Everything we know so far about next season
The Witcher Season 3 is finally available on Netflix, the second part of this exciting season premiered on July 27th. Now that all eight episodes are available, fans haven’t wasted any time contemplating what’s in store for our favorite characters and the continent.
Luckily, Netflix has officially renewed The Witcher for a fourth season, but it could be a while before it premieres due to the ongoing strikes. The Witcher Season 4 will also see a significant and controversial cast change as star Henry Cavill has opted to leave the series after Season 3.
Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, brother of Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth, will take on Cavill in the upcoming seasons of the series. During press for Season 3, The Witcher Stars Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra and Joey Batey revealed that Hemsworth is already hard at work preparing for his new role.
Production Designer and Site Manager Andrew Laws narrated Metro UK that Hemsworth had already visited the studios and discussed some preliminary ideas for the new season. The hunger Games Alum is reportedly “very excited” to begin work on the show. It sounds like the cast and crew are looking forward to the next development The Witcher with Hemsworth at the helm.
Here’s everything we know The Witcher Season 4 so far!
Henry Cavill as Geralt in Season 3 of The Witcher. Cr: Netflix.
Will Henry Cavill even be in Season 4 of The Witcher?
No, Henry Cavill has officially ended his stint as Geralt of Rivia. His last episode in the series was The Witcher Season 3, Episode 8. Next time we see Geralt, he will be played by Liam Hemsworth.
Has The Witcher Season 4 Filming Started?
filming for The Witcher Season 4 was reportedly scheduled to begin in September 2023, which would likely have given us the next season sometime in the second half of 2024.
Unfortunately, production of the new season has been delayed, likely due to the ongoing WGA and SAG strikes. The current plan is for filming to begin sometime next year.
The Witcher season 4 release date predictions
Since filming for the new season has been delayed, you cannot expect to see it The Witcher Season 4 to 2025.
Because The Witcher is one of Netflix’s larger productions and includes many visual effects to perfect the world. It takes longer from filming to the release of the new episodes than some other series. Now, if filming can start very early in 2024, it’s possible we’ll still see a December 2024 release, but that seems unlikely, so plan for the next part in 2025.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 15: Liam Hemsworth attends the Australian Premiere of Poker Face at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter on November 15, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Cast of the fourth season of The Witcher
When will there be some cast changes? The Witcher returns. The most significant difference, of course, is that Henry Cavill will no longer play Geralt, and Liam Hemsworth will take over the role. Additionally, there were several notable deaths in Season 3, so don’t expect these characters to return unless it’s a vision or flashback sequence.
Otherwise, most of the main actors remain the same. Here is a tentative cast list:
- Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia
- Anya Chalotra as Yennefer von Vengerberg
- Freya Allan as Ciri
- Joey Batey as Jaskier
- Eamon Ferren as Cahir
- Mimî M. Khayisa as Fringilla Vigo
- Anna Shaffer as Triss Merigold
- Royce Pierreson as Istredd
- Therica Wilson-Read as Sabrina Glevissig
- Safiyya Ingar as Keira Metz
- Rochelle Rose as Margarita Laux Antille
- Michalina Olszańska as Marti Sodergren
- Wilson Mbomio as Dara
- Mahesh Jadu as Vilgefortz
- Mecia Simson as Francesca Findabair
- Graham McTavish as Sigismund Dijkstra
- Meng’er Zhang as Milva
- Kim Bodnia as Vesemir
- Cassie Clare as Philippa Eilhart
- Hugh Skinner as King Radovid
- Bart Edwards as Emperor Emhyr
- Frances Pooley as Teryn “False Ciri”
- Lars Mikkelsen as Stregobor
- Christelle Elwin as Mistle
- Cal Watson as Eve
- Fabian McCallum as Kayleigh
- Aggy K. Adams as Iskra
- Connor Crawford as Aske
- Juliette Alexandra as Reef
- Rebecca Hanssen as Queen Meve of Lyria
Aside from the returning cast members, The Witcher Several new people are likely to be cast in Season 4. Rednan Intelligence believes that South African actor Sharlto Copley (district 9) was cast as one of Ciri’s most prominent adversaries, Leo Bonhart.
The third season’s mention of Bonhart’s cousin, the formidable bounty hunter and influential businessman Dominik Bombastus Houvenaghel, lends credibility to this theory.
In The Witcher Season 3 Episode 2: Yennefer has to kill one of Houvenaghels to protect Ciri after she frees his prisoner. Yennefer tells Ciri that Houvenaghel wants revenge for this. The fact that his name was mentioned in season three suggests the writers are planning for his (and Bonhart’s) eventual arrival.
Other new characters that could be cast The Witcher Season 4 are:
- Zoltan Chivay, dwarf and old friend of Geralt
- Regis the vampire
- Sheala de Tancarville, Creyden Sorceress and founding member of the Sorceress Lodge
- Assire var Anahid, Nilfgaardian mage and founding member of the Sorceress Lodge
- Ida Emean aep Sivney, an elven sorceress who later joins the lodge
How many episodes will there be in Season 4 of The Witcher?
There were eight episodes in each season The Witcher So far we should expect another eight episodes for Season 4.
What book will The Witcher season 4 be based on?
The following season will probably suffice baptism of fire And The Tower of the Swallow, the next two books in the series. The third season has already set things in motion baptism of firebut I could imagine that they set up some aspects of it as well The Tower of the Swallow.
Freya Allan as Ciri in Season 3 of The Witcher. Cr: Netflix.
Recap of The Witcher season 3 ending
If you need a reminder of how The Witcher Season 3 has come to an end, here is the state of the finale.
Big spoilers ahead The Witcher season 3
At the end of the season, Geralt has just left Brokilon Forest with Jaskier and Milva after recovering from his fight with Vilgefortz. He plans to hunt down Vilgefortz and Emhyr in Nilfgaard to find Ciri, unaware that she was sent to the Korath Desert by Tor Lara and has now joined the criminal gang known as “The Rats”. Ciri has also started playing Falka.
Elsewhere, after Tissaia’s suicide, Yennefer begins founding the Lodge of Sorceresses to make the world a safer place for Ciri’s return. In Redania, Philippa orchestrated the death of King Wizimir and placed his brother Radovid on the throne.
What is Season 4 of The Witcher about?
Ciri will likely be the center of attention in the new season as well, following her life with the Rats. Geralt’s storyline is more of a traditional adventure as he, Jaskier and Milva begin their journey to Nilfgaard. In baptism of fireAlong the way, they meet several interesting characters, including a vampire named Regis. The show will also likely cast the dwarf Zoltan Chivay, and Geralt will likely cross paths with Cahir again.
Yennefer’s storyline is a bit more complicated as the series has made some changes. We’ll likely see more of her political quarrels with the Sorceress’ Lodge.
In baptism of fire, the Lodge forces Yennefer to help them find Ciri for their agenda. Francesca holds Yennefer captive, imprisoned in a jade figurine. It is Fringilla who helps Yennefer escape. It will be interesting to see how that plays out and if anything changes when the show is adapted.
In the Metro UK article mentioned above, Andrew Laws teased that the next season would greatly expand the continent’s lore and world:
The most important thing I can share is that our world is going to get even bigger in season four. So we’re starting to explore new parts of the continent that will be familiar to fans but we haven’t seen in our series yet.
So we are looking at different location options both in the UK and outside the UK for different parts of the stories. At this point we know what our season looks like. Since we already have scripts, we’re still making progress on developing locations and concepts for sets etc.
Will the rats be in Season 4 of The Witcher?
The Rats are rumored to have their own spin-off in production, but it sounds like Netflix is turning it into a movie instead of a series. It will likely be a prequel or take place before her encounter with Ciri, so yes, the rats will likely feature prominently in season four because they are important to Ciri’s storyline.
Has The Witcher been renewed for Season 5?
It sounds like Netflix has already renewed The Witcher for another season, based on a recent interview with casting director Sophie Holland.
Jaskier actor Joey Batey also narrated gay times the following:
A lot of our conversations revolved around the question, “What’s the history of LGBTQ+ relationships in this world of dragons and other things?” So that’s an ongoing conversation that I’m really looking forward to. share with the world not only in season three, but also in seasons four and fiveFind out where Jaskier lands.
Stay tuned to Netflix Life for more news and updates The Witcher Season 4!
This article was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the work of the writers and actors who are currently on strike, the series discussed here would not exist.