{"id":13884,"date":"2022-04-14T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1628028"},"modified":"2022-04-14T16:51:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T14:51:10","slug":"the-witcher-announces-new-cast-and-characters-for-season-3","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-witcher-announces-new-cast-and-characters-for-season-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher announces new cast and characters for season 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Flora Carr\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 14 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Netflix has confirmed the addition of four new characters and cast members ahead of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-season-3-release-date-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Witcher<\/a> season 3.<\/p>\n<p>Among the cast members joining the fantasy series are Meng\u2019er Zhang (Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings), and\u00a0Robbie Amell, who plays the lead in sci-fi series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/upload-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Upload<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also joining <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-cast-season-2\/&quot;\">The Witcher cast<\/a>, led by Henry Cavill in the title role, are\u00a0Hugh Skinner (Mamma Mia Here We Go Again!, Fleabag) and\u00a0Christelle Elwin (Half Bad).<\/p>\n<p>Amell will play Gallatin, described as a \u201cborn fighter\u201d who \u201cleads an army of guerrilla Scoia\u2019tael fighting on behalf of Nilfgaard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnafraid to speak his truth, Gallatin\u2019s loyalty to his people ultimately leads him on a collision course with Francesca over power,\u201d Netflix says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/upload_1-3684fec.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/upload_1-3684fec.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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Prince Radovid.<\/p>\n<p>The prince is the younger brother to King Vizimir who \u201cfinds himself suddenly a man on the inside of the Redanian Intelligence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith his good looks and often drunken charm, Radovid surprises with how incisive he can be in matters of politics, but it\u2019s all games until someone gets hurt.\u201d<\/p> <p>Finally, Elwin will play a \u201cmember of The Rats, a gang of misfit teenagers who steal from the rich and give to themselves\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Witcher season 2 is now available on <a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/80189685&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>. The release date for season 3 is yet to be confirmed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoy more chats with the stars at the Radio Times Covers Party 2022 in the<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a style=\"&quot;font-weight:\" inherit=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/radio-times-new-issue-cover-sienna-miller\/&quot;\">new issue of Radio Times magazine<\/a>, on sale Tuesday 5th April \u2013<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a style=\"&quot;font-weight:\" inherit=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a style=\"&quot;font-weight:\" inherit=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Flora Carr Published: Thursday, 14 April 2022 at 12:00 am Netflix has confirmed the addition of four new characters and cast members ahead of The Witcher season 3. 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