The Witcher Season 4 vs Henry Cavill’s Highlander Reboot: Which Premiere Will Dominate? Release Dates, Cast, Plot and Where to Watch

Netflix finally dropped The Witcher Season 4 trailer, and yep, the release date is locked. Also locked: a brand-new Geralt. Meanwhile, Henry Cavill is off forging another immortal path with Highlander, though that one is taking a little longer than planned. Here is where both projects stand and what to actually expect, without the marketing fluff.

So, when do these actually come out?

The Witcher Season 4 hits Netflix on Thursday, October 30, 2025. As usual for Netflix (and as confirmed by Tudum), all episodes land at once. On the Highlander side, Amazon MGM Studios hasn’t put a date on it yet. The hold-up isn’t a mystery: Cavill suffered a pre-production injury that pushed the schedule. The good news is he’s already back in the gym working his upper body while his legs recover, per THR, so the timeline now points to late 2026 or early 2027.

The Witcher’s new Geralt, the returning crew, and a familiar vampire

Season 4 is where the recast becomes real: Liam Hemsworth steps in as Geralt of Rivia. Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan are back as Yennefer of Vengerberg and Ciri. And in a very fun bit of lore casting, Laurence Fishburne joins as Regis, the barber-surgeon with more going on than his job title suggests.

Highlander’s lineup is getting beefy

Henry Cavill leads the reboot, with Russell Crowe taking on Ramirez, the mentor role, and Dave Bautista set as The Kurgan, the big bad. One more eye-catcher: current WWE star Drew McIntyre has been brought in as Angus MacLeod, the brother of Cavill’s character. Expect more names to surface as the production ramps back up.

What both stories are actually about

Witcher Season 4 picks up right after Season 3’s fallout. Hemsworth’s Geralt pulls his allies together to find the real Ciri. Ciri, meanwhile, falls in with a pack of young outlaws, an arc that’s all about identity, survival, and whether her powers are still what they were. Yennefer is making moves in the magical world, rallying mages, navigating politics, and helping shape a new order of sorceresses.

Highlander, according to industry insider Daniel Richtman, stays close to the original concept with a few updates: a mortal ally named Kate Bennett is in the mix; Connor MacLeod’s drive toward winning The Prize remains at the center; and the film is expected to plant seeds for The Gathering, the last-Immortals-standing showdown the franchise is built on.

Where to watch

The Witcher Season 4 streams globally on Netflix starting October 30, 2025. Highlander’s post-release home hasn’t been announced, but given it’s an Amazon MGM Studios project, Prime Video is the logical landing spot. One more twist floating around town: there are whispers it could skip theaters and go straight to streaming. Not confirmed, but worth keeping an eye on.

Quick hits if you just want the essentials

• The Witcher Season 4: October 30, 2025 on Netflix, all episodes day one; cast includes Liam Hemsworth (Geralt), Anya Chalotra (Yennefer), Freya Allan (Ciri), Laurence Fishburne (Regis); story picks up after S3 with Geralt hunting for the real Ciri, Ciri running with outlaws, and Yennefer organizing a new order of sorceresses.
• Highlander: No date yet; production delayed after Henry Cavill’s pre-production injury, but he’s training while recovering (THR); current expectation is late 2026/early 2027; from Amazon MGM Studios; cast includes Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe (Ramirez), Dave Bautista (The Kurgan), and WWE’s Drew McIntyre (Angus MacLeod); plot intel via Daniel Richtman points to a faithful reboot with additions like mortal ally Kate Bennett, The Prize as the driver, and setup for The Gathering; likely heads to Prime Video, potentially even as a streaming-exclusive.

The inside baseball of all this

Swapping your lead’s face in the fourth season is rare air; Netflix is clearly betting the world and the supporting cast can carry the torch while Hemsworth finds his version of the character. On the other side, Highlander is very much a Cavill passion play, but injuries are the kind of real-life curveball that can shove a release window by a year. If Amazon MGM does go streaming-only, that’s a pretty loud signal about how they want to position this reboot in a post-theatrical world.