First Look at The Witcher Season 4 Cast Revealed in New Photos

Netflix finally showed its hand on The Witcher season 4, and yes, we now have real-deal photos of Liam Hemsworth in the wig. The streamer dropped a fresh batch of stills and locked in the return date, plus a first look at Laurence Fishburne joining the party. Here is what they revealed, what the pictures actually show, and how the story shifts now that Geralt has a new face.

When it drops (and what Netflix is promising)

The Witcher season 4 premieres worldwide on Netflix October 30, 2025. The official accounts teased the setup on September 14: Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer are scattered across a war-torn Continent and fighting to survive long enough to find each other again. Straightforward, high-stakes, and very Witcher.

First look at Hemsworth as Geralt

This is Hemsworth’s debut after Henry Cavill bowed out at the end of season 3, so the photos are doing a lot of heavy lifting. One standout shot has Geralt in a dark, studded jacket, long white hair, a nicely angry scar, and a sword that’s glowing red in the forest. It is a very deliberate, very mood-forward introduction.

Who shows up in the new images

• Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia: brooding in the woods with that red-lit blade and the classic witcher look dialed up.
• Freya Allan as Ciri: in a gold jacket with a sword strapped on her back, spotted near a horse, very much in travel mode.
• Anya Chalotra as Yennefer: caught mid-confrontation, which tracks.
• Laurence Fishburne as Regis: making his series debut in ornate, patterned robes on horseback. Netflix describes him as a "world-wise barber-surgeon with a mysterious past."
• Joey Batey as Jaskier: quill in hand, book open, lit by candles like he’s about to roast someone in verse.
• Danny Woodburn as Zoltan and Jeremy Crawford as Yarpen: back in action, seen alongside Geralt in a village setting.
• Linden Porco as Percival: part of the dwarf contingent joining the season’s ensemble.
• Nathan Laryea as Valdo Marx: appears in a flashback with Jaskier.

The story pivot: Geralt builds a team

Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich says the plot coming out of season 3 puts Geralt squarely on Team Ciri-and-Yen, and he is done pretending he can do this solo. He starts assembling a new crew called the Hanza and sets off with Jaskier and Milva to track them down. The character beat here is the point: Geralt needs help, and he knows it.

"His side is Ciri and Yen, and he will do anything for them... He begins to realize that he needs help to get Yennefer and Ciri back, and when you need help, you actually have to give of yourself as well."

- Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, speaking to Tudum

Bottom line: the photos double as a soft reintroduction. Hemsworth’s Geralt looks confident, Fishburne’s Regis brings a classy curveball, and the returning cast seems locked into a season built around a messy reunion. October 30 is the date. Start clearing the backlog now.