Overview
- Season 4 premiered October 30 on Netflix with Liam Hemsworth taking over as Geralt of Rivia from Henry Cavill.
- Netflix logged 7.4 million views in the first four days and placed the show No. 2 on its English TV list, while Samba TV reported the Season 4 opener drew 35% fewer U.S. households than Season 3’s first episode.
- Rotten Tomatoes ratings have climbed since release, with critics at 61% and audiences at 20%, up from initial lower scores, according to Collider.
- Netflix refreshed The Witcher’s profile icons to feature Hemsworth, a branding change that drew online backlash and coincided with some user avatar errors, per Collider.
- Cast members praised Hemsworth’s performance and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich reiterated that Seasons 4 and 5 were filmed back-to-back to adapt the final novels, as Netflix also quietly unlocked the spinoff The Rats for viewers who finish Season 4.