The Witcher is returning with a new season on Netflix, and we have all the details right here! Not only did they tease the release date, but they also showed off some brand new posters.
Netflix has finally hinted at some exciting news about season 3 of The Witcher. Not only do we know that filming is over, but we also know that we’ll be going back to the Continent in 2023.
Even though there isn’t a set date yet, Netflix has given hints about when the show will come out. So those who are looking forward to seeing Geralt, Ciri, Yennefer, and Jaskier in new episodes are in luck.
We know more about the upcoming season than just these things, though. The show’s creators have confirmed which of Andrzej Sapkowski’s works will be turned into Netflix episodes for season 3.
There are also some new cast members and a synopsis that will keep you interested until the show comes out. You can find all of this information in our complete guide to The Witcher season 3.
The Third Season Of The Witcher Will Come Out In The Summer Of 2023
Season 3 of The Witcher will come out in the summer of 2023. Even though we don’t have a more specific time frame, this means that the next Netflix story should come out between June and August 2023.
The Witcher Season 3 Cast Details
Geralt (Henry Cavill), Ciri (Freya Allan), and Yennefer will all be back for the third season of The Witcher (Anya Chalotra).
We can expect to see characters like Vesemir (Kim Bodnia), Lambert (Paul Bullion), and Coen (Yasen Atour) in season 3 after the finale.
Other series regulars Jaskier (Joey Batey), Fringilla (Mimi Ndiweni), and Cahir (Eamon Farren) will probably have a part to play, as will Francesca (Mecia Simson), Filavandrel (Tom Canton), Triss (Anna Shaffer), Tissia (MyAnna Buring), Dara (Wilson Mbomio), Istredd (Royce Pierreson) (Lars Mikkelsen).
A few characters who were introduced in the second season are also likely to show up again. They are Graham McTavish as Dijkstra, Cassie Clare as Phillipa, and Lydia as Lydia (Aisha Fabienne Ross). Also, let’s not forget that Duny, now called Nilfgaardian Emperor Emhyr, came back (Bart Edwards).
Hissrich also told GamesRadar+ that Simon Callow, who plays Codringher, and Lizz Carr, who plays Fenn, will be back for the third season.
There are also going to be four new actors. Meng’er Zhang, who played Shang-Chi in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, will play Milva, “a human who was raised by the dryads of Brokilon Forest.” She is also called a “ferocious and skilled huntress.”
“Born to fight” Gallatin is played by Robbie Amell. He is in charge of a group of Scoia’tael rebels who fight for Nilfgaard.
Radovid is Hugh Skinner, “Royal playboy and King Vizimir’s younger brother.
“All of a sudden, he finds himself a member of the Redanian Intelligence.”
Mistle is one of The Rats, and Christelle Elwin plays her on the show. They are a group of teenagers who don’t fit in and steal from the rich to give to themselves and sometimes to the poor.
Adjoa Andoh, who plays Nenneke, doesn’t know if they’ll be back, though. “I don’t know, I guess. We’ll see, “Andoh said to Radio Times (opens in new tab). “How big are those books? And the stories have gone in so many different directions. Nenneke is in a lot of books. But, you know, it depends on what they want to do with this version.”
Redanian Intelligence (opens in new tab) says that one of the main bad guys in season 2 has also been recast. Rience, who was played by Chris Fulton before, seems to have left the show. Photos from the set show that The Crown’s Sam Woolf will now play the mage.
What Do We Know About The Plot Of The Witcher Season 3?
Most likely, the third season will pick up where the second one left off, with the main characters running away from The Brotherhood, the Elves, and the Wild Hunt.
In an interview, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said that Season 3 will be based on the Time of Contempt saga, in which Ciri is hidden at the magical academy Aretuza, where Yennifer also learned magic.
When Did Season 3 Of The Witcher End?
Good news, fans of “The Witcher”: season three is over. Fans have been sharing a sweet note that lead actor Henry Cavill left for the cast and crew on the last day of filming. It said, “Thank you for making this movie.” “This has been quite a season! I just wanted to say thanks for everyone’s hard work and determination during a tough shoot. I hope you can all get a good night’s sleep.”
Back in April, the official Netflix account for the show posted a picture of Henry Cavill and other cast members (likely Freya Allan) on set in a very snowy winter wonderland to mark the start of filming.
The tweet said, “Our family is back together again, and production on Season 3 of #TheWitcher has begun!”
Then, in July 2022, Netflix released a statement (via Hollywood Reporter) saying that filming had stopped because of COVID and that it would start again as soon as it was safe to do so.
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