The Witcher season 4 drops Oct 30 with Hemsworth as Geralt

Netflix will release the fourth season of its fantasy series The Witcher on October 30, with all eight episodes arriving on the streaming service at once. The new season launches at 8 a.m. British time on October 30, which is 12 a.m. Pacific and 3 a.m. Eastern in the United States, ending a more than two year gap since the show last aired in summer 2023. The season arrives with a significant casting change: Liam Hemsworth will portray Geralt of Rivia, succeeding Henry Cavill in the lead role.

Netflix has said the entire season will be available on the same day rather than being split into parts as the previous season was, removing the monthlong gap between batches of episodes that viewers experienced in the past. The show will run eight episodes in total. The streamer also confirmed the series has been renewed for a fifth and final season.

Producers recast Geralt after Cavill departed the series. Hemsworth, who was announced as Cavill's replacement in 2022, joins a cast that includes new additions such as Laurence Fishburne in the role of Regis, along with Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy, Danny Woodburn, Linden Porco, Eve Ridley and Clive Russell. The creative shift marks a new...