Is The Witcher cancelled after season 3? (Did Netflix cancel The Witcher?)

The Witcher season 3 dropped on Netflix last week. It was an epic affair featuring an enormous battle on the Isle of Thanedd as well as a desperate journey through the Korath Desert. Season 3 is also notable for being the final season that will feature Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. We’ve now seen Cavill’s entire run as Geralt; when The Witcher returns, it will be with Liam Hemsworth beneath the white wig.

Or will it? Strange reports have begun surfacing that Netflix may be quietly considering canceling The Witcher. If you’ve seen such reports and are worried, fret not; we’re here to debunk them.

No, The Witcher has not been canceled

The news that Netflix might have canceled The Witcher seems to have originated from Marca, which ran a story with the headline that season 4 was “indefinitely delayed” and that season 3 could be the show’s last.

However, it doesn’t take much digging to find out that this story doesn’t hold water. It cites popular Witcher fansite Redanian Intelligence as its source, since RI reported a few weeks back that filming on season 4 had been delayed without any confirmed start date. However, RI still says that production is expected to begin in 2024; it makes no mention at all of The Witcher being potentially canceled.

This fits with a trend we’ve seen of late with Witcher-related news, where some sites write deceptively negative headlines to try and stoke up an angry response from the fandom. And look, we get it. Henry Cavill was perfect in the role of Geralt, and it’s sad to see him go, especially after the show’s missteps in prior seasons. But there is still a lot of mystery surrounding his exit; neither the actor nor the production has officially spoken on his reason for leaving, and until they do, any news sources claiming to know should be viewed with skepticism.

To bring this all back to season 4, Netflix long ago confirmed that Liam Hemsworth will be stepping in as Geralt. Cast and crew have already seen him in costume, and were it not for the ongoing writers and actors strikes, we have every reason to believe The Witcher season 4 would have begun filming as planned next month. Netflix has even already wrapped production on a spinoff about the Rats, so they’re clearly not pulling the plug on this cinematic universe.

We’ll have an eye out for any news about the future of The Witcher. Until then, remember that misinformation is just as prevalent on the internet as it is on the Continent.

The first three seasons of The Witcher are streaming now on Netflix. Season 4 is expected to begin filming in early 2024.

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