- Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "The Witcher" season three.
- Henry Cavill announced last year that he will leave "The Witcher" after its third season.
Henry Cavill's last episodes of "The Witcher" are now available on Netflix.
The actor announced last October that he is stepping down from the role of Geralt of Rivia and passing the torch on to Liam Hemsworth.
"My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4," he wrote at the time.
"In my stead, the fantastic Mr Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the greatest of literary characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam's take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men."
Cavill added: "Liam, good sir, this character has such a wonderful depth to him, enjoy diving in and seeing what you can find."
Neither Cavill nor the show's creators have given a reason for his departure.
However, in 2021, Cavill told the Philippine Star that he struggled to find a "balance between the showrunners' vision and my love for the books," and asked for several changes to his character in season two.
"The things that I pushed for, it was not necessarily just more dialogue. It was bringing a more book-accurate Geralt to the screen. Because as I'm sure you know in the books, Geralt is an amateur philosopher," he said. "He's an intellectual. He's wise and thoughtful. Yes, he's at times morose, morbid, and snarky. But it's important for me to have the character be three-dimensional."
He added: "All of my asks and requests were along the lines of just being faithful to the source material."
Here is what you need to know about when Henry Cavill will leave "The Witcher" and the future of the hit show.
Henry Cavill's castmates told Insider that they found out he was leaving 'months' after they wrapped filming for season three
Freya Allan, Cavill's costar who plays Ciri, told Insider that the cast only found out the actor was leaving months after they had wrapped filming season three.
"We found out quite a few months after," Allan said, explaining that they found out through the show creator Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. "We just wrapped a season like any other season and I think we were all exhausted. We've all put in so much hard work and really kept as a team throughout the whole process, so it was nice lasting memories."
Liam Hemsworth will play Geralt in season 4
In May, "The Witcher" casting director Sophie Holland told Deadline that the show has already been renewed for a fifth season which means that Hemsworth, who is taking on the role of Geralt in season four, will likely be around for at least two seasons.
Jaskier actor Joey Batey told GamesRadar that the Australian actor has already started training and reading the book series the show is based on to prepare for the role.
"I've been in contact with him," he said. "We've been emailing, we've been exchanging our favorite quotes from the books and things like that. I don't think any of us are in the position to advise on playing Geralt but he's throwing himself into it. His training regime is insane and he's been devouring the books."
MyAnna Buring, who plays the sorceress Tissaia, also weighed in on the casting change in an interview with Insider.
"We wouldn't have Henry's Superman if the baton of Superman wasn't passed over, and now the baton of the Witcher is going to be passed over, and I think that's a wonderful thing," said Buring, likening the recast to that of other popular characters.
"I think it's magic. It is the wonderful beauty of characters in a fantasy world."
Buring added: "Henry set this up for us. It's gorgeous. What he's done is brilliant. It's thrilled fans for three seasons now. And now the baton is going to be handed to Liam and it's going to be really exciting and really fun."
"The Witcher" season three, volume two, is available now on Netflix.