Following the official announcement of Henry Cavill’s exit from The Witcher Season 4, new details surrounding the next installment have been revealed by Deadline. According to the outlet’s sources, Cavill had only committed to a short-term deal with Netflix. When it was about time to renew contracts for the fourth season, the British actor ultimately came to the decision to move on from the series in order to shift his focus to his other upcoming projects, including his return as Superman.
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Apart from Cavill, the rest of the main cast, including Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan have also undergone contract renegotiations and are all expected to reprise their roles in the Liam Hemsworth-led fourth season.
The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family, which centers around a solitary monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia, the powerful sorceress Yennefer, and a young Cintrian princess, Ciri, as they learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together. The series has starred Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, who will be played by Liam Hemsworth as of Season 4. It also stars Freya Allan as Princess Ciri, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, MyAnna Buring as Tissaia, and Joey Batey as Jaskier.
“As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri of Cintra into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it,” says the official synopsis for the third season. “Entrusted with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where she hopes to discover more about the girl’s untapped powers; instead, they discover they’ve landed in a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery. They must fight back, put everything on the line — or risk losing each other forever.”
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Based on the stories and novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is created and executive produced by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, who also serves as the showrunner. Sean Daniel and Jason Brown of Sean Daniel Company are executive producing, along with Tomek Baginski and Jarek Sawko of Platige Image.
