Netflix's The Witcher team 'had the choice to end the show' after Henry Cavill's departure

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As Netflix's live-action The Witcher adaptation prepares for its return on 29th June, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissric…

As Netflix's live-action The Witcher adaptation prepares for its return on 29th June, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has shared a little more on Henry Cavill's decision to hang up his shoulder-length Geralt wig after season 3, admitting the team 'had the choice to end the show' after Cavill's departure, but felt there were"just too many stories left to tell".

Now, however, in an interview with Total Film , showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has confirmed the team was given the option to wrap the series up with Cavill's departure, but instead opted to press on."I mean, we had the choice to have Geralt exit and to end the show," Hissirch explained,"[but] that's not something that we were willing to do. There's just too many stories left to tell.

As for Hemsworth impending turn as Geralt, Hissirch added,"We’re all excited about Liam coming in... He's got enormous shoes to fill, but also has a lot of energy and a lot of excitement for it. It's obviously a brand-new chapter for us. And there's a lot of feelings involved. But at the end of the day, we love what we're doing. So we're gonna keep going."

The upcoming third season of Netflix's live-action The Witcher adaptation - described by Hissirch as"the point at which our family finally gets a chance to be together for the first time and actually start imagining a future together - willAfter which our next opportunity to see Cavill on the small screen might well be inCreate your ReedPop ID & unlock community features and much, much...

 

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