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Big things are happening in the world of The Witcher. Netflix’s popular fantasy series is coming to an end with its fifth and final season, and fans are already buzzing after new set leaks showed a large Northern Army camp being built for the final episodes.

The show was renewed for its last season in April 2024 while Season 4 was still filming. Season 4 is also notable for a major change — Liam Hemsworth will officially take over the role of Geralt of Rivia, replacing Henry Cavill. This change was first announced back in October 2022.

Filming for Season 4 started in April 2024 at Longcross Studios in the UK and wrapped in October the same year. Not long after, work on Season 5 began in March 2025. The final season is now in production, and fans are getting their first look at what’s to come through set leaks.

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The Witcher season 4 doesn't have a release date yet, which is no surprise given how the show has recast its lead role with Liam Hemsworth. Geralt of Rivia's mentor will also look different, as Vesemir's actor also won't be returning due to scheduling conflicts. But according to Netflix, the rest of The Witcher's regular cast will be returning, barring those who died during the climactic end of season 3.

The Witcher season 4 will also be bringing on several new cast members, such as fan-favorite vampire Regis, who will be played by Laurence Fishburne, as well as Danny Woodburn as Geralt's friend, the Dwarf swordsman Zoltan Chivay. With these additions, The Witcher's next outing will have a star-studded cast as the Netflix show reaches a tense point of adapting Andrzej Sapkowski's books.

The Witcher season 4's returning cast

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It looks like principal photography on The Witcher Season 4 has concluded. Freya Allan, who portrays Ciri in the Netflix series, has shared a heartfelt post on social media that seemingly suggests that filming has wrapped for the upcoming season.

In an Instagram post, Allan shared hand-drawn illustrations of the actors who portray The Rats in the Netflix series Christelle Elwin, Aggy K. Adams, Ben Radcliffe, Juliette Alexandra, Fabian McCallum, and Connor Crawford. "Mistle, Iskra, Giselher, Reef, Kayleigh, Asse. I love you all. Thank you for the most special season of [The Witcher]," read the caption. While Allan's post doesn't definitively confirm that filming has been completed, its timing aligns with a comment made by new The Witcher lead Liam Hemsworth, who shared at the start of October that there was still about three weeks of filming left on Season 4.

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The Witcher Season 4: Full Breakdown of Release Date, Cast Changes, & What Fans Can Expect from the New Plot Twists! ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Hold onto your swords, Witcher fans! Season 4 is finally in production. New cast members are set to join the fantasy fray—Seinfeld’s Danny Woodburn, District 9’s Sharlto Copley, and James Purefoy from Rome. Oh, and Laurence Fishburne is stepping in as fan-fave character Regis.

But it isn’t just new faces. The biggest shake-up? Henry Cavill officially hung up his wolf pelt. The torch’s been passed to Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth.

Geralt of Rivia: New Face, Same Hero

Season 4 filming has already begun—but there’s no official release date yet. There have been delays due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes. Liam Hemsworth expressed his excitement on Ig, asserting, “As a Witcher fan, I’m over the moon about the opportunity to play Geralt of Rivia.

New photos of Liam Hemsworth as monster-hunter Geralt of Rivia in Season 4 of The Witcher have been released. Hemsworth took over the role from Henry Cavill (Man of Steel), who left after Season 3, reportedly due to creative differences.Via a post on X by What's on Netflix, the new photos show Hemsworth and actor Laurence Fishburne, who joins the Netflix series Season 4 cast as Regis, a popular character in the novels by Andrzej Sapkowski upon which the series is based.

Also in the photos are Menger Zhang as Milva, Eamon Farren as Cahir and Danny Woodburn as Zoltan Chivay. In a previous interview, Freya Allen, who plays Ciri on the show, said she is excited to see what Hemsworth brings to the role of Geralt of Rivia.

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Liam Hemsworth replaced Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in the fourth season of Netflix’s The Witcher. Fans didn’t receive the news of Cavill’s replacement well and directed their anger towards Hemsworth. Recently, the series released the first look of Hemsworth’s role, and fans weren’t kind to the actor. While some fans understood the actor’s situation, the unwarranted hate continued against Hemsworth.

Henry Cavill in a still from The Witcher | Credits: Netflix

The Man of Steel actor left the series after the third season as he was not happy with the direction which strayed far off from the source material. Hemsworth is a fan of the games and should be given a chance before fans judge him too harshly.

The Witcher Season 4 Images Prove That Fans Are Still Unsatisfied With Liam Hemsworth Liam Hemsworth and Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games | Credits: Lionsgate

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Netflix recently revealed our first official look at Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia with a brief teaser promo for season 4 of The Witcher, but some new set photos give us arguably our best look yet at the actor fully suited-up as the titular monster hunter.

The shoot is believed to be winding down, with scenes for the final two episodes being filmed in North Wales around Llanberis, near Padarn Lake.

The recent third season of Netflix's fantasy adventure series was original Geralt actor Henry Cavill's last, as the Man of Steel star announced his decision to part ways with the streamer's adaptation of the best-selling novels back in 2022.

Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) will take over as Geralt from season 4 on, and these snaps show the actor standing alongside Laurence Fishburne, who will make his debut in season 4 as Regis. The photos also feature Meng’er Zhang as Milva, Eamon Farren as Cahir,...

When The Witcher arrives on Netflix with its fourth and penultimate season, it will be with a new actor playing Geralt of Rivia. As we're sure you're aware, Man of Steel star Henry Cavill left the series shortly after season 3, with The Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth quickly announced as his replacement.

The brother of Thor star Chris Hemsworth has two seasons to show what he can do as the fan-favourite character and a lot to prove given how beloved Cavill's interpretation of the Andrzej Sapkowski creation remains among fans.

After issuing a brief statement when he was cast, Hemsworth has elaborated on what it's been like to play the character in an interview with Speaking on Live with Kelly & Mark (via GameFragger.com).

Admitting he hadn't previously watched the Netflix series or read the books when he got the call, Hemsworth revealed he had played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,...

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It's been a solid year since the last season of The Witcher dropped its first five episodes before concluding with the final three the following month, and while a lengthy wait is to be expected, the next season likely has fans frothing at the mouth.

It's hardly surprising since the series dropped the bombshell of Henry Cavill leaving the show due to behind-the-scenes drama, and now people want to know what that means for the series as a whole.

However, beyond this not-so-little casting shake-up, everything else about the series is still the same, apart from the epic conclusion of the third season that will bring the characters into vastly uncharted territories and worlds in the following season.

Grab your Witcher medallion because we're about to tell you everything we know so far about The Witcher Season 4!

Has The Witcher Been Renewed for Season 4?

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New photos and footage from the set of The Witcher season 4 have found their way online today (via SFFGazette.com), offering a first look at The Matrix star Laurence Fishburne as Regis, a beloved character from the books and games.

Introduced in Andrzej Sapkowski's novel Baptism of Fire, Regis is described as a world-wise Barber-surgeon with a mysterious past who joins Geralt on his journey in season 4.

Based on what we see below, this take on the character is faithful to how he's been described on the page and his portrayal in CD Projekt Red's hit video game series.

Redanian Intelligence has done some digging and believes Regis is joined by a group known as "The Hansa" or "Geralt's Hansa," a group of warriors who will be led by Liam Hemsworth's Geralt of Rivia. It appears Netflix was shooting Regis' most iconic scene where his true nature...

Netflix has unveiled the first look of Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia in the 4th season of ‘The Witcher,’ taking over from Henry Cavill.

After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other. If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again.

Created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, the cast also includes nya Chalotra (Yennefer of Vengerberg), Freya Allan (Princess Cirilla of Cintra), Joey Batey (Jaskier), Laurence Fishburne (Regis) Eamon Farren (Cahir), Anna Shaffer (Triss Merigold), Mimî M Khayisa (Fringilla), Cassie Clare (Philippa), Mahesh Jadu (Vilgefortz), Meng’er Zhang (Milva), Graham McTavish (Dijkstra), Royce Pierreson (Istredd), Mecia Simson (Francesca), Sharlto Copley (Leo Bonhart), Danny Woodburn (Zoltan...

We've been waiting for a while for some proper looks at Liam Hemsworth, who is taking over the lead role of Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher from Henry Cavill. Now Netflix has obliged, sending out an image and the first footage of Hemsworth in the role. Check out the video below:

And for your plot-type informational purposes, here's the official synopsis for Season 4: "After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out the third season, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan), who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other.

If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again…"

The likes of Sharlto Copley, Danny Woodburn and Laurence Fishburne are joining the ensemble for this new season,...

Geralt of Rivia grew two inches overnight.

After Henry Cavill exited “The Witcher,” a first look at Season 4 of the Netflix series teases new star Liam Hemsworth as the recast character. A Google search lists Cavill at 6’1″ and Hemsworth as 6’3″ — if you can believe those things.

Per the synopsis: After the shocking, Continent-altering events that closed out Season 3, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan) who are faced with separately traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons. If they can embrace and lead the respective groups of misfits they find themselves in, the trio have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again.

The ensemble cast includes Joey Batey (Jaskier), Laurence Fishburne (Regis) Eamon Farren (Cahir), Anna Shaffer (Triss Merigold), Mimî M Khayisa (Fringilla), Cassie Clare (Philippa), Mahesh Jadu (Vilgefortz), Meng’er Zhang (Milva), Graham McTavish (Dijkstra), Royce Pierreson (Istredd...

Netflix has officially revealed a first look at Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia in the upcoming fourth season of The Witcher in a new video.

After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri, who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other. If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again.

The streaming service previously gave the green light to Season 5 of The Witcher, which will film back-to-back with Season 4 and will be the final chapter in Geralt’s story.

Seasons 4 and 5 will adapt the remaining Sapkowski books, Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, and Lady of the Lake, promising an epic and satisfying conclusion to Netflix’s hit fantasy drama.

Henry Cavill’s days of playing our hero Geralt of Rivia on the Netflix series The Witcher are over, but the streamer is continuing the show without him. Liam Hemsworth is taking over the role of Geralt as of The Witcher season 4 and will stick around for season 5, which was recently announced as the final season of the series. With The Witcher season 4 now in production, spy pics of Hemsworth as Geralt have been leaking online – so Netflix has decided to go ahead and release an official image of him in character through Entertainment Weekly. You can check it out at the bottom of this article, or if you want to see the image in motion, you can watch the teaser video embedded above.

Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich provided the following statement: “His look has been in development for over a year, so it’s thrilling to finally share an...

Production on Season 4 of Netflix’s “The Witcher” is underway, with Liam Hemsworth taking over the role of Geralt of Rivia from Henry Cavill. Entertainment Weekly brings us an exclusive sneak peek this morning, giving us our first look at Hemsworth as the monster-slayer.

Update – 5/22/24 – 11:45am – Added first look footage from Netflix.

Liam Hemsworth will be playing Geralt of Rivia in both “The Witcher” Season 4 and Season 5, with Netflix recently announcing that the fifth season will be the show’s Final season.

Netflix announced, “[Season 4] will be followed by a final season that’s being shot back-to-back with the fourth, and will complete the adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s books.”

“It is with huge pride that we begin shooting our penultimate season of The Witcher with a stellar cast, including some exciting new additions, led by Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia,” said creator/showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. “We’re...

The Witcher will continue on for another two seasons following the exit of Henry Cavill as Geralt. The role will now be played by Liam Hemsworth moving forward.

After it was announced that Hemsworth would play Geralt, the actor had faced some criticism on social media from fans unhappy about Cavill's departure. In a new interview with Collider, series star Freya Allen addressed Hemsworth stepping in as Geralt for Season 4. While acknowledging the difficult position Hemsworth is in with such big boots to fill, Allen said she's "excited" to see what the actor brings to the role, and she's hoping that fans upset about the recasting will come around to giving him a fair chance.

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Geralt of Rivia’s story has an end date on Netflix.

On Thursday, the streaming service renewed The Witcher for Season 5, but revealed that it would be the last season.

The shocking announcement comes as production is finally getting underway on The Witcher Season 4 following countless setbacks.

“It is with huge pride that we begin shooting our penultimate Season of The Witcher with a stellar cast, including some exciting new additions, led by Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia,” showrunner Lauren Hissrich shared in a statement.

“We’re thrilled to be able to bring Andrzej Sapkowski’s books to an epic and satisfying conclusion. It wouldn’t be our show if we didn’t push our family of characters to their absolute limit — stay tuned to see how the story ends.”

Saying goodbye to the hit fantasy drama will be tough, but at least we have two seasons that will help soften the blow.

Netflix has officially begun production of The Witcher Season 4 and shared a sneak peek of the cast together from the recent table read. The streaming service has also given the green light to Season 5 of The Witcher, which will film back-to-back with Season 4 and will be the final chapter in Geralt’s story.

Seasons 4 and 5 will adapt the remaining Sapkowski books, Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, and Lady of the Lake, promising an epic and satisfying conclusion to Netflix’s hit fantasy drama.

After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the fourth season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri, who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other.

If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire and finding one another again.

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Pour one out for The Witcher, as Netflix says it’s renewing the fantasy action series for a fifth and final season. “It’s official, The Witcher season 4 is in production. But that’s not all, we’re already planning season 5, which will be the final season and bring this epic show to a fitting conclusion. See you on The Continent,” Netflix confirmed. The Witcher Season 5 ends the gritty fantasy epic that began in 2019.

It's official, The Witcher season 4 is in production. But that's not all, we're already planning season 5, which will be the final season and bring this epic show to a fitting conclusion. See you on The Continent. pic.twitter.com/c0ilUCWYkF

— The Witcher (@witchernetflix) April 18, 2024

Inspired by a series of novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family — the story of the intertwined destinies of three individuals in the vast world of The Continent,...

Bittersweet news for fans of The Witcher: The fantasy drama has officially been renewed for Season 5, but it will be the show’s last.

Netflix broke the news in an X post on Thursday, which revealed that not only has production begun on Season 4, but “Season 5 is coming to bring this epic series to a fitting conclusion.”

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We're heading back to The Continent. The Witcher Season 4 is officially in production.

Production on Season 4 of Netflix’s “The Witcher” is now underway, with Liam Hemsworth taking over the role of Geralt of Rivia from Henry Cavill. Additionally, Netflix has announced today that “The Witcher” has been renewed for a fifth and Final season.

Netflix announces, “[Season 4] will be followed by a final season that’s being shot back-to-back with the fourth, and will complete the adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s books.”

“It is with huge pride that we begin shooting our penultimate season of The Witcher with a stellar cast, including some exciting new additions, led by Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia,” said creator/showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. “We’re thrilled to be able to bring Andrzej Sapkowski’s books to an epic and satisfying conclusion. It wouldn’t be our show if we didn’t push our family of characters to their absolute limit — stay tuned to see how the story ends.

After Henry Cavill’s departure from the series, The Witcher has been a hot topic of debate among fans of the original books and games. While Netflix has undeniably given us a proper adaptation in the initial seasons, many fans have expressed their doubts over the casting of Liam Hemsworth as Cavill’s replacement and have threatened to boycott the show. Still, it seems Netflix is proceeding with the series, as filming is scheduled to start this spring, with the fourth season of the popular series to premiere sometime in 2025, as per the rumors.

The official plot of the fourth season of The Witcher reveals the following: “After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other.”

As we have said above, we know that Liam...

Warning: spoilers for The Witcher books and potential spoilers for season 4.

Leo Bonhart & Stefan Skellen are new villains for Ciri's story, adding depth and threat. The Witcher series lacked consistent villains, but these characters can fix that. Bonhart & Skellen will push Ciri's character development in a positive direction.

The Witcher season 4 has added three more characters, of which two are bad news for Ciri, but it’s for the benefit of her story. Netflix’s The Witcher is moving on with a fourth season after Henry Cavill’s departure. After playing Geralt of Rivia for three seasons, Cavill left The Witcher, and Liam Hemsworth was cast to continue Geralt’s story from season 4 onward. The Witcher season 3’s ending saw Ciri being rescued by the Rats, Yennefer starting the Lodge of Sorceresses, and Geralt embarking on a rescue mission to find Ciri with Jaskier and Milva.

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Netflix’s hit series The Witcher is seeing a significant reshuffle in its cast lineup, promising a fresh outlook for its upcoming fourth season.

Following the departure of Henry Cavill, who portrayed the iconic character Geralt of Rivia, uncertainties loomed over the future of the show. However, recent casting announcements have sparked renewed enthusiasm among fans.

Stepping into the shoes of Geralt is Liam Hemsworth, a move that has garnered both curiosity and excitement from the fanbase.

Alongside Hemsworth, the returning cast members, including Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey, and Laurence Fishburne, have kept the anticipation alive with their continued involvement in the series.

A Variety report confirmed the addition of Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy, and Danny Woodburn to the ensemble for Season 4.

The casting choices reflect Netflix’s commitment to boosting the show’s quality after the third season, which saw a slight drop in its critical approval rating.

Netflix has announced that Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy and Danny Woodburn have joined the fourth season of ‘The Witcher’.

Copley joins as the infamous bounty hunter, Leo Bonhart, whilePurefoy joins as Emhyr’s court advisor and high-ranking spy, Skellen. Woodburn is set to play fan favourite dwarf from the books and games, Zoltan.

Copley, Purefoy and Woodburn join Liam Hemsworth, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey and Laurence Fishburne in the 4th Season.

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Season 4 picks up after the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other. If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire — and finding one another again.

Though the cameras have yet to kick off rolling on Season 4 of The Witcher, we know more about who will be on screen alongside the lead. Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy and Danny Woodburn have all joined the cast.

Here are the pertinent character details… Copley will play the infamous bounty hunter Leo Bonhart from the Witcher novels. Purefoy will play Skellen, a high-ranking spy and court advisor who is also a prominent figure in the novels. Woodburn will play Zoltan, a dwarf character from the novels and games.

The series will still be lead by Hemsworth's Geralt, starring alongside Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey and Laurence Fishburne. And should you need the official synopsis for your reading needs: "After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other.

Henry Cavill’s days of playing our hero Geralt of Rivia on the Netflix series The Witcher are over – but the streamer is taking the risk of continuing the show without him. Liam Hemsworth is taking over the role of Geralt as of The Witcher season 4, and while we wait to see how Hemsworth is going to do in the role (and whether or not fans are going to accept someone else playing Geralt), Variety has revealed the names of three more season 4 cast members. They are Sharlto Copley (District 9), James Purefoy (The Following), and Danny Woodburn (Seinfeld). They note that “Copley will play the infamous bounty hunter Leo Bonhart from The Witcher novels. Purefoy will play Skellen, a high-ranking spy and court advisor to Emhyr who is also a prominent figure in the novels. Woodburn will play Zoltan, a fan favorite dwarf character from the novels and Witcher video games.

Ever since the departure of Henry Cavill from The Witcher, the show’s future has seemed uncertain. However, in recent months, the streamer’s casting choices for the upcoming fourth season have encouraged fans that the series may continue to thrive.

A report from Variety revealed that The Witcher Season 4 will be adding Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy, and Danny Woodburn to the cast. Copley will play Leo Bonhart, formerly a soldier and now a meticulous, expensive, and vicious bounty hunter. Purefoy will play Skellen, also known as the Tawny Owl, an important advisor to Ehmyr. Lastly, Woodburn will play Zoltan, a Dwarven adventurer and friend of Geralt of Rivia, who's also a fan favorite in the novels and video games.

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Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy, and Danny Woodburn join the cast of The Witcher season 4. The new stars will play Leo Bonhart, Emhyr, and Zoltan respectively. The trio joins a cast that already includes Liam Hemsworth, Laurence Fishburne, Anya Chalotra, Joey Batey, and Freya Allan.

The Witcher has added stars from District 9 and Rome to its ensemble. The popular Netflix show, which has run for three seasons and launched an expanded franchise that includes an animated prequel movie and a live-action prequel show, is based on the series of fantasy novels of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, which were previously adapted into a video game series. The show formerly starred Henry Cavill in the lead role as Geralt of Rivia, but he will be replaced by Liam Hemsworth in the upcoming season 4.

Per Variety, three new stars have joined the cast of The Witcher season 4. Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy,...

Liam Hemsworth takes over the role of Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s “The Witcher” Season 4, and we’ve learned today that Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy, Danny Woodburn have joined the cast.

Per Variety, “Copley will play the infamous bounty hunter Leo Bonhart from The Witcher novels. Purefoy will play Skellen, a high-ranking spy and court advisor to Emhyr who is also a prominent figure in the novels. Woodburn will play Zoltan, a fan favorite dwarf character from the novels and Witcher video games.”

The trio joins Liam Hemsworth as well as Laurence Fishburne, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan and Joey Batey in the highly anticipated 4th Season of the globally renowned, award winning show which will return to production this Spring.

After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other.

The fourth season of The Witcher is set to bring plenty of changes to the successful Netflix video game adaptation, and some of them are related to the supporting cast of the series. Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy, and Danny Woodburn are set to join the new episodes of Geralt of Rivia's (Liam Hemsworth) journey across the mysterious lands of The Continent. The new season of The Witcher is set to begin filming this spring, and while a release date hasn't been announced by Netflix yet, the fact that cameras are set to begin rolling soon means that viewers are closer than ever to Geralt's new adventures.

“The Witcher” Season 4 has cast Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy, and Danny Woodburn, Variety has learned exclusively.

Copley will play the infamous bounty hunter Leo Bonhart from “The Witcher” novels. Purefoy will play Skellen, a high-ranking spy and court advisor to Emhyr who is also a prominent figure in the novels. Woodburn will play Zoltan, a fan favorite dwarf character from the novels and “Witcher” video games.

The trio join previously announced cast members Liam Hemsworth, who takes over the lead role of Geralt of Rivia from Henry Cavill, as well as Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey, and Laurence Fishburne.

Copley is best known for his breakout role in the sci-fi film “District 9.” He has since starred in features such as “The A-Team,” “Elysium,” “Chappie,” and “Hardcore Henry.” He also stars in Dev Patel’s upcoming film “Monkey Man” and appeared in multiple episodes of the Netflix series “Russian Doll.

The 2021 Oscars was the first time a front-facing ramp was an integrated element of the Academy Awards’ custom-built stage. Academy member Jim LeBrecht, who uses a wheelchair, initiated the effort and executed it alongside his Crip Camp co-director Nicole Newnham and executive producer Howard Gertler after an Oscar nomination for the Obama-produced Netflix doc seemed on the horizon.

The ramp, present for years at disability-focused ceremonies like the Media Access Awards, marked a visible shift for mainstream Hollywood’s focus in the diversity, equity and inclusion space. And it would spark similar efforts — sometimes piecemeal or sweeping, other times fumbled — at other major industry events such as the Emmys and Grammys.

Since then, the Oscars have expanded their accessibility efforts. The 2024 show, which takes place this Sunday, will include confidential accessibility requests for all nominees and guests; captioning services (live captions through in-house monitors, captions for video packages and...

Ho Ho Ho motherf*ckers! Yup, it’s that time of year again…the giving season. As families everywhere come together to celebrate the holidays, bundle up by the fire, and indulge in a parade of sappy Christmas movies, the real adults in the room are going to need something with a bit more kick. Think about it, the all-time best Christmas movies – It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, Home Alone, you name it – all revolve around sentimental family-friendly stories for children and adults to enjoy equally. But f*ck all that, Jack, this year we’re all about honoring a bona fide Christmas classic expressly aimed at adult audiences. While Die Hard and Violent Night are worthy action-packed contenders, it’s time to dish out the edible cookies and spiked eggnog for Bad Santa – easily the most politically incorrect and controversially transgressive Christmas comedy on record.

“Rain in My Head” was the big winner at the 10th annual Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, taking honors for best film, director Chrissy Marshall and actor Layne Apffel.

Also saluted were Nathan Cox, editor for “Smash or Pass”; Rachel Handler, writer, “Unlucky in Love”; and Judith Rubin and “Leap of Love” for best awareness campaign.

The winners were announced May 4 at an orange-carpet ceremony and reception at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City.

For the competition, registered filmmakers were given five days within a designated timeframe to write and produce short films (three-to-five minutes) promoting disability inclusion. Every year’s contest has a theme, and this year it was romance, which resulted in a wide range of viewpoints on the topic.

There were a record 115 submissions, from nearly every U.S. state and from around the globe, including entries from Austria, Bolivia, Canada, England, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland,...

Terry Zwigoff's 2003 film "Bad Santa" was more or less destined for cult classic status. Starring an Academy Award-winning actor, "Bad Santa" was deliberately crass and misanthropic, an antidote to the treacly sentimentality that ordinarily infuses films explicitly about Christmas.

In "Bad Santa," Billy Bob Thornton plays an itinerant mall Santa named Willie who uses his seasonal job to plan last-minute mall heists with his partner Marcus (Tony Cox), who poses as one of Santa's Elves. The heists typically go well, but just barely, as Willie is a wrathful, cruel alcoholic who has a great deal of trouble controlling his constant base impulses toward cussing and lechery. The late Bernie Mac played Gin, a mall manager who caught wise to Marcus' and Willie's plan, and Lauren Graham played Sue, a woman with a Santa Claus fetish that Willie was happy to indulge. Nine-year-old Brett Kelly played an unobservant boy named...

The Paramount Global Summit on Disability will be held virtually and in-person at the company’s Hollywood Gower office in Los Angeles on October 31.

Presented by the Paramount Office of Global Inclusion, the daylong summit for employees and external partners will feature discussions with performers from various series and films, company leaders, and philanthropic and nonprofit workers to call attention to the need for greater disability inclusion in media and entertainment. The goal is to engage the industry in their learnings and to share next and best practices.

The event will also honor October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which recognizes the essential contributions of people with disabilities in the American workforce.

“People with disabilities are responsible for creating some of society’s most beloved films, shows and characters, yet these professionals remain woefully underrepresented in media and entertainment. As we build on our commitment to disability inclusion and equality,...

Sommer Carbuccia’s time-traveling comedy short “Mac & Cheese” was awarded best film at the 2022 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Awards. “Mac & Cheese” took home a total of three prizes at the annual event, with Amanda Pinto winning best director and Jake Nathanson scoring best editor.

The ceremony returned in-person for the first time in two years on Thursday night at Sony Pictures Studios’ Cary Grant Theater in Los Angeles. Christine Bélange and Liz Whitmere won the writing prize for their work on “Superhero Inc.” while “Seven” star Natalie Trevonne was saluted with best actor.

Jennifer Montzingo’s “Ily”, which centered on a group of disabled actresses, earned the nod for best awareness campaign. At the beginning of the awards presentation, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group president Josh Greenstein gave opening remarks and introduced the challenge’s founder, Nic Novicki.

Presenters included “Sound of Metal” star Paul Raci, “As We See It” actors Rick Glassman,...

The 2022 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Awards announced presenters for this year’s ceremony, including “Special” creator Ryan O’Connell and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. The awards will be held on May 5 at Sony Pictures Studios’ Cary Grant Theater in Los Angeles.

Additional presenters include Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”), Max Borenstein (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”), Blake Stadnik (“This is Us”) and “As We See It” actors Rick Glassman, Sue Ann Pien and Albert Rutecki.

Launched in 2014 and created by Nic Novicki, the film challenge gives filmmakers the chance to write, produce and complete short films that tell unique stories showcasing disability in many forms. Submissions can come from filmmakers with or without disabilities, and this year’s challenge saw a record-breaking submission of 95 films from around the world.

The finalists will be announced on April 29, with four competitors to move forward...

Seinfeld’s classic anti-holiday episode “The Strike” has been re-gifted so many times it is almost as annoying as the holiday itself. We’re taking a strike from Festivus, because that non-holiday was only one of the many moments Jerry and the gang destroyed festivities in ways black and white cookies could never fix.

Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), George (Jason Alexander), and Kramer (Michael Richards), have soiled baptisms, weddings, anniversaries, Thanksgiving dinners, Puerto Rican Day marches, and even Super Bowl parties, which gave birth to the very phrase “re-gifting.” They’ve mugged old ladies for chocolate babkas, punctured the Woody Woodpecker balloon in the Macy’s Day Parade, and even convinced a tenant association to pass on upgrading an apartment to a survivor of the Andrea Doria shipwreck during the holiday season. Without an airing of grievances, the rest of us are pretty much covered, and it doesn...

Easterseals Southern California has announced finalists for the 2021 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge: Home Edition 2.0.

Created in 2013 by Nic Novicki, the challenge gives filmmakers the opportunity to create short films that showcase disabilities in its many forms. The week-long filmmaking contest received a record number of submissions, with 93 from across the globe. Winners will be announced during a virtual awards ceremony on May 6 on the organization’s website.

Here is the list of finalists:

Awareness Award:

Couples Therapy – Melanie Rivera Waldman

The Roommates – Jennifer Msumba

So You Wanna Be an Actor – Rachel Handler

Social Fitness – Anna Pakman

Editor Award:

Archaic Intergalactic Extraterrestrials – Matthew Placencia

Breaking Cody – Victoria Elena Nones & Nathaniël Siri

The Home Office (The Making of Cartoon Hr) – Dani Bowman

Superheroes – Grace Kelly

Actor Award:

Breaking Cody – Cody Lascala

Dwarfo-psychosis – Pancho Moler

Extra Special – Andy Arias

Nay Nay Too Bomb – Natalie Trevonne

Director:

Dwarfo-psychosis – Maria Didomenico

Extra Special – Luke Terrell...

The casting of performers with disabilities should be part of Hollywood’s ongoing efforts to be more inclusive, but it’s often not, even though the Americans with Disability Act of 1990 makes it just as illegal to discriminate against the disabled as it is any other protected group.

“Disability is consistently overlooked in the conversation about diversity and inclusion,” said Anita Hollander, national chair of SAG-AFTRA’s Performers with Disabilities Committee, who hosted the union’s panel Thursday on disability inclusion in Hollywood. The discussion was part of the guild’s Stop the Hate summit.

“There are just too few opportunities for performers with disabilities,” said Camryn Manheim, SAG-AFTRA’s national secretary-treasurer, in her opening remarks. “In fact, people with disabilities make up less than 3.5% of all onscreen characters. And when we do see characters with disabilities, they are often played by non-disabled actors. It’s a fact, the number...

Nonprofit disability services provider and resource Easterseals Southern California announced today that Critics Choice Award-winning comedian and actor Michelle Buteau, Actor Matthew Jeffers (New Amsterdam), Academy Award nominee Paul Raci (Sound of Metal), and Tony Award-winning actor Ali Stroker (Oklahoma!), will all serve as presenters during the 2021 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge: Home Edition 2.0 virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, May 6.

Stroker will also serve as a mentor for one of this year’s winners, along with Gena Desclos, Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, Brett King, and Emerlynn Lampitoc (Vice President of Inclusion – Talent & Content for NBCUniversal).

The second at-home edition of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge saw a record-breaking number of submissions, with 93 films put forth from the US and places all across the world including India, The Netherlands, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and more. Entries can be viewed at disabilityfilmchallenge.com. Finalists will be announced on Thursday, April 29, with the virtual Awards...

The Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) have announced the launch of their inaugural Laura Ziskin Visionary Award.

Named after the late film producer, the award will recognize leaders in the film industry whose work exemplifies groundbreaking collaboration. This year’s recipients will be Andra Day and director Lee Daniels for their collaboration on “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” The award will be presented on March 31 by Katie Couric, co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer, and will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Day and Daniels.

Established in 2008, Stand Up To Cancer raises funds to accelerate the pace of research and get new therapies to patients to save lives. As of January, more than 1,950 scientists representing more than 210 institutions are involved in SU2C-funded research projects. Ziskin, who co-founded SU2C, passed away from breast cancer in June 2011 after living with the disease for seven years.

“Breaking Bad” actor Rj Mitte remembers the first time he saw actors with a disabilities onscreen — it was Geri Jewell on “The Facts of Life” and “Seinfeld” actor Danny Woodburn. But Mitte didn’t immediately link their disability with difference: “I never had the correlation of ‘Oh, that person has a disability,'” Mitte told IndieWire. It’s ironic that, to a generation of viewers, Mitte himself became the first person with a disability they saw on television when he played Bryan Cranston’s son Walt Jr. on the series from 2008 to its conclusion in 2013.

That pressure of being the first isn’t one Mitte necessarily feels, because he chooses to channel it away from being a disabled performer, to a performer in general. “There’s always pressure, be it great or a bit small,” he said. “The more pressure you put on me the better. I will have more reason to do more.