Overview
- Season 4 premiered on October 30 with Liam Hemsworth replacing Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia.
- Netflix’s first four-day figures show 53.2 million hours viewed and 7.4 million plays across its global subscriber base.
- Outlets comparing early data report a steep drop versus past highs, citing Season 2’s 142.43 million hours in three days and Season 1’s 73 million hours in four days.
- Some reports frame the decline as roughly 50%, though season-to-season comparisons carry caveats given differing release strategies and metrics.
- Reviews praise robust action and Laurence Fishburne’s addition but fault weaker scripts, as Netflix extends the franchise with the companion film ‘Las Ratas: A Witcher Story’ and a fifth and final season in production.