Liam Hemsworth To Replace Henry Cavill In ‘The Witcher’ Season 4 After Early Netflix Renewal - Deadline

Netflix has renewed The Witcher for a 4th play with a twist.

Liam Hemsworth volition regenerate Henry Cavill successful the epic play series, taking the reins arsenic Geralt of Rivia.

The determination comes up of the 3rd play of the series, which volition instrumentality successful summertime 2023. A four-part prequel series, The Witcher: Blood Origin launches December 25, 2022.

Cavill, who revealed earlier this week helium volition instrumentality successful the relation of Superman, played the grim Geralt of Rivia, the bane of supernatural beasties successful the archetypal 3 seasons of the play series.

The Witcher is simply a communicative of the intertwined destinies of 3 individuals successful the immense satellite of The Continent, wherever humans, elves, witchers, gnomes, and monsters conflict to past and thrive, and wherever bully and evil is not easy identified.

It besides stars Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan.

Hemsworth, who is champion known for starring successful the Hunger Games franchise, precocious starred successful Quibi play Most Dangerous Game. He volition instrumentality implicit arsenic Geralt of Rivia.

Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is showrunner and exec producer. Tomek Baginski, Jason F. Brown, Sean Daniel, Mike Ostrowski, Steve Gaub and Jarosław Sawko besides enforcement produce.

Cavill said, “My travel arsenic Geralt of Rivia has been filled with some monsters and adventures, and alas, I volition beryllium laying down my medallion and my swords for play 4. In my stead, the fantastic Mr Liam Hemsworth volition beryllium taking up the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the top of literate characters, I walk the torch with reverence for the clip spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to spot Liam’s instrumentality connected this astir fascinating and nuanced of men. Liam, bully sir, this quality has specified a fantastic extent to him, bask diving successful and seeing what you tin find.”

Hemsworth added, “As a Witcher instrumentality I’m implicit the satellite astir the accidental to play Geralt of Rivia. Henry Cavill has been an unthinkable Geralt, and I’m honoured that he’s handing maine the reins and allowing maine to instrumentality up the White Wolf’s blades for the adjacent section of his adventure. Henry, I’ve been a instrumentality of yours for years and was inspired by what you brought to this beloved character. I whitethorn person immoderate large boots to fill, but I’m genuinely excited to beryllium stepping into The Witcher world. ”