{"id":44478,"date":"2024-01-25T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1975515"},"modified":"2024-01-25T11:57:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T10:57:10","slug":"the-witchers-freya-allan-ciris-story-takes-a-dark-turn-in-season-4","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-witchers-freya-allan-ciris-story-takes-a-dark-turn-in-season-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher\u2019s Freya Allan: Ciri\u2019s story \u201ctakes a dark turn\u201d in season 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The actress says she has already read one script from the upcoming fourth run. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 25 January 2024 at 10:00 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>While the central role of Geralt has been recast for the upcoming fourth season of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/witcher-season-4-release-date\/\">The Witcher<\/a>, one star who will very much be back for the next instalment is Freya Allan \u2013 who reprises her role as Ciri.<\/p>\n<p>Production is expected to get underway on the new run in March of this year, and speaking exclusively to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/the-big-rt-interview\/\">Big RT Interview<\/a> about her role in the new horror film Baghead, Allan revealed she has already read one script from season 4.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, asked what she was most looking forward to about the much-anticipated episodes, she answered: \u201cI\u2019m honestly just intrigued how they\u2019re going to translate that story from the books because it\u2019s\u2026 for Ciri\u2019s journey, it\u2019s a very pivotal moment in her storyline, and takes quite a dark turn.\u201d<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">She added: \u201cI\u2019ll be intrigued to see how they translate that to the TV version. But the prospect is exciting, to get to take her through that journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The most high-profile addition to the cast is undoubtedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-liam-hemsworth-training-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Liam Hemsworth<\/a> \u2013 who will take over as Geralt from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-henry-cavill-exit-scene-explained\/\">Henry Cavill<\/a> \u2013 but he\u2019s not the only big name to enter the ensemble.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"heading-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-season-4-laurence-fishburne-cast-newsupdate\/\">T<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-season-4-laurence-fishburne-cast-newsupdate\/\">he Witcher season 4 casts The Matrix star in key role<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"heading-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/pedro-pascal-last-of-us-season-2-game-deviate-newsupdate\/\">Pedro Pascal addresses if The Last of Us season 2 will deviate from game<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\">Earlier this month, it was announced that The Matrix and John Wick star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-witcher-season-4-laurence-fishburne-cast-newsupdate\/\">Laurence Fishburne would be joining<\/a> the series as Regis, a key character from the books and games.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, in addition to Allan, Anya Chalotra and Joey Batey will both return as Yennefer of Vengerberg and Jaskier respectively, with the new season set to follow our heroes as they traverse a war-ravaged Continent.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"a200bc404c7a1cb326372a1e0aa80d31d729bd36\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"a200bc404c7a1cb326372a1e0aa80d31d729bd36\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>You can read more from Freya Allan in an upcoming edition of The Big RT Interview.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Witcher is available to stream on Netflix. Check out more of our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/\"><strong>Fantasy<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The actress says she has already read one script from the upcoming fourth run. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":44479,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/the-witchers-freya-allan-ciris-story-takes-a-dark-turn-in-season-4.jpg",980,654,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/the-witchers-freya-allan-ciris-story-takes-a-dark-turn-in-season-4-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/the-witchers-freya-allan-ciris-story-takes-a-dark-turn-in-season-4-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/the-witchers-freya-allan-ciris-story-takes-a-dark-turn-in-season-4-768x513.jpg",768,513,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/the-witchers-freya-allan-ciris-story-takes-a-dark-turn-in-season-4.jpg",800,534,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/the-witchers-freya-allan-ciris-story-takes-a-dark-turn-in-season-4.jpg",980,654,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/the-witchers-freya-allan-ciris-story-takes-a-dark-turn-in-season-4.jpg",980,654,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The actress says she has already read one script from the upcoming fourth run.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/44478"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}