Before Liam Hemsworth has his chance to play Geralt of Rivia,The Witchersaga on Netflix will see a different actor reprise the character. Henry Cavill announced that he would be stepping down from the fantasy show’s leading role in October 2022 before returning for the critically shunned third season. With both of these factors in mind,The Witcherseason 4will be a pivotal moment for the franchise, either reviving interest or worsening the already divisive reception, with many viewers criticizing the show’s excessive changes to the source material books.
The Witcherseason 4 will be out sometime in the back half of 2025, but it’s not the only piece of media for fans to look forward to. Netflix has an animatedWitcherfilm coming out in February of this year, with much ofThe Witchershow’s castreprising their roles, including Anya Chalotra and Joey Batey, who play Yennefer and Jaskier, respectively.Despite Liam Hemsworth taking over for Cavill in the live-action saga, he won’t be the one voicing Geralt of Rivia inSirens of the Deep, creating a strange preface for his performance later this year.
Doug Cockle Voicing Geralt In The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep Raises The Bar For Liam Hemsworth
The Witcher Video Games' Voice Actor Returns
Doug Cockle is an American actor best known for voicing Geralt of Rivia inThe Witchervideo game franchise, and he’ll be returning to the role forSirens of the Deep. This meanstwo actors will be playing Geralt in 2025: the one who fans of the franchise have considered the definitive version of the character for years and the unproven newcomer who’s taking the place of a fan favorite. There’s nothing concrete to suggest that Liam Hemsworth won’t be fantastic as Geralt, but he undoubtedly has a viewer base to prove himself to.
Now, to bring in another already beloved performer will only increase the pressure onThe Witcherseason 4,
The Witcherhas proven to have an enormous audience pool who are dedicated to these characters from reading the books and playing the video games. Part of what made Henry Cavill so special as the lead was that he, too, was a fan of the franchise and had enormous respect for that same source material. Any backlash toward Hemsworth isn’t about him but rather the absence of Cavill. Now, to bring in another already beloved performer will only increase the pressure onThe Witcherseason 4, lest animation take over as the primary medium for this series.
The Witcher’s New Movie Just Proved What The Netflix Show Got Wrong
Netflix’s upcoming The Witcher movie looks great, but it’s also a reminder of what the show got wrong about Geralt and what made him so interesting.
Is The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep’s Geralt The Same One From The TV Show?
Sirens Of The Deep Is Connected To The TV Series
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep’sstoryis set in the same universe as the Netflix series, making it even more strange that now three actors will have played this version of Geralt. Aside from the movie’s narrative explicitly occurring during the events of the TV show’s first season, actors from the show are reprising their characters in voice roles, as previously mentioned. This makes it even more bizarre that Liam Hemsworth won’t be making his firstThe Witcherappearance in the movie.
The Witcher
The Witcher, released in 2019, follows Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter navigating a turbulent world where humanity’s darker nature often eclipses the monstrous.
