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A few major pieces of news about The Witcher have been announced by Netflix!

Netflix have teased a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming fourth series of The Witcher. It also confirmed that its fifth season would be its last.

Toss a coin to your witcher. Netflix has officially renewed its fantasy drama series “The Witcher” for seasons four and five, which will be its final two.

Netflix has confirmed that The Witcher will conclude with season five.The streaming giant announced today (April 18) that production has begun on the upcoming fourth season, while a final fifth season has also been greenlit.Seasons four and five will adapt the remaining three books by Andrzej Sapkowski, Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow and Lady of the Lake, promising to offer an “epic and satisfying conclusion” to the hit fantasy drama.On a the announcement, writer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said: “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.

The Witcher is coming to an end. The show announced today on X (aka Twitter) that Netflix has picked up a fifth season of the fantasy adaptation, which will be its last.

The Witcher star Freya Allan has told NME what to expect from the Netflix fantasy show’s upcoming fourth season, which introduces new lead Liam Hemsworth as the titular monster hunter previously played by Henry Cavill.Cavill played Geralt for three seasons from 2019, but announced he would be vacating the position in October 2022. It was widely speculated that he had made the move in order to reprise the role of Superman in upcoming DC films.

J. Kim Murphy There are plenty of stereotypes about the treatment of writers in Hollywood. “The Witcher” creator Andrzej Sapkowski became all too familiar with them when visiting the set of the Netflix series based on his fantasy novels.

The Witcher actor Joey Batey has revealed a plot point in season four that’s a “fan favourite” moment from the books.Batey returns as bard Jaskier in season three, part two of the Netflix show, which will be the last time fans get to see Henry Cavill in the role of Geralt Of Rivia.In a new interview with Metro, Batey referenced a significant detail from the books that he said he’s looking forward to portraying in the show.“I’m just glad that Jaskier’s still in it,” he joked, adding: “There’s a thing called the hanza, which I’m looking forward to exploring. It’s a bit of a fan-favourite moment I think.”In The Witcher books written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, Geralt’s company, or hanza, is a group of people that teams up to rescue Ciri.

The first five episodes of “The Witcher” Season 3 premiered on Netflix last month, beginning the send-off of Henry Cavill‘s Geralt of Rivia. But don’t worry, Geralt will return, albeit with Liam Hemsworth in the role.

Netflix's hit fantasy drama The Witcher has returned with its highly-anticipated third season.

Fans of “The Witcher” are patiently awaiting the upcoming third season of the Netflix fantasy hit, in which star Henry Cavill will exit midway through the season, with his character, Geralt of Rivia, to then be played by Liam Hemsworth.

McKinley Franklin editor Netflix has released the official trailer for Season 3 of “The Witcher,” starring Henry Cavill as the monster-slaying Geralt of Rivia. The five-episode Volume 1 will release globally on June 29, with Volume 2 set for July 27. Along with Cavill, “The Witcher” stars Freya Allen as Ciri and Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg. Joey Batey, Mimi Ndiweni, Eamon Farren, MyAnna Buring, Wilson Mbomio and Tom Canton are also set to return in Season 3. “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,” reads Netflix’s plot summary of Season 3. “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.”

 season 3. With new episodes launching in two batches this summer, Netflix released a brand new trailer giving fans a thorough taste of what's to come before Henry Cavill hands over the lead role to Liam Hemsworth in season 4.Season 3 of the Netflix series follows Cavill's Geralt of Rivia as he traverses the Continent alongside his trusty bard, Jaskier (Joey Batey), and the alluring yet volatile mage Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalotra) as monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture Ciri (Freya Allan). To keep his family safe, Geralt entrusts Yennefer to lead the foursome to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where they hope to uncover more about Ciri’s untapped powers; instead, they discover they’ve landed on a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery. They must fight back, put everything on the line — or risk losing each other forever.The Witcher’s heroes are forced to grapple with more threats — and feelings — than ever before amid no small amount of conflict between themselves.

Henry Cavill is returning as Geralt of Rivia one final time. Netflix has dropped the first teaser trailer and first-look images for “The Witcher” Season 3. But that’s not all.

is back as Henry Cavill takes his final turn as Geralt of Rivia in season 3 of the Netflix series. With the new episodes launching in two batches this summer, the streaming platform released a brand new teaser trailer and images, showing fans what's to come before Cavill hands over the lead role to Liam Hemsworth. «As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri (Freya Allan) into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it,» Netflix revealed. «Entrusted with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where they hope to uncover more about the girl’s untapped powers; instead, they discover they’ve landed in a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery.

Toss a coin to your new witcher. Henry Cavill announced he will not return as the star of Netflix’s hit series The Witcher, and the streamer has recast the leading man with Liam Hemsworth.

Christopher Vourlias It was as early as 2010, as he likes to tell it, when Polish animator and visual artist Tomasz Bagiński lobbied his friend Andrzej Sapkowski to make a movie. Sapkowski is the author of “The Witcher” series of fantasy novels, and Bagiński — already Oscar-nominated for his short film “The Cathedral” — had dreams of taking the series to the big screen. Among the project’s early boosters was Platige Image, the Polish animation, VFX and post-production studio that Bagiński joined in 2004. When Netflix swooped in to acquire the rights to “The Witcher” in 2017, the company was tapped to executive produce alongside L.A.-based Hivemind. The Polish studio also became one of several houses to handle special effects for the series, earning an Emmy nomination for its VFX work on what has gone on to become one of Netflix’s biggest international hits.

Outlander star Graham McTavish has revealed a little more about what we can expect from his starring role in the new Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon.

Fresh from his second role in Outlander as William 'Buck' MacKenzie, fans are getting to enjoy Graham McTavish in a new role as he is pictured in action for a new Game of Thrones TV show.

CD Projekt RED is planning a new, standalone, single-player version of Gwent, its card game spinoff from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.The game is currently under development with the existing Gwent development team, and has the working title “Project Golden Nekker” (thanks, IGN). The game is also expected to be an entirely new game, not requiring players to have any existing version of Gwent before jumping in.“It’s not another Witcher Tales [game] but something different,” CD Projekt RED’s Paweł Burza told IGN.

The Witcher, which returned to Netflix for a second season on December 17, dominated Nielsen’s weekly U.S. streaming chart with almost 2.2 billion minutes of viewing.

The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has addressed a controversial plot point in season two which differs greatly from the source material.Based on the books by Andrzej Sapkowski, the second season of The Witcher features the death of Geralt of Rivia’s friend Eskel (Basil Eidenbenz) – who also undergoes a noticeable personality shift compared to the first season.Addressing fan concerns on Twitter, Hissrich teased we’ll discover more about Eskel’s death and the relationship between

The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has revealed that the scripts for season three of the Netflix show have already been written.Based on the books by author Andrzej Sapkowski, the second season of the adult fantasy series starring Henry Cavill arrived on December 17.The upcoming third season will be based on The Time Of Contempt, the second entry in Sapkawki’s five-book main story, The Witcher Saga, which also includes numerous short stories and a standalone novel.Speaking to Tech

Following the season two finale, fans are wanting to know just how many seasons The Witcher will actually have.

“The Witcher” showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich gets her way, the Netflix series will continue until they’ve finished adapting all of author Andrzej Sapkowski’s books.TheWrap recently caught up with Hissrich to discuss her work on Season 2 of the fan-favorite Netflix fantasy series, and she affirmed her hope to tell the complete story of “The Witcher” within the confines of the show.

The Witcher has arrived – watch it below.Based on the books by author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is an adult fantasy series which follows the adventures of Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill).The upcoming second season of the hit Netflix fantasy show will arrive in December and the latest trailer has given fans more of a taster about what the new season will offer.The trailer focusses on the ongoing war between the North and South in the Continent and viewers see clips of Geralt of Rivia battling

The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has responded to criticism following the announcement of a spin-off series.Based on the books by author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is an adult fantasy series which follows the adventures of Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill).Before the second season has even been released, Netflix recently announced a third season, a second anime feature film and a family-friendly spin-off series are all in the works.The latter has attracted some criticism due to

Netflix and video game developer CD Projekt Red have shared details of the inaugural WitcherCon.The virtual event will bring together fans of The Witcher, which spans Netflix’s TV series adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy novels as well as the video game franchise.WitcherCon premieres at 7pm CEST (6pm BST) on July 9, with streams happening on YouTube and Twitch. The second stream, which also airs on Twitch and YouTube, will begin at 3am CEST (2am BST) on July 10.

The Witcher to get the onscreen adaptation it deserves, and while fans won't have to wait that long for the anticipated second season of the Netflix series, the hiatus has still felt far too long for our liking. Luckily, Netflix tossed us a coin and announced that The Witcher Season 2 went back into production.The Witcher is inspired by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher books, which also spawned the popular CD Projekt Red video game franchise.