The Witcher Season 4 Review: Liam Hemsworth Swaps Cavill’s Charisma for Confused Grunting

Netflix’s The Witcher returns with a new face under the famous white wig — Liam Hemsworth steps in as Geralt of Rivia after Henry Cavill’s exit. The result? A show still drenched in blood, mud, and medieval mumbling, but missing its anchor.

Hemsworth flares his nostrils heroically and scowls on cue, yet struggles to summon Cavill’s effortless gravitas. “He hasn’t been the same since his injuries,” jokes Jaskier — and viewers might agree. The tone lurches between Game of Thrones-like gloom and ‘90s syndicated cheese, with dense geopolitics, monster hunts, and existential growling.

Ciri (Freya Allan) and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) carry much of the emotional weight, while Geralt 2.0 mumbles through destiny and vowels alike. It’s still entertaining in a pulp-fantasy way, but The Witcher now feels more like a bollard in a wig than a mythic monster slayer.

Verdict: Same chaos, new face — but Cavill’s absence looms larger than any dragon.