‘The Witcher’ season four will be a “very different series”, says star Freya Allan

nme.com:

The Witcher star Freya Allan has told NME what to expect from the Netflix fantasy show’s upcoming fourth season, which introduces new lead Liam Hemsworth as the titular monster hunter previously played by Henry Cavill.Cavill played Geralt for three seasons from 2019, but announced he would be vacating the position in October 2022.

It was widely speculated that he had made the move in order to reprise the role of Superman in upcoming DC films. However, following James Gunn’s shake-up of the Warner Bros.

comic book universe, Superman was recast. Cavill subsequently confirmed he would not be returning to The Witcher, with Hemsworth already hired as his replacement.Allan, who plays the crown princess with magical powers Ciri, said she was “excited” that production on the new season begins “soon”, and teased how her character changes in the new episodes.“I feel extremely grateful that Ciri has a very interesting arc until the end,” she said.

Starting out as a kidnapped child in season one, and following a similar plot to author Andrzej Sapkowski’s books, Ciri has grown as a character since.