After a virtually two-and-a-half-year hiatus, Netflix’s The Witcher season 4 is on the horizon.A trailer for the sequence premiered throughout a distinct kind of motion drama, the Canelo vs. Crawford boxing match, and it showcases the brand new Geralt: Liam Hemsworth, who took over after Henry Cavill departed the position after the season 3 finale. The season will premiere in October.
Whereas the earlier season of The Witcher left our core characters unfold throughout the Continent (a abstract for season 4 says “Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri discover themselves separated by a raging warfare and numerous enemies,” however that “they detect sudden allies keen to hitch their journeys”), the casting switcheroo doesn’t seem to have any magical rationalization — Cavill simply jumped ship to do different stuff. Hopefully no more DC films simply because The Rock invited him to the set of Black Adam, however, uh… there’s Warhammer.
What did he miss out on when he stepped away? This is the trailer.
Cavill’s time as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher was marked by a uncommon dedication to honoring Andrzej Sapkowski’s supply materials (see: how deeply he felt about Roach the horse). Cavill poured himself into the position, shaping Geralt’s stoic presence and even rewriting key scenes to raised mirror the character’s coronary heart. His deep connection to Geralt, coupled together with his army background and private funding, gave the sequence a beating coronary heart.
Behind the scenes, Cavill’s exit fueled hypothesis on what the hell occurred. Whereas he publicly framed his departure as “passing the torch,” rumors level to inventive tensions over how faithfully the present ought to deal with the books and video games. Former writers have hinted at dismissive attitudes towards the supply materials, and Cavill himself hinted that he knew when to stroll away from a job that not felt proper. I’d say writer-producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has been enthusiastic about adapting Sapkowski’s books within the smartest method potential since day one. And judging from a mega-deal Netflix signed along with her in 2021, the corporate favored what it noticed in her work. (Her newest Witcher mission was the above-average animated Sirens of the Deep.) So whereas Cavill walked, Hissirch as soon as once more served as showrunner on season 4.
It’s exhausting to think about The Witcher with out Cavill, however I’ll say this: Hemsworth kicks ass in Land of Unhealthy. The trailer insists he can swing Geralt’s sword. Time will inform whether or not he can stroll the stroll and discuss the discuss. The excellent news is, Laurence Fishburne will even be there as Regis the vampire hunter. Arduous to screw that up.
All eight episodes of The Witcher season 4 premiere on Oct. 30.
