“At the edge of the world, Fight the mighty horde that bashes and breaks you, And brings you to mourn,” Jaskier sings, followed by what has now become the anthem of The Witcher fandom ‘Toss A Coin to Your Witcher’. However, it is not much of the series but the Witcher that the song demands you to toss a coin to that has made it unforgettable. It stands true to Henry Cavill, who breathed life in not just Geralt but the series that will now go on without him.

Just as the last leaves fell from their trees in October, Netflix announced that its most promising star would be departing post The Witcher Season 3. However much like how leaves gently descend to mark a new season, the executive producers are planning for a seamless transition from Cavill to Liam Hemsworth’s Geralt.

The Witcher producers make big claims post-Henry Cavill exit

There is no denying that all hopes of a seamless transition were lost when Cavill bid a sea of fans at the TUDUM event a final goodbye as Geralt. But much like how many from the cast claimed that the British actor’s exit won’t affect the show as much, Steve Gaub and Tomek Baginski, while speaking to Yahoo, claimed a “lore accurate” transition from Henry Cavill to Liam Hemsworth’s Geralt.

The executive producers, however, seemed to have put in work that backed their statements. “It’s also very, very close to the meta ideas which are deeply embedded in the books, especially in book five,” Baginski said about bringing in Hemsworth in The Witcher Season 4.

Whether they believe in it or not, fans find this announcement intriguing. Especially the claims of a book-derived element to give Geralt a new body and face.

Does Geralt get a new appearance in Book 5?

Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher book series consists of eight books. And none of these eight books that the creators are claiming close accuracy to feature any instance where Geralt gets a new appearance. Although the ‘Tower of Swallow’ does see him abandon his life as a Witcher in pursuit of finding Ciri.

The only explanation for Baginski’s statements, albeit poor, would be that Ciri will be in charge of the reins more than Geralt. But claiming “lore accuracy” on this would be far-fetched. However, we can only wait for The Witcher Season 3 to unravel and hope they haven’t mistaken Geralt for Yennefer to conclude if the claims are true.

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