It's almost time for The Witcher to introduce a new White Wolf... though we're not sure how welcome he'll be!
The first volume of the third season of the fantasy adventure series is now streaming on Netflix, and episode 5 concludes with a promo teasing Volume 2, which is set to premiere on July 27.
Though the footage doesn't spoil anything outright, it does give us some idea of what to expect from these final season 3 episodes, as it looks like Geralt (Henry Cavill), Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan) will be forced to part ways yet again.
These next five episodes will mark Cavill's swansong as the titular monster hunter, with Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) set to take over from season 4 onward. We've been told that the show won't simply switch actors without explanation, and a storyline reason for Geralt's new face will be given.
We're still not sure exactly how this will be accomplished, but it's probably safe to assume that magic will be involved. Does this teaser drop any hints? Have a look and see what you think!
As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri of Cintra into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it. Entrusted with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where she hopes to discover more about the girl’s untapped powers; instead, they discover they’ve landed in a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery. They must fight back, put everything on the line – or risk losing each other forever.
The Witcher season 3 also stars Joey Batey as Jaskier, Eamon Farren as Cahir, MyAnna Buring as Tissaia, Mimî M. Khayisa as Fringilla, Anna Shaffer as Triss Merigold, Mahesh Jadu as Vilgefortz, Royce Pierreson as Istredd, Tom Canton as Filavandrel, Mecia Simson as Francesca Findabair, Wilson Mbomio as Dara, Jeremy Crawford as Yarpin Zigrin, Terence Maynard as Artorius, Lars Mikkelson as Stregobor, Therica Wilson Readas Sabrina, Aisha Fabienne Ross as Lydia, Cassie Clare as Philippa Eilhart, Liz Carr as Fenn, Simon Callow as Codringher, Ed Birch as King Vizimir, Kaine Zajaz as Gage, Bart Edwards as Emhyr, Sam Woolf as Rience and Graham McTavish as Dijkstra