Henry Cavill’s time as a Netflix wizard is over. The Witcher definitely goes further. At the end of Season 3, the course for Season 4 is already being set. This will see Liam Hemsworth as Geralt for the first time, while the fantasy series’ plot will take a completely new direction.
You are now wondering what will happen to Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri after Henry Cavill has left? Then you will find all the important information here about what the template reveals about the plot of the next episodes and When can we expect Season 4 to launch on Netflix.
Netflix launch: when is The Witcher season 4 coming?
Netflix has already ordered season 4 and even season 5. However, the production is affected by the ongoing double strike in Hollywood. According to the usually reliable fansite Redanian Intelligence, those were actually scheduled for September 2023 Filming has been postponed and will not begin until 2024.
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Henry Cavill is no longer present as of Season 4
So Liam Hemsworth’s The Witcher debut will be a long time coming. We shouldn’t expect Season 4 to start on Netflix before 2025. Fortunately, Netflix already has a replacement in the starting blocks that should shorten the waiting time.
There will probably be one in 2024 prequel miniseries about the rat gang introduced at the end of season 3. Filming ended in July 2023 in South Africa. In addition to the six young thieves, action legend Dolph Lundgren will also be seen as the brutal witch Brehen. In addition, a new anime film awaits us: The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep.
Template: Which novel is The Witcher Season 4 based on?
The Netflix series is based on the novel world of Andrzej Sapkowski’s witcher saga. After season 1 filmed several short stories from the anthologies The Last Wish and The Sword of Providence, the series is dedicated to the novels of the main pentalogy series from season 2 onwards. In the 4th season, the plot of the third volume is entitled baptism of fire adapted.
There is also the possibility that season 4 already Parts from the sequel The Swallow Tower could weave into the plot. Because, especially for the characters Yennefer and Ciri, Volume 4 offers little material to fill a whole season with it.
Storyline: What’s next in The Witcher season 4 on Netflix?
Warning, spoilers: By the end of Season 3, it became clear that Geralt, Ciri (Freya Allan) and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) must henceforth experience separate adventures while Nilfgaard and the kingdoms of the north remain at war in the wake of the events on Thanedd. In the template, too, the witcher family won’t find each other again for a long time.
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Milva and Dandelion are waiting for the new Geralt
The series will take off Split season 4 into three different story arcs:
With regard to the template, Geralt’s journey to Nilfgaard, where he suspects Ciri, will play an important role. After already having Dandelion (Joey Batey) and archer Milva (Meng’er Zhang) at his side, other companions will join him on his way. On the one hand there is the well-known Nilfgaardian Cahir (Eamon Farren): On the other hand, there will be a completely new character the vampire Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy (or just Regis).
The biggest change in season 4 will be the face of Geralt of Rivia. This is namely no longer embodied by Henry Cavill, but Liam Hemsworth. The Recasting should also be discussed within the plot of the next episodes. How the exchange of Geralt is explained exactly is not yet known.
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