September 04 Henry to Star as Geralt in ‘The Witcher’ Series

Henry will be toplining Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher book series. During the recent press tour, he was asked if he would be interested in playing Geralt and as a gamer and a fan, Henry said yes. Last month, digital artist Bosslogic posted a fan-art of how Henry could possibly look like as Geralt, and it looked amazing. Fast-forward to today, it’s official! Henry also posted about it on his Instagram, and we could feel his excitement from here. Looking forward to this project already.

DEADLINEMan of Steel star Henry Cavill is returning to television as the lead Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher, Netflix’s drama series based on the fantasy saga of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.

The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia (Cavill), a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.

April 18 ‘The Witcher’ to Premiere This Fall

There’s no official premiere date yet, but The Witcher is set to launch in the fourth quarter of the year!

VARIETY – Netflix new live-action series based on “The Witcher” will launch in the company’s fourth quarter, which runs from October to December, the company’s chief content officer noted in an earnings call this week.

Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos was responding to a question about Neflix 2019 line-up when he brought up the timing for the show, which is based on a series of books made internationally popular through successful video game adaptations.

“Well, definitely in the third quarter, we’ve got new episodes and new seasons of some of our most loved and most watched shows on Netflix, ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Casa de Papel,’ ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ ’13 Reasons Why,’ ‘Elite,’ which was a big hit for us right out of Spain, a new season from Ryan Murphy of ‘The Politician,’ a brand new show on Netflix that we think our audiences are going to love,” he said. “And then you start seeing later in the fourth quarter some of our bigger film investments coming through like ‘Irishman,’ like ‘6 Underground’ and also a big new original series that we’re currently shooting in Hungary called ‘The Witcher,’ that is an enormous European IP, very popular game and Book IP, that we think is going to make a really fun global series.”

July 20 2019 Comic-Con International

Henry attended this year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego for The Witcher presentation and panel! Visit our gallery for high-quality photos of Henry at the event, thanks to my friend Mouza at Starring Armie Hammer!

Also, check out the awesome teaser trailer below, along with some screencaptures in our gallery. Under the cut, you can find some interviews that Henry did during the convention, one including highlights from the panel. I’ll update this post when the full panel gets released.

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November 14 ‘The Witcher’ Renewed for Season 2

The series hasn’t even premiere yet and Netflix has already renewed The Witcher for a second season!

December 04 ‘The Witcher’ Photocall

The press tour begins! Henry attended the photocall for the first season of The Witcher yesterday with executive producer Lauren Hissrich and fellow co-stars. Visit our gallery for some photos!

December 17 ‘The Witcher’ World Premiere

Henry looked dapper at the world premiere of The Witcher yesterday in London. Visit our gallery for some high-quality photos! Don’t forget, the series hits Netflix this Friday, December 20th.

December 20 Henry Cavill for Inquirer Entertainment

Last week, Henry flew to Manila, Philippines to promote The Witcher, and Inquirer Entertainment had a one-on-one chat with him. Check out an excerpt below and the full interview at their website. I have also added some outtakes into the gallery!

You’re a gamer. Does that inform your performance as monster slayer Geralt of Rivia, the Butcher of Blaviken, in “The Witcher”?
It would be impossible to say that it doesn’t inform my portrayal in the series. Because there’s a huge influence that that experience had on me. I mean, I played the game for hundreds of hours (laughs). And so, there will always be an influence in one way, shape or form.

It’s about me making sure my target is realized. And that is to make Geralt as accurate to the books as possible, and as enjoyable for people like myself and “The Witcher’s” fans, as well. That was always my goal. I wanted to make Geralt the character who I experienced and continue to experience [as an avid gaming enthusiast].

In what way do you channel Geralt’s brooding demeanor? Are you as dark in person, because we mostly associate you with Superman and the other larger-than-life characters you portray?
I think everyone has some darkness in them. As an actor, it’s about accessing those different parts of your personality that are required for the role. With Geralt, it’s not necessarily his darkness that’s interesting, it’s more his stone-cold exterior and indifference.

When you see him commit what some people would call atrocities, he’s actually not doing it out of darkness. That’s what is interesting about the character, his intentions always come from the light, not from his dark side—not like August Walker [in “Mission: Impossible”].

In fact, even August Walker’s intentions were [good], but he was just willing to do some terrible things to achieve them—which made them dark! Whereas Geralt, his actions are always intended to do something good. It’s just unfortunate that the path he takes tends to shine a dark light upon his actions.

There’s some fine singing in “The Witcher,” which helps leaven the doom and gloom of the material. It somehow brightens all that dark brooding. Didn’t you want to sing in it, too? We know that you played Sonny in “Grease” when you were in school.
Absolutely, the music here is fantastic. But that’s actually a wonderful reflection of “The Witcher’s” world. The bard Jaskier (Joey Batey) is such a fantastic character because he does seem to work as contrast to all of the show’s darkness, grim politics and harsh realities.

But as far as having Geralt do some singing, he really isn’t much of a performer. Would he ever sing? It would be difficult to sing in that gruff and brooding voice, I think. No, he hasn’t got much of a singing voice (laughs).

March 16 ‘The Witcher’ Season 2 Halts Production

Netflix has paused production due to growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Stay safe, everyone!

THE WRAP – Netflix paused production on the second season of “The Witcher,” which is currently filming in the U.K., for two weeks on Sunday due to growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, an individual with knowledge of the situation tells TheWrap.

The Henry Cavill-led fantasy series, which began production on Season 2 last month and is set to launch its new episodes in 2021, is the latest TV show to suspend or delay production due to fears about COVID-19.

On Friday, Netflix put a two-week hiatus on all of its film and TV production in North America in response to government restrictions and health and safety precautions. Obviously, “The Witcher” was not part of that particular grouping, given that it is shooting in the U.K.

June 23 ‘The Witcher’ Season 2 to Resume Production on August

After shutting down production last March, the second season of The Witcher is set to resume filming on August 17th.

July 11 Interview: Henry Cavill on His Intense Transformation in ‘The Witcher’

Henry spoke with Vanity Fair and discussed the eye damage, multiple wigs, and impromptu mud baths behind the hit series, The Witcher!

Vanity Fair: When you take on roles like Superman or Geralt, which have an existing fandom, is your approach different than it would be while playing a role that doesn’t come with that burden of expectation?

Henry Cavill: I suppose it is. I approach every role in the same way, with 100% effort and dedication. But with an IP attached, more often than not, I am already a fan of that IP if I’m playing the character. For me, there’s a heavy responsibility to do the character as much justice as possible from the source material.

When you approach a role from the perspective of both a performer and a fan, do you give more input? Do you feel more ownership over what a character like Geralt might or might not do?

I do think it carries more weight if an actor is well-versed in the lore. And it’s certainly beneficial to my performance if I know the world. There was collaboration in the process. I would make notes because the schedule was grueling, to say the least. I would often do my work in my two hours of hair and makeup every morning. When it came to getting to set, I’d have a few suggestions about dropping lines that felt they were too obvious. When it comes to book Geralt, it tended to be a bit more complex and nuanced than that.

Ultimately, [this was] Lauren’s vision and it was my place to represent Geralt, my character, as accurately to the books as I possibly could. I would email her every now and again, when a new script came through and she would always be receptive of the emails. [But] it was entirely up to her whether she chose to apply the thoughts in [them].

What were the challenges in translating a character like Geralt, who has a running inner monologue readers can follow along with, to the screen?

In the books, he has a very grim exterior and everything about him is potentially unlikable. When you couple that with the book’s inner monologue, you forgive him and you have an understanding for who this character is, because he has these long complex conversations with kings and queens. And he can have those same conversations with thieves and villains. And you really get an idea of the level of the philosophical nature of this character.

Lauren’s vision was more of an ensemble piece than the first Witcher books. It’s driven a lot more by the characters of Yennefer and Cirilla. So instead, I decided that less was more. I wanted to really show Geralt’s perceptiveness, his intelligence, his old age, his wisdom, because he’s an old man, essentially, as far as we’re concerned. That, for me, was hopefully going to give the audience—it’s almost like they’re trying to crack a cipher when it comes to Geralt. So when he does say something, it means something. He’s not shouting from the rooftops, and yet he is as large as a house of a character.

How much of that comes through in the actual voice that you developed for him, which is very different from your natural speaking voice?

The voice work really was very much in line with the idea of the character saying little. With Joey [Batey], who plays an amazing foil for Geralt in Jaskier, it’s nonstop jibber jabber. A lot of it’s very funny. I took rather obvious inspiration from Doug Cockle, who voices Geralt in the games. He has a slightly more whisper tone than mine. And it’s an American accent. But mine, I tried to make it as different as possible, so I’m not just copying him. A lot of my inspiration came from there, but I didn’t work with any voice coaches. I just found it as I went along.

With the look of Geralt, you could have gone a couple of ways. If you wanted to distinguish him entirely from the video game version, you might have chosen a different wig.

The wig was a long, long journey. Jacqui Rathore, who was in charge of the wig for me, she was having nightmares about that wig. She was taking it home every night—I think she had three of them—she was taking them home every night, working on them more and more and more. But by the end of the show, by episode one reshoots, fortunately, the wig was just on point. For me, for the character, it was important to have that white wig. It’s gray more than anything else now, because white on camera, in those lights, ends up shining like the moon and it looked, frankly, ridiculous.

Read the full interview at Vanity Fair!

October 21 ‘Making The Witcher’ Screen Captures

Last August, Netflix released a special 30-minute documentary about the journey into the world of The Witcher, including the casting of the roles and behind-the-scenes look at the show’s first season. Visit our gallery for high-resolution screencaps!

June 12 ‘The Witcher’ Season 2 Teaser + WitcherCon Announcement

As part of Netflix’s Geeked Week, a teaser for the new season of The Witcher has been released! It’s a very short one and centered on Ciri. Netflix also announced that they have partnered with Cyberpunk and CD Projekt Red (developer of the video game) to host the first-ever WitcherCon! It will be inspired by both the video game and the series, and will be held on July 9th. More official details will be announced soon. In the meantime, check out the teaser below!

June 29 Official WitcherCon Schedule

Netflix and CD Projekt Red have announced the official schedule for the first ever WitcherCon! The virtual fan event will feature several interactive panels, cast conversations, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, and more. Henry is also confirmed to participate in a spotlight conversation to discuss the Witcher Universe. WitcherCon will be available to stream on Netflix and on CD Projekt Red’s Youtube and Twitch channels. The first stream is scheduled on July 9th, 7 PM CEST, while a second stream will begin at 3 AM CEST of July 10th. Mark your calendars!

The Witcher Season 2: Deck of Destiny

Guests: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Mimî M Khayisa, Paul Bullion

Destinies collide when the cast and showrunner of Netflix’s The Witcher draw cards from an enigmatic deck of fan questions that will determine the path of the panel and the immediate fate of the guests. But these are no ordinary cards – prepare for surprise reveals, backstage insights, and a dash of chaos as our panelists take us through their journey of filming S2.

CD PROJEKT RED’s Memories from the Path: Stories Behind The Witcher Games

For over 13 years, the Witcher series of games has captured the imagination of gamers worldwide. Now, the developers behind the games discuss how they brought their immersive stories to life — before revisiting old memories, uncovering forgotten artifacts, and reminiscing about their favorite moments from the franchise.

Geralt of T-Rivia

Guests: Błażej Augustynek, Philipp Weber, Declan De Barra, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

It’s a meeting of the Witcher masterminds as key creators of the Witcher games and The Witcher Netflix series team up to test their knowledge of the wider Witcher universe. In this pub quiz-style game, behind-the-scenes tidbits and spoilery sneak peeks are prized just as much as the correct answers.

CD PROJEKT RED’s The Witcher: Beyond Video Games

Guests: Rafał Jaki, Bartosz Sztybor, Łukasz Woźniak

From detective noir to dark horror — all the way to the Old World and beyond, prepare to experience The Witcher’s expanded universe with the latest details on the upcoming comic books and board game inspired by the franchise!

Tales from the White Wolf: A Spotlight Conversation with Henry Cavill, hosted by Josh Horowitz

To close out WitcherCon, fans will hear from Geralt of Rivia himself, Henry Cavill, who will sit down with moderator Josh Horowitz (MTV & Comedy Central host) for an in-depth conversation about fantasy, destiny, and the wider Witcher Universe. The White Wolf may even have a surprise or two in store.

July 10 ‘The Witcher’ Season 2 Teaser Trailer & WitcherCon Panel

We got a premiere date! The new season of The Witcher is set to premiere on December 17th on Netflix. Check out the teaser trailer below, which was released during the first ever WitcherCon panel. Here’s also the panel that Henry participated in. He discussed and teased a lot of stuff that’s to come with the new season, and also answered some fan questions. Check out screencaps of both the trailer and the panel in our gallery! In case you missed both streams of WitcherCon, The Witcher YouTube channel has uploaded everything!


November 05 ‘The Witcher’ Season 2 Official Trailer

Sorry for the late update here on this site, there has been too much going on in my offline life. Anyway, here’s the full official trailer for the new season of The Witcher, premiering December 17th only on Netflix! Also head over to our gallery for some screencaps of Henry from the trailer.

November 05 A Look Inside the Episodes of The Witcher’

Netflix has a special A Look Inside the Episodes series that offers some behind-the-scenes footage from all eight episodes of the first season of The Witcher. Each episode is 5-7 minutes long, and creator Lauren S. Hissrich takes an in-depth journey into the stories and themes of the season. Unfortunately, Henry doesn’t discuss anything, but it serves as a good recap in preparation for the new season next month! Check out screencaps in our gallery!


December 10 ‘The Witcher’ Madrid Premiere & Press Conference

After London, it’s Madrid’s turn as The Witcher continues its press junket for the new season! Last night, Henry attended the premiere, looking handsome as always. Then earlier today, he attended the press conference presented by Netflix. Check out photos in our gallery!


December 15 ‘The Witcher’ Live Q&A for IGN

IGN hosted a live Q&A with Henry yesterday and was streamed on their official YouTube channel. Henry answered questions all about The Witcher and it’s such a great interview, especially for the gamer fans! You can watch the full interview below, and then check out screencaps in our gallery. The video is a little over an hour long, but the actual Q&A starts at the 29:31 mark.

April 25 ‘The Witcher’ Season 3 Teaser

Netflix has finally announced the return date of The Witcher! The third season will be split into two parts, with the first premiering on June 29 and the second part on July 27. This also marks Henry’s final season on the show. Check out the official teaser below, along with first official images in our gallery! I have also added screencaps from the teaser in 4K quality.

June 18 Tudum 2023

Henry and his co-stars made an appearance in Netflix’s Tudum event for the third season of The Witcher. They teased some details about the new season and presented a short clip featuring Ciri getting help from Yennefer and Geralt for a battle. Henry took the time to praise his co-stars and also bid farewell as his journey as Geralt of Rivia comes to an end after this season. Check out the clip below, along with their appearance at the presentation (around the 1:28:47 mark). Also visit our gallery for photos of Henry at the fan event last Friday and screencaps from the presentation.


June 28 Gallery Update: ‘The Witcher’ Season 2

Apologies for taking so long with these, I have finally updated the gallery with high-quality stills and high-resolution screencaps from the second season of The Witcher! Just in time before the new season premieres tomorrow. You might notice a different arrangement with the albums in the gallery for this one, I will be using this format with episodes from now on. I feel it’s more organized and more detailed having the release dates and episode synopses included.


August 04 Gallery Update: ‘The Witcher’ Season 3 Volume 2

And that’s it for Henry as Geralt of Rivia. It’s sad to see him leave a show that he once was very excited and passionate about. He’s such a huge fan of this wonderful world created by Andrzej Sapkowski. He gave everything he could during the three-season run and he did an amazing job bringing so much life into Geralt. I have updated the gallery with high-quality stills and screencaps from the final three episodes of The Witcher Season 3!