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Netflix has finally lifted the lid on The Witcher season four, giving fans their first real look at Liam Hemsworth as the new Geralt of Rivia. Ever since it was announced in 2022, fans were shocked, but they were also curious to see how this was going to work.

But it looks like both the makers and Hemsworth have spent tremendous time working on not disappointing the fans. The Continent is once again on the brink of something big, and the trailer shows a fractured world, a storm brewing between kingdoms, and a White Wolf determined to take control of his fate.

It’s no secret that stepping into Henry Cavill’s shoes was never going to be easy for Liam. For many fans, Cavill was the perfect Geralt. He was gruff, stoic, and magnetic in that monster-slaying way. So when Hemsworth’s casting was announced, the internet was stormed with scepticism. But the trailer suggests he’s more than ready to swing the silver sword.

His version of Geralt feels rawer and scrappier, a fighter stripped down to the bone and focused on one and only one thing: finding Ciri.

What happens in the trailer?

The trailer opens with Geralt’s life as a man who has spent years battling monsters and men. He is haunted by the one person he fears he has failed. It then shifts to glimpses of Ciri, Yennefer, and Vilgefortz’s growing power.

As Yennefer rallies her allies with the line, “We can if we build an army of our own,” the threat across the Continent becomes clear. After the battle at Aretuza, our trio is scattered: Geralt travels with Milva and Jaskier, Yennefer steps into leadership, and Ciri goes rogue under the alias Falka, running with the notorious gang called the Rats. Each is on a path shaped by loss and survival, and that sets up a story that feels darker and more personal than before.

The trailer also offers a first look at Matrix star Laurence Fishburne as Regis. He plays the mysterious barber-surgeon who isn’t entirely human. His calm presence hints at a deeper layer of The Witcher’s world. This is something that long-time book fans will instantly recognise.

Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich describes this as a turning point: the penultimate chapter before the finale. “We send them each on their own journey,” she said earlier, and that seems to be the heartbeat of this season. You have separation and transformation, and the desperate pull to reunite.

By the end of the trailer, Geralt looks like a man with nothing left to lose and everything to prove. Maybe that’s the thing about destiny on the Continent: it never asks if you are ready, only if you will fight anyway. And judging by Hemsworth’s first swing of the sword, he’s not backing down.

The Witcher season four premieres on October 30th on Netflix, so be ready with all the reruns if you need to, because this season is bringing a lot of novelty.