It returns to Netflix with a fourth season the most iconic series of the platform with a new actor for its main character and many surprises

Few series survive a casting change. It’s a fact. Changing an important supporting character, let alone a main character, very rarely goes well. That doesn’t mean it can’t be done successfully. It has happened in the past and will happen again in the future. And perhaps that future is today, because with the premiere of the fourth season of The Witcher comes one of the most anticipated and feared moments for fans: the departure of Henry Cavill and the arrival of Liam Hemsworth.

First of all, context is needed. Henry Cavill left the series after its third season, making a lot of noise, accusing the producers and writers of not having a good connection with the original material. All of this led to accusations from different people against Cavill, claiming that he was abusive on set and caused numerous problems, making the reason for his departure unclear.

That was when it was announced that Liam Hemsworth would take on his role in the series. Some difficult shoes to fill, and all the controversy will not make it any easier, but they are not the big story of this season. Because for that, we have the series’ own narrative.

A new season with a lot to discuss

Although it has not been confirmed what the fourth season will be about, it seems quite evident considering what happens in the books, the video games, and how the third season ended. We have Geralt traveling to Nilfgaard with Jaskier and Milva searching for Ciri while Yennefer has formed the Logira of Sorceresses. And Ciri? She has joined the Rats, a group of teenage criminals, under the name of Falka. It is expected that all these will be the threads they pull for this new season: to see how each of their stories develops separately until, inevitably, they collide once again.

Or maybe not. After all, Netflix confirmed the renewal of the series for a fifth season even before starting the filming of the fourth season, so we shouldn’t be surprised if all these stories don’t end up converging just yet. Opening the possibility for even more plots to unfold.

Especially considering that, at the beginning of this year, Netflix released another spinoff of the series: The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep. An animated series based on the story A Small Sacrifice, where some of its characters or the events that occur there could translate into stories or cameos in this new season.

It’s not like we have to wait long to find out. The new season arrives on Netflix on October 30 and promises to create as much buzz as the previous three seasons. Although, as we mentioned, Liam Hemsworth will have to prove that he is up to the task of a role that has caused quite a bit of controversy in the past. Even if he has received Henry Cavill’s blessing, which should provide much-needed peace of mind to the fans of the series after all the events surrounding it.

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