T he Witcher season 4 has arrived, which means that everyone is going to get a chance to finally weigh in on the franchise’s (bold? foolhardy?) choice to swap out its lead actor halfway through its run and whether Liam Hemsworth is capable of filling Henry Cavill’s boots. (Spoiler alert: He’s…mostly fine?)
But it turns out that season 4 isn’t the only Witcher- related property that fans have the option to stream today. Netflix also surprised everyone with the release of a new standalone film that aims to flesh out a key group of characters from the new season. The Rats: A Witcher Tale tells the story of a group of misfit young thieves who become Ciri’s (Freya Allan) surrogate family while she’s hiding out from her destiny on the fringes of Nilfgaard.
Reportedly, the project was

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