The Witcher Season 4 Unveils a Ciri Fans Say Is the Spitting Image of Her Video Game Counterpart
She’s being branded a carbon mfing copy — and the blowback is building.
Netflix just dropped a fresh trailer for The Witcher season 4 along with a pile of new images, and one shot in particular has the internet doing a double take: Ciri now looks eerily close to her video game self from The Witcher 3. Yes, the show sticks closer to Andrzej Sapkowski's books than the CD Projekt Red games, but fans of both camps are eating this up.
The big takeaway: Ciri looks straight out of Witcher 3
Since season 1, people have been comparing the show's cast to the game versions whether the show wants them to or not. That conversation has gone into overdrive with these new stills.
Alongside the trailer, Netflix shared shots of Geralt and Ciri, and Ciri's updated look is what everyone latched onto.
"Carbon mfing copy."
Another fan posted a side-by-side on Oct 7, 2025 with the caption "this is crazy," and it spread fast. Multiple threads are calling her the "spitting image of Ciri" and, honestly, they have a point. The hair, the styling, the whole vibe — it's how most gamers remember her.
The context (and the inside baseball)
Quick refresher for anyone just tuning back in: the Netflix series is built off the novels first and foremost, not the games, even though the games massively boosted The Witcher into mainstream pop culture. That split is why these visual matches get fans so loud — the show isn't trying to recreate the games, but when it accidentally does, people notice.
Also worth noting: Geralt is now played by Liam Hemsworth this season, which has come with its own wave of skepticism. All the more reason these images are under a microscope.
- New trailer: Netflix rolled out a season 4 preview that teases a bigger, busier run than we've seen so far.
- New stills: Multiple character shots, with Ciri's updated look stealing the conversation; Geralt is featured as well.
- Fan reaction: Side-by-sides with The Witcher 3 are everywhere, praising how closely the show nailed Ciri's game look.
Beyond the show: the Witcher universe is buzzing
Season 4 looks big based on what we've seen, but the Witcher momentum isn't just on Netflix. CD Projekt Red is deep into the next mainline game — commonly referred to as The Witcher 4 — and there's also the codenamed Project Sirius, another Witcher title the studio says will "differ from past productions." Translation: they are not just doing the same thing again.
Between a show leaning into bolder choices and multiple games on the horizon, it's a very solid time to be a Witcher fan.