‘The Witcher’ Returns for Season 4 in October

In the end, we’ve a launch date for The Witcher season 4: October 30.

On Saturday night time, Netflix launched a primary take a look at the brand new season, which sees Liam Hemsworth as the brand new Geralt of Rivia after Henry Cavill bowed out. We see Geralt’s nonetheless doing his monster-slaying factor, and the clip goes out of its approach to guarantee Hemsworth’s obtained the look and motion chops to hold the present for its final two seasons. Just like the Cavill-led period, this new journey for Geralt will span eight episodes, and in contrast to season three, fortunately launch abruptly.

Plot-wise, the logline notes Geralt, Ciri (Freya Allan), and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) stay separated after the occasions of season three as struggle brews across the Continent. “As their paths diverge, and their targets sharpen,” it reads, “they come across surprising allies keen to hitch their journeys. And if they’ll settle for these discovered households, they only might need an opportunity at reuniting for good.” Together with a returning Joey Batey as Jaskier, the subsequent season’s forged contains Laurence Fishburne, Robbie Amell, Meng’er Zhang, and Sharlto Copley.

Count on extra on The Witcher as information concerning the season comes out. Till then, you’ve obtained the primary three seasons to rewatch, together with the Sirens of the Deep anime movie and Andrzej Sapkowski’s Crossroads of Ravens novel, which stars a younger Geralt and lands September 30.

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