The Witcher Season 4 trailer confirms Hemsworth as Geralt, Oct 30

Netflix released the official trailer for the fourth season of The Witcher on Tuesday, confirming Liam Hemsworth as the new Geralt of Rivia and announcing the season will stream in full on October 30. The trailer and Netflix's season synopsis depict Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri separated by a continentwide war and show Hemsworth leading a band of allies on a mission to find and protect Ciri Freya Allan.

The two‑minute trailer intercuts battle sequences, monster confrontations and tense confrontations with the sorcerer Vilgefortz, played by Mahesh Jadu. It introduces Laurence Fishburne as Regis, a barbersurgeon with a hidden past, and teases other additions and returns, including Sharlto Copley as Leo Bonhart, Danny Woodburn as Zoltan Chivay, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Joey Batey as Jaskier, Eamon Farren as Cahir and Menger Zhang as Milva. Netflix said the fourth season will consist of eight episodes and will not be split, as previous seasons sometimes were.

Showrunner and executive producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich framed season four as the start of a two‑season arc toward a final reunion. "This is the beginning of a two‑season journey for our family to finally reunite and be...