• News

Laurence Fishburne joins the cast of The Witcher Season 4

Fishburne will join Liam Hemsworth's Geralt in the next season of Netflix's The Witcher show.

Donovan Erskine

January 12, 2024 11:10 AM

1

Last year, Season 3 of The Witcher on Netflix brought about the end of Henry Cavill’s tenure as the iconic Geralt of Rivia. Despite his exit from the role, The Witcher is moving forward with a fourth season. Now, Liam Hemsworth will take on the mantle of the white-haired monster slayer, and we’ve just learned about another major actor coming to the show alongside him. Laurence Fishburne has been cast in The Witcher season 4 as Regis.

Several Hollywood trades revealed this morning that actor Laurence Fishburne had been cast in Season 4 of Netflix’s The Witcher. While the character was featured more prominently in the books, fans of The Witcher games may also be familiar with Regis, the character Fishburne is playing. He was mentioned in multiple games, and made an appearance in the Blood & Wine expansion for The Witcher 3.

Season 4 of The Witcher is expected to go into production this year. The newest season has been given the following description.

Be sure to bookmark our topic page dedicated to The Witcher TV show for the latest on the video game adaptation.

Donovan Erskine

News Editor

Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_