With anticipation rising amongst fans for the debut of the fourth season of The Witcher, which begins in just a few days, the cast and crew have been doing press for the show ahead of its October 30th debut, and some nuggets of information have begun to surface.
Be sure to check out our exclusive chat with star Laurence Fishburne here!
With spoilers being kept out of the headlines ahead of the series’ release, talk has turned to some of the footage we have already seen in trailers and clips, and one such moment of the trailer sees Geralt (played by Liam Hemsworth) exclaim, “Let’s f**king move!” which had fans in a tizzy in the lead-up to the show. Well, showrunner and creator Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich heard and has spoken about the backlash and defended its inclusion in the new series, telling Radio Times:
“Let’s f**king move! It’s one of those lines. I mean, you never know what is going to be controversial. You never know what’s going to work… If prior to season 1 airing, you would have told me that ‘Toss a coin to your Witcher’ was going to be a hit, that’s it’s wild to me. What I think is, that line in the context of the battle that we’re in – it makes total sense. It’s also a kickass line. “
“It’s one of those things that it’s like, you may go, ‘Oh, that’s not what my Geralt would say.’ Well, it is. It’s what our Geralt would say. And in this moment, it suits it perfectly. So I’m eager for audiences to take those moments from the trailer and actually see them in the context of the scenes.”
Schmidt-Hissrich continued: “I think that Geralt, as a character, has made this decision to not get involved in the matters of men. That’s what Witchers do – they fight monsters. They do not involve themselves with humans.
“But we’ve seen over the seasons that Geralt has shifted quite a bit. Obviously, he met Yennefer, he falls in love. He has this child surprise, who really becomes his daughter in his soul. And you start to see that he realises that he is meshed with humans, even if he didn’t intend to be… It’s someone who knows that they could be the difference between life and death for someone else. And that’s heroic to me. It’s absolutely Geralt getting to live out his white knight fantasy.”
After the Continent-altering events of Season Three, Season Four sees Geralt (Hemsworth), Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan) find themselves separated by a raging war and countless enemies. As their paths diverge and their goals sharpen, they stumble on unexpected allies eager to join their journeys. And if they can accept these found families, they just might have a chance at reuniting for good…
The Witcher: Season 4 streams on Netflix from October 30th.
