“The Witcher” is again, and it’s by no means seemed like this earlier than.
Netflix launched a brand new trailer for the hit fantasy sequence on Tuesday, giving followers a glimpse at what’s to come back for the long-awaited fourth season, which returns on the finish of the month.
Within the trailer, we get a more in-depth have a look at Liam Hemsworth’s Geralt of Rivia, after he famously took over the function that after belonged to Henry Cavill. Although, Hemsworth isn’t set to play Geralt for lengthy, as Netflix beforehand known as Seasons 4 and 5 the “remaining two chapters” of the fantasy epic sequence.
Hemsworth isn’t the one new face seen within the trailer for Season 4, both. He’s joined by Laurence Fishburne, who performs Regis, a barber-surgeon with a shrouded previous for the present’s subsequent chapter.
“The Witcher is in a state of flux,” Geralt is informed within the trailer, a line that knowingly parallels the recasting on the heart of this season. “You’re turning into one thing new.” You possibly can watch the total trailer beneath.
In September, Netflix launched a first-look teaser for “The Witcher” Season 4, exhibiting an prolonged battle sequence between Geralt and a wraith to spotlight the brand new actor within the function.
Whereas the brand new trailer additionally confirmed loads of Hemsworth because the hero, it additionally teased extra of the brand new storyline – with the present’s central characters of Geralt, Ciri (Freya Allan) and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) being separated from one another within the wake of Season 3’s occasions.
“After the Continent-altering occasions of Season Three, Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri discover themselves separated by a raging conflict and numerous enemies,” a Netflix plot synopsis famous. “As their paths diverge, and their targets sharpen, they detect sudden allies keen to affix their journeys. And if they will settle for these discovered households, they only may need an opportunity at reuniting for good.”
Followers have lengthy awaited the return of “The Witcher,” particularly within the wake of the recasting of Hemsworth in Cavill’s unique function. As we reported, Cavill broke the information in October 2022 with an announcement on Instagram.
“My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been crammed with each monsters and adventures, and alas, I will probably be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4,” Cavill wrote on the time. “In my stead, the incredible Mr. Liam Hemsworth will probably be taking on the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the best of literary characters, I cross the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam’s tackle this most fascinating and nuanced of males.”
He added, “Liam, good sir, this character has such an exquisite depth to him, get pleasure from diving in and seeing what you’ll find.”
Hemsworth, who has remained largely tight-lipped concerning the recasting, gave an interview in late September, the place he briefly mentioned his entrance into the sequence — and the way the fan response impacted him.
“There was fairly a little bit of noise and I needed to put that apart. It began to turn out to be a distraction,” Hemsworth informed Leisure Weekly. “I handled that type of factor prior to now quite a bit and, you recognize, on the finish of the day, I really like making motion pictures and I really like telling tales and appearing. I simply don’t need any of that to have an effect on my method of telling the story that I’m making an attempt to inform. I jumped off social media and the web most of final 12 months.”
“The Witcher” Season 4 will start streaming on Netflix on Oct. 30.
