Laurence Fishburne Cast as Regis in ‘The Witcher’ Season 4

Laurence Fishburne, known for The Matrix Trilogy and The School for Good and Evil, has been cast as Regis in ‘The Witcher‘ Season 4.

Who is Regis?

Regis, introduced in Sapkowski’s novel ‘Baptism of Fire,’ is a world-wise barber-surgeon with a mysterious past, joining Geralt (played by Liam Hemsworth) on his journey. (Via Tudum)

Fishburne told Netflix “I’m very excited to be joining the cast and look forward to exploring the wondrous world of The Witcher.”

What Happens in ‘The Witcher’ Season 4?

After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other. If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire — and finding one another again.

In season 4, Hemsworth will take over the role of Geralt of Rivia, replacing Henry Cavill. The filming will begin soon.

The series is created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. Based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s best-selling book series, The series follows Geralt as he travels the Continent fighting anything and everything that goes bump in the night, from ghouls to bruxas and more. Along the way, he forms an unlikely family with the powerful sorceress Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and Cintran princess Ciri (Freya Allan) as they evade the mages, monarchs, and monsters who seek to capture Ciri.

In an interview with EW, Showrunner Schmidt Hissrich says ‘The Witcher’ season 3 will have “a heroic sendoff” for Henry Cavill: “Henry has given so much to the show, and so we want to honor that appropriately.”

In a social media statement, Cavill said, “My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4. In my stead, the fantastic Mr. Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the greatest of literary characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam’s take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men. Liam, good sir, this character has such a wonderful depth to him, enjoy diving in and seeing what you can find.”

The Witcher seasons 1, 2, and 3 are now available on Netflix.