Witcher has a life after Henry Cavill. Netflix series based on books by Andrzej Sapkowski. there will be a fifth season. Confirmation came from casting director Sophie Holland, who spoke about her plans for the future in an interview.
rumors about a possible cancellation of the series dispelled. Apparently, Netflix completely trusts Lauren Hissrich and her team, which is why they gave the go-ahead. While the original strategy was to expand Witcher For up to seven seasons, the departure of Henry Cavill meant a heavy blow to the production.
“We’re about to start filming season four with Liam Hemsworth and there will be a short break before we jump right into season five,” Holland said. Deadline. The casting director refrained from commenting on Cavill’s departure and expressed her vote of confidence in the new Geralt de Rivia.
I probably won’t comment on it. I’d love to, but I won’t. I’m really looking forward to what Liam brings. He has a huge fan base. Season 4 features new characters and familiar faces.
Sophie Holland, casting director Witcher
Back-to-back filming plans were leaked in September when Redanian Intelligence reported that Netflix is considering filming seasons 4 and 5 with a short break. The scripts are ready, so the fourth season Witcher not affected by the writers’ strike. If all goes according to plan, the filming period will begin next September and end in May 2024.
Witcher could end in season 3
Third season Witcher It will be released on June 29 and will be the last in which we will see Henry Cavill as Geralt de Rivia. A few months ago, the actor confirmed that he would not be renewing his contract with the Netflix series, a decision that surprised all fans.
Curious, Witcher could have ended with season 3. In an interview with Total newsreelLauren Hissrich stated that everyone felt the departure of Henry Cavill and thought about closing Geralt’s story.
It’s time for his life to move on. I think we all mourned it in our own way. We had the opportunity to have Geralt come out and end the show. [Pero] it’s not something we were willing to do. Too many stories left to tell
Lauren Hissrich, showrunner for The Witcher
Perhaps the most ironic part of these statements is that the showrunner said that if they replaced Geralt with another warlock, they would have completely disappeared from the books. The latter is salt in the wound of fans of novels who have seen how Hissrich and his writing team have no respect for original material.. This unprofessionalism had been pointed out by other writers before, and was rumored to be the deciding factor in Henry Cavill’s departure from the project.
Witcher can be redeemed in the third season, which It will premiere on June 29 exclusively on Netflix..
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