Is Liam Hemsworth replacing Henry Cavill in ‘The Witcher’?

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The Witcher season three, part two has arrived on Netflix, but this will be the last time fans get to see Henry Cavill in the role of Geralt Of Rivia.Based on the successful fantasy book series and video games of the same name, The Witcher sees Cavill star as a magically super-powered monster hunter (known as a Witcher) who crosses paths with a powerful sorceress and a princess whose untapped magic is sought after by evil forces.The official synopsis for season three reads: “As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture Ciri of Cintra, Geralt takes her into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it.”Alongside Cavill, the series stars Anya Chalotra as sorceress Yennefer Of Vengerberg and Freya Allan as Princess Ciri.This is, however, the last time Cavill will star in the series.

The actor announced his decision to leave in October 2022, with the show now set to move in a new direction for the already confirmed fourth and fifth seasons.Liam Hemsworth will indeed be replacing Cavill as Geralt Of Rivia for season four, and it appears the character’s sudden change of face will even be addressed in the show.Speaking to Yahoo!, executive producer Tomek Baginski previously stated that fans of the books will recognise the story they have drawn from to explain Cavill’s departure.“I don’t want to get too emotional, but it was a great journey to have Henry Cavill on this show and we will miss him,” he said.“But, at the same time, we have a very, very good plan to introduce our new Geralt and our new vision for Geralt with Liam.