Netflix finally dropped The Witcher season 4 on October 30, and the show doesn’t tiptoe around the Geralt swap. It turns the moment into a flex: Henry Cavill exits, Liam Hemsworth walks out of an already-iconic sword fight like he was always there. Subtle? Not even a little. Memorable? Absolutely.
The handoff: from Cavill to Hemsworth, mid-swing
Cavill’s last scene was a big, cathartic brawl. Season 4 essentially picks up right there and lets Hemsworth’s Geralt stride straight out of it, sword drawn, ready to carve up monsters and skepticism. It’s a gutsy way to acknowledge the change instead of pretending it didn’t happen.
Yes, the music still rules the Continent
One thing The Witcher has nailed since day one is the soundtrack. Even when the plot gets wobbly, the music stays locked in. Season 4 keeps that streak alive: moody, muscular, and just melancholy enough to feel like it belongs on the Path. Liam Hemsworth is the new White Wolf, while Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra, and Joey Batey return. And yes, Jaskier is still singing, because the universe occasionally does the right thing.
This season’s soundtrack is loaded: 55 tracks that play like a love letter to monsters, magic, and heartbreak. It opens with a brooding piece called 'The Witcher,' slides into emotional cuts like 'They Were in Love' and 'Something Is Shifting,' and even features 'I Believe in the Blade' performed by Declan de Barra. Half Moon Run shows up twice with 'Shadows of the Night' — once in a Witcher-flavored version and again in its original form.
The Witcher season 4 soundtrack: the full lineup
- The Witcher
- Not the End
- They Were in Love
- Something Is Shifting
- A Good Place to Bed Down
- I'm With You
- The Hansa
- Amarillo Heist
- Skipping the Pleasantries
- Regis
- A Life Well Lived
- Serve No Master
- I Believe in the Blade by Declan de Barra
- Choose the Winning Side
- Wraith
- Boil My Balls
- This Land Belonged to the Elves
- Destroy an Empire
- Leo, I Have a Job for You
- The Witcher Comes With Me
- I'm One of You Now
- Stay With Me
- Greylock
- Rage Until the End
- Surrounded
- Yaruga
- Zoltan's Forge
- Leading Souls to the Afterlife
- Campfire Party
- As the Screw Turns
- Of Blood and Wine
- Duny
- Hansa Moves Out
- Pay the Price
- Defending Montecalvo
- Chaos Duel
- All of This Darkness
- Where the F**k is My Daughter
- I Am a Father
- The Truth Cannot Be Exposed
- Rusalka
- Maria Would Have Liked You
- Shadows of the Night (Witcher Version) by Half Moon Run
- Druids
- It's All in Motion
- Rebuild
- Closed for Business
- Best Way to Become Legends
- Let the Music Play
- We Meet at Last
- A Final Story
- Hold the Bridge
- Ogre
- Compensating Knighthood
- Shadows of the Night by Half Moon Run
Who’s behind the score this time
Joseph Trapanese is back in the composer’s chair for season 4 and confirmed for season 5 too, per Redanian Intelligence. He first joined the series in season 2 and worked with the Polish folk band Percival, who helped define the vibe of the games before the show ever existed. Trapanese’s cinematic-synth blend is a big part of the Witcher sound at this point, and this year he teams up with Max Davidoff-Grey to layer in some new textures. The result feels familiar but not stale — exactly what this show needs right now.
About Hemsworth stepping into the boots
Let’s be honest: for a lot of viewers, Henry Cavill was Geralt. The gravelly voice, the thousand-yard stare, the dad-level grunts. So yeah, swapping faces was always going to sting. Liam Hemsworth told Jimmy Fallon he’s been into The Witcher since around 2016 and knows he’s inheriting something beloved. He also admitted the pressure is real, which, fair.
Online, the reaction to his debut has been mixed — plenty of curiosity, plenty of heartbreak. A couple of snapshots from X the day the season hit say it all:
"Bro I just can't, I'm sorry. I miss Henry..."
"The Witcher season 4 was just weird. Liam Hemsworth's version of Geralt was a soulless, lifeless empty shell. And Geralt took a backseat to a bunch of annoying fellow travelers that kept yapping like nails on a chalkboard. This show has gone way past its prime."
It’s not hard to find posts arguing the show’s grit and emotional core walked out with Cavill. That said, I wouldn’t close the book on Hemsworth yet. Even Cavill’s take took time to click for some people. Season 4’s general mood online leans disappointed, but the music’s soaring, the world still feels lived-in, and there’s room to build. Worst case, maybe Jaskier opens season 5 with a new ballad: 'Where the F**k is My Geralt?'
Where the show stands now
The Witcher is four seasons in with 32 episodes so far, and it isn’t finished. It’s streaming on Netflix, sitting at an IMDb 7.9 and 73% on Rotten Tomatoes as of now. Love it, frustrated by it, or somewhere in the middle, the Continent still has monsters to slay — and a soundtrack that refuses to miss.
Your move: how did season 4 land for you? Did Hemsworth win you over, or are you still humming sad ballads for Henry Cavill? Drop your take below.