Overview
- Season 4 is streaming with Liam Hemsworth’s debut as Geralt and drew mixed-to-negative reaction, with Netflix’s early tally reported at 7.4 million views—down sharply from prior premieres.
- Freya Allan says she considered leaving after learning of Henry Cavill’s departure a day before it was public but chose to remain and push for lines and details drawn from Andrzej Sapkowski’s books.
- Allan says she briefly left the country to steer clear of online fallout tied to Season 4’s more violent material.
- Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich says Yennefer’s storyline was rewritten from the books to give the character an active, leadership-focused arc in Season 4.
- Netflix has completed filming on Season 5, positioned as the series finale, with post-production underway for an expected 2026 release.