New deepfake video shows what it will look like when Liam Hemsworth takes over the role of Geralt in Netflix’s The Witcher.
It’s proven to be one of the most controversial casting-related moves for a Netflix series in quite some time — maybe even ever, based on the backlash it generated. Nevertheless, once Season 3 of The Witcher debuts on the streaming giant around mid-year (we don’t have an official release date yet) that will mark the end of Henry Cavill’s run as Geralt, the white-haired monster-hunter at the heart of the fan-favorite show. He’ll be replaced by Liam Hemsworth starting in Season 4, which a large swath of fans sees as a giant middle finger to them.
That’s because, for many of the show’s most ardent supporters, Cavill is the show, having been one of the key forces responsible for bringing the franchise to life on Netflix and making it a success. Thanks, however, to some behind-the-scenes drama that we still don’t know the full extent of — it’s been reported, for example, that Cavill has been unhappy with how the writers have handled the show’s source material — he decided to leave, leading the show to cast Hemsworth in his place.
