The Witcher's Final Season Just Wrapped as Cast Tearfully Say Goodbye
As The Witcher wraps filming, Joey Batey and his castmates share raw, behind-the-scenes reactions from the final day on set.
Netflix is about to drop The Witcher season 4, and the finish line is already in sight. Season 5 is the end of the road, and the team just quietly crossed a big milestone: filming is done.
Season 5 is in the can (and deep in post)
Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich says cameras stopped rolling on season 5 a few weeks ago. She is not packing up just yet, though — she is staring down a long stretch of post-production on the final season.
She admitted she expected that weird first Monday after wrap — the one where you suddenly do not have a set to walk onto — but instead of the post-wrap blues, she found herself looking back at the five-season run as something to celebrate.
We did it, and we survived.
Five seasons, one bumpy road
Hissrich is pretty candid about what it took to get here. Not many shows get five seasons, and even fewer get advance notice of when they get to end on their own terms. This one had to navigate a lot: the lead role changing hands after Henry Cavill exited following season 3, a mid-run studio switch, and a production that hopped across 11 different countries. That is a lot of logistical chaos for a monster show, literally and figuratively, and it makes the victory lap make sense.
The cast is feeling the goodbye
For the actors, the reality of goodbye is landing in slow motion. Joey Batey (Jaskier) says wrapping has been a long, emotional process — a mix of relief, loss, and yes, a few tears. Freya Allan (Ciri) is excited to chase new roles, but she is still working through the end of this chapter and decompressing after what she calls a mammoth season.
When you can watch
The Witcher season 4 hits Netflix on October 30. Season 5 is the final ride — no premiere date yet, but the last stretch is officially underway in post.