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Henry Cavill Reportedly Returns to Witcher Season 3 Set
Henry Cavill has reportedly returned to the set of The Witcher season 3 after a brief delay. The series, which premiered on Netflix in December 2019, is based on the fantasy novels of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Cavill plays Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter whose destiny is inextricably linked with Princess Ciri, played by Freya Allen. Although season 1 adapted a series of prequel short stories, season 2 finally began covering the first novel in the series, Blood of Elves, before moving on to the beginning of the second novel Time of Contempt, which season 3 will continue to adapt. The Witcher season 3 will introduce a whole slate of new performers to the cast, including Robbie Amell, Hugh Skinner, Christelle Elwin, and Shang-Chi alum Meng'er Zhang.
The Witcher season 3 began production on April 4, 2022, and the crew is still hard at work on set. Unfortunately, filming recently hit a snag that delayed production by an undetermined amount. A member of the set tested positive for COVID-19, and though Netflix has not confirmed who it was, it is widely suspected that it was Cavill himself. After a delay of several days, production resumed on scenes involving characters other than Geralt, including Mecia Simson as the sorceress Francesca Findabair, Cassie Clare as Dijkstra's spy Philippa Eilhart, and Harvey Quinn, whose character has not yet been specified.
Now, more news on the progress of The Witcher season 3 has come from Redanian Intelligence. Although the wrap date was previously moved to September 2022 when the season was first delayed, that date hasn't changed at all in the meantime. It is likely that they will now begin to film the scenes in the Thanedd coup that involve Geralt, as that major action setpiece is where they spent the majority of their time during the weeks without him on set.
Luckily, Cavill's return has been swift and likely hasn't caused too severe of a delay for the series. The Witcher has already been plagued by production delays throughout its brief tenure on Netflix, premiering as it did just months before COVID-19 shut down productions across the globe. The Witcher season 2 came to the streaming platform two years after season 1, and restless fans are likely eager to avoid another serious gap.
The Witcher season 3 does not have an official release date yet, likely to account for potential further delays. However, it seems unlikely that there will be another two year gap, even if the hiatus may potentially stretch to a year and a half. In the meantime, Netflix will also be releasing the prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin, so that should hopefully tide fans over.
