Henry Cavill Attends Season 3 Premiere of ‘The Witcher’ – His Last For Series

Henry Cavill attended the season 3 premiere of Netflix’s The Witcher on Wednesday. 

He wore a sleek all-black suit, the only pop of color being a red pocket square. 

The third season of The Witcher will be Cavill’s last season on the show, as he will be replaced by Liam Hemsworth. The reason for the 40-year-old’s leave is unclear but some fans have speculated that Cavill was unhappy with the show’s direction, as it strayed from the novel series, written by Andrzej Sapkowski, it’s based. 

“This season, I really wanted to make sure that we represented the book’s Geralt more accurately, and that we saw him speak more,” says Cavill in and 2021 interview with Total Film. “I pushed really, really hard for that.

One of the show’s former writers, Beau DeMayo, even suggested during an Instagram Q&A that the writers “actively disliked” the books. 

Showrunner Lauren Hissrich has refuted the accusations though and in a reply to one of the show’s fans on Instagram, she wrote, “I’m a big fan.” 

Another possible reason for Cavill leaving was his long-awaited return to his Superman role, which eventually went to David Corenswet after writers decided to go for a younger cast. 

Although Cavill may have lost two big roles, the British actor is reportedly preparing for his new role in Amazon Studio’s  Warhammer 40000 series. A release date for the upcoming series has not been announced.