Henry Cavill is leaving Netflix’s extremely popular The Witcher TV series. Netflix has confirmed that The Witcher 4 is coming back for a fourth season, but Cavill is dropping out, replaced as Geralt of Rivia by The Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth. It’s going to be a long time until we see Hemsworth as Geralt, however, as Season 3 doesn’t arrive until Summer 2023, so Season 4 won’t likely arrive until 2024 at the soonest.
“My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4,” Cavill said in a statement. “In my stead, the fantastic Mr. Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the greatest of literary characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam’s take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men. Liam, good sir, this character has such a wonderful depth to him, enjoy diving in and seeing what you can find.”
Cavill is announcing his departure from The Witcher around the same time that he confirmed he’s coming back to play Superman again in new DC projects.