below clip, a poster and several stills were also released by Netflix, which confirmed that season 4 will premiere on October 30. All 8 episodes will drop on that date, just in time for Halloween.
The official synopsis for The Witcher season 4 reads, "After the Continent-altering events of Season Three, Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri find themselves separated by a raging war and countless enemies. As their paths diverge, and their goals sharpen, they stumble on unexpected allies eager to join their journeys. And if they can accept these found families, they just might have a chance at reuniting for good…"
Baptism by Fire, the third full novel and fifth overall entry in Sapkowski's fantasy series, will serve as the inspiration for season 4. Reportedly, Gertalt will start gathering his Hansa- his traveling group, while Ciri will begin to lead her own band of adventurers, The Rats.
Season 5 of The Witcher is currently in production and slated to wrap next month. Netflix has previously confirmed that season 5 will conclude the series.
The Witcher stars Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, Freya Allan as Cirilla of Cintra, and Joey Batey as Jaskier.
Additional cast members include Laurence Fishburne as Regis, Anna Shaffer as Triss Merigold, Mahesh Jadu as Mahesh Jadu, Cassie Clare as Philippa, Mimî M Khayisa as Fringilla, and Graham McTavish as Dijkstra.