Despite the departure of its star actor, The Witcher series returns. She will therefore have to face a challenge that Netflix does not seem ready to take on for very long.
Certainly, the saga The Witcher is one of the great works of Western fantasy. After being brought to video game media by the CD Projekt studio, Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels are currently being adapted into a TV series by Netflix.
Since 2019, the red N SVOD platform has taken us in the footsteps of Geralt of Rivia, the Witcher. After three seasons led by actor Henry Cavill, the title role changes face for. Thus, Liam Hemsworth (Hunger Games, Poker Face) will have the difficult task of taking up the torch for the seasons to come.
It is a major challenge that awaits the newcomer. And a year after the release of season 3, suffice to say that fans are eagerly awaiting the sequel, in particular to see if the actor will live up to his predecessor and the character. And there is precisely, Netflix yesterday officially gave us some news, taking stock of the future of The Witcher series.
The cast gathers around the (not) round table
Netflix formalizes the start of production on the sequel to The Witcher. In a press release, the platform tells us that the cast is currently gathered in the United Kingdom for the first joint readings of the season 4.
It is also an opportunity to return to the feeling of Liam Hemsworth regarding his entry into the troupe. The actor praises the work of Cavill, a “ amazing Geralt ” to his eyes. He confides that he is “ honored » to take over and said to himself “ excited to enter the world of The Witcher “, all the more so as ” fan “.
Season 4 will count eight episodes in total. To accompany Hemsworth in the boots of the white wolf, we find some well-known faces. Thus, Anya Chalotra will once again take on the role of the witch Yennefer, Freya Allan that of the young Ciri and Joey Batey that of the indescribable Dandelion. But Hemsworth will not be the only newcomer in the adventure, other personalities joining the project.
What future for The Witcher series?
Netflix didn’t just have news regarding season 4 of The Witcher series. In fact, the platform also told us that the next one would be shot “ at the same time » than that one. But, bad news, this fifth season will be the last.
Thus, with seasons 4 and 5, the series will complete the literary cycle designed by Sapkowski. The first two seasons adapted the Witcher’s first novel, titled The Blood of Contempt. Season 3 was based on the second, Blood of the Elves. The next seasons will transpose the last three books of the pentalogy : The Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow and The Lady of the Lake.
Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich wants to be reassuring about the direction taken by the series. The objective is to “ bring to Andrzej Sapkowski’s books a epic conclusion and satisfactory “. To do this, she and her team intend to push the characters in their “ absolute limit “.
For now, no release date has not been specified for season 4. However, with production only starting now, there is a good chance that it will not arrive on the SVOD platform until 2025. But filming the following season at the same time should allow us not to have to wait too long to discover the outcome of the epic The Witcher on our screens.