
The Witcher season 4 is almost here, and the headline news everyone is talking about hasn't quite gone away since its announcement back in 2022: Liam Hemsworth is stepping into the role of Geralt, replacing the outgoing Henry Cavill.
While many would regard The White Wolf's recasting as a thankless task for whoever plays the role, The Witcher creator and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich – who has overseen every season of the Netflix series – had complete confidence in Hemsworth's ability to draw serious emotional heft from The Continent's premiere monster slayer.