The fourth season of ‘The Witcher’ brings many new things for fans of the Netflix hit – especially of course Liam Hemsworth, who we will see for the first time after the departure of Henry Cavill in the title role of Geralt of Rivia the fantasy series after three seasons . Before filming of the new episodes begins in a few weeks and we can finally expect our first snapshot of Hemsworth as the Witcher, Netflix has now significantly expanded the cast of the fourth “Witcher” season:
As the streaming giant has now revealed: is becoming Laurence Visburne be part of “The Witcher” season 4 – in the role of the vampire Regis. Netflix has now confirmed this on its official social media channels:
Fishburne, known for the first three “Matrix” films and the “John Wick” saga, who cheated his way to his breakthrough role in “Apocalypse Now,” doesn’t need any tricks to get big roles these days. – and he will now also be part of one of the biggest hits in Netflix history, while he has also been part of the DC Extended Universe (as Perry White) and is now also involved with Marvel (in ‘What If’ ).
Regis is an old friend of Geralt’s – and also a vampire who has given up drinking blood forever – and who Netflix introduces as a “refined hairdresser with a mysterious past.” He should now accompany Geralt on his new adventures. Following the example of Andrzej Sapkowski, Regis also had a four-legged companion, Draakul, at his side for some time. Whether, from when and in what form the mouse-gray mule will continue to play a role in the future of the series remains to be seen.
While Freya Allan (as Ciri von Cintra), Anya Chalotra (as Yennefer von Vengerberg) and Joey Batey (as Delphinium) return to their familiar roles, producer Tomasz Baginski has already commented on how to handle the change in actors around Geralt Riva continues: