The third season of The Witcher series will be Henry Cavill's "heroic send-off

Although the third season of The Witcher series was not written as a farewell to actor Henry Cavill, who has starred in the Netflix fantasy drama as monster hunter Heralt of Rivia since its inception, showrunner Lauren Schmidt believes that the upcoming season will be the "most heroic send-off" of the lead actor they could have hoped for.
"Henry has given so much to the show, and so we want to properly honor that," she said in particular, referring to "Hour of Contempt," the fourth book in Andrzej Sapkowski's "The Witcher" series, which the writers partially adapted for the third season plot. - What's interesting is that season three is, in my opinion, the closest thing we've done with book adaptations. Obviously we can't do it with every page, but "Hour of Contempt" gave us so many important events, plot points, defining characters, and sweeping reveals. We had an important task ahead of us, and we followed the books very, very closely."
Schmidt added: "Geralt has an important decision to make - to give up his neutrality and do everything in his power to get to Ciri. And to me, this is the most heroic send-off we could have had, even though it wasn't written intentionally. Geralt has a new mission in mind when we get back to him in season four. It will already be a slightly different Geralt than the one we knew. By the way, that's still putting it mildly."
Henry Cavill's departure from The Witcher
Cavill announced his departure from The Witcher in late October 2022, coinciding with news that the actor would reprise his role as Superman in the DC superhero films, which later became irrelevant. At that point, the actor had already starred in season three of The Witcher, which will premiere on Netflix in mid-2023. The fourth season will star Liam Hemsworth as Heralt. "As with some of literature's greatest characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Heralt, and I look forward with enthusiasm to seeing Liam's version of this most charming and subtle of men," Cavill said. - Liam, good sir, this character has such wonderful depth, so enjoy the immersion and see what you can find."

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