When The Witcher returns for its fourth season, things will look a little…dumber? 🤪
Most fundamentally, there’s a new Geralt of Rivia, Liam Hemsworth, replacing Henry Cavill in the central role on the show following its first three seasons on Netflix. Because, you know, who needs a guy who actually LIKES the source material? 🤷♂️
Netflix announced the show’s official return date this weekend — and with it, unveiled the new teaser for the fourth season, including plenty of Hemsworth now playing Geralt of Rivia. It’s the first full look as Hemsworth as the character. Watch it below:
Speaking with Netflix’s Tudum website, The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said of the upcoming episodes…
One of the things we always say is that it wouldn’t be The Witcher if everything ended happily … This is the beginning of a two-season journey for our family to finally reunite and be together — hopefully forever.
Hissrich added “show up, be willing to be surprised, be willing to accept that things look different, and know that the core of what you love is still there … we also have this amazing opportunity, halfway through a series, to relaunch it — to say, ‘Things are different, we’re coming out of the gate with a bang, and it’s bigger and better than ever.’” Translation: “We messed up big time, but please keep watching!” 😂
Here is the upcoming season’s official synopsis:
After the Continent-altering events of Season Three, Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri find themselves separated by a raging war and countless enemies. As their paths diverge, and their goals sharpen, they stumble on unexpected allies eager to join their journeys. And if they can accept these found families, they just might have a chance at reuniting for good…
The Witcher Season 4 premieres on Netflix on October 30. Netflix has already renewed the show for a fifth season, which is planned as the series’ last. Finally! Maybe they’ll stop butchering the books by then. 🙏
So, The Witcher is back for a fourth season, and guess what? They’ve swapped out Henry Cavill for Liam Hemsworth. Yeah, because that makes total sense. 🙄 I mean, who needs an actor who actually resembles Geralt and, you know, cares about the source material? Let’s just get another Hemsworth brother in there, that’ll fix everything! Clearly, Netflix is playing 4D chess here. ♟️
And the showrunner? Oh, she’s promising us that even though things look “different,” the “core” of what we love is still there. Riiiight. Because changing the lead actor is just a minor detail, not a complete gutting of the show’s identity. 🤡 They’re basically saying, “Hey, remember that thing you liked? Well, it’s not that anymore, but trust us, you’ll still like it!” Sure, Jan.
The synopsis is the usual vague garbage about war, enemies, and “found families.” Because that’s exactly what we wanted from The Witcher: a heartwarming tale about making friends. 🤮 Where’s the monster hunting? Where’s the morally gray decision-making? Oh wait, those were probably too complicated for the writers.
But hey, at least it’s only going on for one more season after this. Maybe then they’ll stop torturing us and let The Witcher rest in peace. ✌️ Or, you know, they’ll reboot it with a CGI Geralt voiced by a celebrity dog. Who even knows anymore? 🤷♀️
Finn McFrame, celebrated satirical mastermind and self-proclaimed “Emperor of Irony,” started his illustrious career as a cinematographer, where his expertise in capturing every single frame of a squirrel stealing a baguette earned him accolades at obscure film festivals.
Born in the glamorous town of Boring, Oregon, Finn grew up with dreams of being a Hollywood director until he realized that satire, not cinema, was his true calling—or at least the one that let him sleep until noon.
Finn McFrame: changing the world, one satirical lens flare at a time.
