{"id":33362,"date":"2023-05-27T10:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T08:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1837503"},"modified":"2023-05-27T14:49:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T12:49:31","slug":"the-witcher-future-beyond-season-4-confirmed-after-henry-cavill-exit","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-witcher-future-beyond-season-4-confirmed-after-henry-cavill-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher future beyond season 4 confirmed after Henry Cavill exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> It seems that Liam Hemsworth&#8217;s new Geralt will be sticking around. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 27 May 2023 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>We\u2019re now just a month away from the first volume in <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 dropping on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>, but we already seemingly have confirmation that the show will be sticking around for a long time beyond that.<\/p>\n<p>We already knew that the series would be returning for a fourth season, with Henry Cavill bowing out from his role as Geralt after season 3 and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-liam-hemsworth-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Liam Hemsworth taking up the mantle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, in an interview with <a href=\"\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/05\/witcher-wednesday-jenna-ortega-self-tape-casting-agent-director-sophie-holland-schism-1235380317\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Deadline<\/a>, casting director Sophie Holland now appears to have confirmed that a fifth season with Hemsworth is also on the way.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cWe\u2019re just about to start filming on season four with Liam Hemsworth and there will be a short gap then we go straight into season five.\u201d<\/p> <p>Holland was also asked whether she was surprised when she heard that Cavill would be leaving the role, to which she said: \u201cI probably won\u2019t comment on that one. I\u2019d love to, but I won\u2019t. I really look forward to seeing what Liam brings. He has a big fan base. Season four will be a nice mix of new characters and returning faces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-season-3-trailer-release-date-announcement-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Witcher reveals trailer and release date for Henry Cavill\u2019s last season<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-henry-cavill-season-3-dangerous-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Witcher\u2019s Henry Cavill: Season 3 is \u201cvery dangerous\u201d for Geralt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Showrunner of The Witcher Lauren Schmidt Hissrich recently <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-showrunner-henry-cavill-exit-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">responded to some fans\u2019 suggestion<\/a> that the show should have ended after its upcoming third season when Cavill decided to leave the role.<\/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\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441667541-8240035.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\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441667541-8240035.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441667541-8240035.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" 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media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441667541-8240035.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441667541-8240035.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441667541-8240035.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441667541-8240035.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1765627\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441667541-8240035.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Liam\" hemsworth=\"\" title=\"&quot;Poker\" face=\"\" australian=\"\" premiere=\"\" arrivals=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Liam Hemsworth<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Don Arnold\/WireImage<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Hissrich said: \u201cI mean, we had the choice to have Geralt exit and to end the show. [But] that\u2019s not something that we were willing to do. There\u2019s just too many stories left to tell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we replaced Geralt with another Witcher, we would be going fully away from the books, and I don\u2019t think that\u2019s what anyone wanted either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hemsworth may have a bit of a mountain to climb if he wants to convince fans that he\u2019s right for the role of Geralt. In a <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> poll last year, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-fans-liam-hemsworth-poll-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">66% of respondents<\/a> said they didn\u2019t think Hemsworth was the right choice.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6326674481112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Heartstopper season 3 volume 1 is coming to Netflix on Thursday 29th June 2023. <a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. 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