Netflix just shared photos from a table read as season four of The Witcher is starting production. The five photos show the cast in good spirits as they prepare for the upcoming season, the first with Liam Hemsworth taking over for Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia.
The streaming service also announced they’ve renewed for the series for a fifth and final season. Seasons four and five will shoot back-to-back and are based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, and Lady of the Lake.
“It is with huge pride that we begin shooting our penultimate season of The Witcher with a stellar cast, including some exciting new additions, led by Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia. We’re thrilled to be able to bring Andrzej Sapkowski’s books to an epic and satisfying conclusion,” said series creator, showrunner, and executive producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich.”It wouldn’t be our show if we didn’t push our family of characters to their absolute limit — stay tuned to see how the story ends.”
In addition to Liam Hemsworth, the season four cast includes Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, Freya Allan as Princess Cirilla of Cintra, Joey Batey as Jaskier, Laurence Fishburne as Regis, and Eamon Farren as Cahir. Anna Shaffer plays Triss Merigold, Mimî M Khayisa is Fringilla, Cassie Clare is Philippa, Mahesh Jadu is Vilgefortz, Meng’er Zhang is Milva, and Graham McTavish is Dijkstra.
The huge ensemble includes Royce Pierreson as Istredd, Mecia Simson as Francesca, Sharlto Copley as Leo Bonhart, Danny Woodburn as Zoltan, Jeremy Crawford as Yarpen, Bart Edwards as Emhyr, and Hugh Skinner as Radovid.
The cast also features James Purefoy as Skellen, Christelle Elwin as Mistle, Fabian McCallum as Kayleigh, Juliette Alexandra as Reef, Ben Radcliffe as Giselher, and Connor Crawford as Asse. Aggy K. Adams plays Iskra, Linden Porco is Percival Schuttenbach, Therica Wilson-Read is Sabrina, Rochelle Rose is Margarita, and Safiyya Ingar is Keira.
“After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again.”
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Tania Lotia, Rae Benjamin, Troy Dangerfield, Matthew D’Ambrosio, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Clare Higgins, and Mike Ostrowski write season four. Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Tricia Brock, Alex Garcia Lopez, and Jeremy Webb direct the penultimate season.
It's official, The Witcher season 4 is in production. But that's not all, we're already planning season 5, which will be the final season and bring this epic show to a fitting conclusion. See you on The Continent. pic.twitter.com/c0ilUCWYkF
— The Witcher (@witchernetflix) April 18, 2024
