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The Witcher Season 4 Opens With Roughly Half the Viewers After Recast

Netflix reports 7.4 million views in four days, signaling a steep slide from earlier season launches.

Overview

  • Netflix says Season 4 logged 53.2 million hours and 7.4 million views in its first four days, roughly half the openings of Seasons 2 and 3, and it trailed the new rom-com Nobody Wants This in debut views.
  • Third‑party firm Samba TV reports the Season 4 premiere drew 35% fewer U.S. viewers than the Season 3 premiere.
  • Coverage cites the lead‑actor switch, a long wait between seasons, and intensified streaming competition as likely factors behind the decline.
  • Liam Hemsworth replaces Henry Cavill as Geralt, with reviews and audience reactions split but some critics praising Hemsworth’s growth and supporting turns such as Laurence Fishburne’s.
  • Dark Horizons reports filming on the fifth and final season has been completed.