In a stunning move, Henry Cavill announced on Saturday that he will not be returning for Season 4 of Netflix’s The Witcher — and is passing the lead role onto Liam Hemsworth.
“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 on Instagram. “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.”
An actual reason for Cavill’s leave has yet to come to light, and that’s unlikely to change for the foreseeable future. Though many believe it’s either due to Cavill’s new comeback as Superman in DC movies or he wasn’t happy about where Netflix was taking The Witcher — keep in mind that it’s all speculation for now. We might never hear what actually happened.
Nobody saw it coming – particularly after how adamant Cavill was about playing Geralt for seven seasons. He’ll still be the character for Season 3 since it’s already in production, at least.
As you might expect, fans are pretty unhappy about the change. Take a look below to see how everybody’s handling things.
Yup, people are mad
henry cavill a leaving the witcher after begging netflix for the role and being the biggest fan of the franchise is making the report that the writers hate the books seem more and more plausible. they chased that man away from the series. this is sick.
— ariel 🪴 (@cursedhat) October 29, 2022
Cavill embodied geralt’s sad girl dad attitude and combined it with the physique of a sexy dump truck which was perfect so of course I’m upset
— Jim (Dragula Season) (@JimmMello) October 29, 2022
Henry Cavill stepping down from The Witcher and passing the baton for Liam Hemsworth was not on my bingo card.
— Younis (@younityyy) October 29, 2022
Some are downright furious
i do NOT care about henry cavill as superman what i DID care about was him as geralt pic.twitter.com/IUGW4HID2z
— aleks ☠︎ || spn 5×13 (@mysterysp0t) October 29, 2022
NO HENRY CAVILL COME BACK FOR THE WITCHER WE NEED YOU DON'T LET LIAM HEMSWORTH RUIN THIS PLEASE!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/O0Wm42OE9h
— bearry🦇 (@bearrynice_) October 29, 2022
Henry Cavill has done what no other could do.
Geralt united the Witcher fandom at last. pic.twitter.com/iReEpb5im1
— Kaer Moron 🐺⚔️☠️ (@IsaAfterDark) October 29, 2022
At least the memes are great!
Waking up and remembering Henry Cavill will no longer be Geralt. pic.twitter.com/n7abeSOewG
— Jess 💀 (@NeonRupee) October 30, 2022
The Witcher fans watching Season 4 starring Liam Hemsworth instead of Henry Cavill: pic.twitter.com/0gYEzEvIev
— BLURAYANGEL 🦇 (@blurayangel) October 29, 2022
Netflix trying to convince the Witcher fan base that Liam Hemsworth is a good replacement for Henry Cavill pic.twitter.com/Y1jvQFG2gZ
— BLURAYANGEL 🦇 (@blurayangel) October 29, 2022
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
