Netflix just wrapped production on The Witcher ’s fifth and final season, and with Season 4 premiering October 30, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is finally talking about the biggest question since Henry Cavill’s exit : what actually changes with Liam Hemsworth under the white wig ? Short answer—that famously stone-faced witcher is allowed to smile now, as Hissrich told IGN.

“When we were looking at who potentially could fill the shoes of Geralt, there is a physicality that has to be present. You need someone who you can imagine can excel at these action scenes, who has such a physical presence that they could be both intimidating in the story, but also, Geralt has a huge emotional side as well… What I really loved about Liam's work that I had seen is that he was able

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