In The Witcher-verse, many changes have taken place.
The Witcher Season 3 is scheduled to premiere in the summer of 2023. Hence, it will not be long before Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer return to our screens. In an unexpected casting shift, Liam Hemsworth will take over for Henry Cavill as the White Wolf. You can read more about the changes and everything else you must know about the upcoming season below.
Prior to the show’s launch later this year, shooting has concluded, and it has been made known that the latest season will adapt the Time of Contempt. You can read more about what that implies, the cast’s bios, our best guess as to when we might see a trailer, and plenty more down below. Hence, look no further than this page for the whole guidebook to The Witcher season 3.
The release date for Season 3 of The Witcher
The third season of The Witcher will debut in the summer of 2023. Since we don’t have a shorter timeframe to work with, this indicates the upcoming Netflix installment should air between June and August 2023.
The season’s shooting has come to an end. Even Henry Cavill sent a message to mark the event. Another release date information ought to come later in the year. Maybe it will be with the premiere of the first teaser.
The Witcher season 3 cast
It goes without saying that Geralt (Henry Cavill), Ciri (Freya Allan), and Yennefer will all be back for The Witcher season 3 cast (Anya Chalotra). Unfortunately, Cavill’s role as Geralt is officially over. Although Cavill no longer reprising his role as Superman, he will undoubtedly not return as Geralt in the fourth season when Liam Hemsworth will replace him.
We may anticipate characters like Vesemir (Kim Bodnia), Lambert (Paul Bullion), and Coen (Yasen Atour) to appear in season 3 after the ending.
Other series regulars Jaskier (Joey Batey), Fringilla (Mimi Ndiweni), and Cahir (Eamon Farren) are likely to perform. Also, Francesca (Messiah Simpson), Philavandrel (Tom Canton), Triss (Anna Shaffer), Thisaya (Maiana Buring), Dara (Wilson Mbomio), Istred (Royce Pearson), Vilgeforts (Mahesh Jadu) and Stregober (Lars Mikkelsen) will be returning.
Future episodes are also scheduled to feature a handful of the second season’s new cast members. They consist of Lydia, Dijkstra (Graham McTavish), and Phillipa (Cassie Clare) (Aisha Fabienne Ross). Moreover, don’t forget about Duny’s return, who is now known as Nilfgaardian Emperor Emhyr (Bart Edwards).
In addition, there are four new actors entering the cast. Milva, “a human adopted by the dryads of Brokilon Forest,” will be played by Meng’er Zhang of Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. She’s called a “fierce and skilled huntress” as well.
The role of Gallatin will play by Robbie Amell. In support of Nilfgaard, he “commands an army of guerrilla Scoia’tael.”
Hugh Skinner is Radovid “King Vizimir’s younger brother and royal buddy. He finds himself suddenly a man on the inside of the Redanian Intelligence.
Mistle, a Rats member, is portrayed by Christelle Elwin. They are “a group of misfit teens who steal from the rich and give to themselves – as well as the poor.”
Falka, an ancestor of Ciri’s who has previously been mentioned in the program, will be played by Hiftu Quasem.
Moreover, a key antagonist from season 2 has been replaced. Chris Fulton, who once played Rience, appears to have left the program. Sam Woolf from The Crown will now portray the mage, according to set images.
The Witcher season 3 plot
The Witcher season 3’s official story synopsis, which was published by Netflix, states that “Geralt takes Ciri of Cintra into hiding, determined to safeguard his newly reunited family from those who could destroy it,” as monarchs, wizards, and monsters of the Continent seek to capture her.
Yennefer, who has been charged with Ciri’s magical instruction, directs them to the secure castle of Aretuza in an effort to learn more about the girl’s hidden abilities. Instead, they find themselves in a battleground of betrayal, dark magic, and political corruption. They have to fight back and risk everything if they don’t want to lose each other forever.
The plot of The Witcher season three will take up where season 2 left off: Ciri is under attack, with Nilfgaard, Redania, and the Northern rulers all competing for her capture or, worse yet, her death. Ciri, currently shielded by Geralt and Yennefer, is also a target for Francesca and the surviving elves. The main struggle of the upcoming season will likely be between those opposing gangs and factions.
The Witcher’s third season may also be distinguished by betrayal. When it comes to which side to serve, Aretuza and its mages appear to be split, while Jaskier is working for Dijkstra and Redania. That is also problematic for both Yennefer and Geralt.
Moreover, The Wild Hunt made an appearance in season 2 ending when Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer were momentarily taken to a different reality.
Furthermore, Hissrich has stated through Twitter that Sapkowski’s “Time of Contempt” will be adapted for the future season. A Grain of Truth and much of A Blood of Elves were the emphases of the second season while The Last Wish was adapted in the first season. We won’t get into major book spoilers here. In summary, expect one of Geralt’s most savage combat sequences, an adventure for Ciri, and the appearance of the criminal organization The Rats.
When will the third season of The Witcher’s trailer be released?
To put it briefly, it might happen soon. Both of the previous trailers for The Witcher’s upcoming season debuted in July, five months before its scheduled December release. A season 3 trailer ought to be released in the early part of this year now that the summer of 2023 has been determined.
