Netflix Confirms Fifth And Final Season Of ‘The Witcher’ As Season 4 Commences Production
Eleven months have passed since the third season of The Witcher landed on Netflix, and finally, the fourth season has officially been confirmed to be in production.
Netflix has confirmed through its social media accounts on various platforms that the fourth season is officially in production. Filming will take several months and is expected to conclude sometime in Q4 of 2024.
Creator and Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich had the following to say about the start of production:
“It is with huge pride that we begin shooting our penultimate Season of The Witcher with a stellar cast, including some exciting new additions, led by Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia. We’re thrilled to bring Andrzej Sapkowski’s books to an epic and satisfying conclusion. It wouldn’t be our show if we didn’t push our family of characters to their absolute limit — stay tuned to see how the story ends.”
Netflix has also provided a logline for the fourth season:
“After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri as they are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other. If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again.”
The announcement of season 4 production confirmed that Netflix has renewed The Witcher for a fifth and final season.
The fourth and fifth seasons of The Witcher will cover the events of the remaining three novels: Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, and Lady of the Lake.
Why has Netflix chosen to end The Witcher after five seasons? Since The Witcher landed on Netflix, it has come under increasing fire for making changes to Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy story.
With each new episode, it became increasingly apparent that the television series’ creators’ vision differed significantly from that of book fans, including former lead actor Henry Cavill.
Having verbally agreed to sign on as Geralt of Rivia for as long as needed, it shocked everyone when Henry Cavill announced he would be walking away from the role after three seasons.
Rumblings had been heard long before the announcement that Cavill was unhappy with the series’ direction. It was soon announced that Liam Hemsworth would take over the role.
In the wake of Cavill’s departure, Netflix faced significant backlash, even more so when what seemed like a smear campaign against the actor began. So, between losing faith from its audience and the backlash of Cavill leaving the series, it only makes sense for the streaming service to try to end the show as quickly as possible.