This Witcher Favorite Is Set for a Musical Makeover in Season 4

The Witcher is apparently going full musical in Season 4. Not the whole season, relax — but one episode leans hard into song and dance, and it all springs from a tiny, beloved book moment about fish soup. Yes, fish soup. I did not have this on my Continent bingo card.

The fish soup scene gets super-sized

Season 4 — due in 2025 and still in post-production — takes a pit stop from Andrzej Sapkowski's 'Baptism of Fire' where Geralt, Jaskier, Milva, Cahir, and Regis stop to cook fish soup. On the page, it is a hangout break that shows off the group's chemistry. On the show, according to Redanian Intelligence, that sequence balloons into a major set piece that anchors most of an episode.

The campfire becomes a stage for character history: the scene doubles as a hub for flashbacks and backstory reveals, using the downtime to dig into who these people were before they found each other.

Jaskier's past becomes a musical number

Here is the swing: during Jaskier's flashback, the episode shifts into a small-scale musical. Instead of the bard just strumming solo, multiple characters reportedly sing and dance. Valdo Marx shows up — and the show finally spells out why he and Jaskier have been at each other's throats all this time. For a series that usually lets their rivalry live in snarky asides, that is a notable change of gear.

Flashbacks, casting, and how it ties together

The episode also rewinds to younger versions of key players. Aaron Zicman steps in as a young Cahir, and Leanne Ho plays a younger Milva. Their scenes are cut into the fish soup framework, while Eamon Farren and Meng'er Zhang continue as the present-day Cahir and Milva. The whole thing blends music, dialogue, and exposition to map out the group's pasts while still keeping us in the present with Geralt's traveling party.

How far it strays from the book (and why that matters)

The novel uses the fish soup moment for camaraderie and wit. The series keeps that spirit but stretches it for TV: bigger canvas, flashier devices, and more time to let the ensemble breathe. Reports say a large chunk of the episode revolves around this single stop — which is a very TV move, and honestly, a neat way to smuggle character work into an adventure show. Also, a Witcher musical detour is the kind of weird, inside-baseball swing that book readers will clock immediately.

• Season 4 is in post and slated for 2025.
• The expanded fish soup sequence centers on Geralt, Jaskier, Milva, Cahir, and Regis.
• Jaskier's flashback becomes a musical with multiple characters performing.
• Valdo Marx appears and the series finally explains his rivalry with Jaskier.
• Aaron Zicman plays young Cahir; Leanne Ho plays young Milva.
• Eamon Farren and Meng'er Zhang continue as present-day Cahir and Milva.
• The episode reportedly devotes much of its runtime to this event.

Meanwhile in Witcher-land

If you are keeping score across the franchise: CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 4 game is now in full production. And Sapkowski's next Witcher novel, 'Crossroads of Ravens,' is set to launch internationally in September 2025. The TV scoop on the musical episode has been circulating via Redanian Intelligence, with earlier write-ups tracing through outlets like SuperHeroHype and ComingSoon.