‘The Witcher’ Season 4 Recasts Geralt of Rivia With Liam Hemsworth, Henry Cavill to Exit Series - Variety

“The Witcher” has been renewed for a 4th play by Netflix, though the deed phantasy bid volition beryllium missing 1 acquainted face. Henry Cavill volition exit the accumulation aft the upcoming 3rd play debuts, with Liam Hemsworth acceptable to instrumentality implicit the pb relation of Geralt of Rivia.

The streamer announced the renewal and casting quality connected Saturday afternoon, with some Hemsworth and Cavill besides releasing statements. Reading into the code of some statements, the determination seems to beryllium an amicable passing of the torch.

“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 Season 4,” Cavill said successful a connection connected Instagram. “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.”

“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,” Hemsworth’s connection reads. “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.”

Cavill has starred arsenic the monster huntsman Geralt connected “The Witcher” since the Netflix bid debuted successful Dec. 2019. The show’s upcoming 3rd season, which has acceptable a merchandise model of Summer 2023, volition present beryllium the actor’s past with the series.

“The Witcher” has emerged arsenic somewhat of a flagship franchise for Netflix implicit the years. A four-part prequel bid starring Michelle Yeoh, “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” is acceptable to premiere connected Christmas Day. Recasting the pb relation of the franchise’s mainline bid aft Cavill’s departure further underlines however invested the streamer is successful the property.

Hemsworth is champion known for his relation arsenic Gale Hawthorne successful “The Hunger Games” series, starring other Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. More recently, helium has starred with Christoph Waltz successful the Roku Channel’s “Most Dangerous Game” series, which was renewed for a 2nd play successful August 2021. He besides stars successful Russell Crowe’s upcoming thriller “Poker Face.”

Cavill remains a blistery commodity successful the amusement industry. The histrion stars alongside Millie Bobby Brown successful “Enola Holmes 2,” releasing connected Netflix adjacent week, and precocious signed connected to reunite with manager Guy Ritchie connected “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” Additionally, Cavill has confirmed that helium volition beryllium reprising his relation arsenic Superman in an upcoming Warner Bros. film, though nary writers oregon directors are presently attached to the project.

News of Cavill’s instrumentality arsenic Superman comes astir 5 years aft 2017’s “Justice League,” which marked the actor’s astir caller extended quality arsenic the DC Comics superhero. However, Cavill did marque a cameo successful the recently released “Black Adam,” appearing successful a series that teases a conflict betwixt Superman and Dwayne Johnson’s antihero. Cavill was fixed support to instrumentality a interruption from Season 3 of “The Witcher” to movie his “Black Adam” appearance. Now, helium departs the bid entirely.