Henry Cavill to play as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's 'The Witcher' series
Featured above is a fan art by Boss Logic before the official announcement
Henry Cavill, of DCEU's Superman fame, is set to take on the role of Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's TV adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series. The TV series entered into production last year and there was much speculation about who would be best suited to portray Geralt in a live adaptation.
It was Henry Cavill himself via his Instagram account who first broke the news of being cast as The Witcher's bearded protagonist:
Netflix and Lauren Hissrich, the showrunner, followed suit and confirmed the cast reveal on Twitter:
Henry Cavill will play Geralt in #TheWitcher — an epic, eight-episode fantasy series based on the best-selling book series!! pic.twitter.com/fBv0Gpkif9
— Netflix Queue (@netflixqueue) September 4, 2018
He was my first meeting. I didn’t have writers or scripts yet – just a greenlight and a lot of passion. That was four months ago, and I’ve never forgotten the passion he brought. He IS Geralt. He always has been. I’m so thrilled to welcome HENRY CAVILL to the #Witcher family.
— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) September 4, 2018
While the mystery behind who will portray Geralt has finally been solved, there is no estimated release for the TV adaptation. But we do know that the show will be eight episodes long and will based on the best-selling book series by Andrzej Sapkowski rather than the video game adaptation of the book.
Following this announcement, do you think Henry Cavill will up to the role? Who else would you like to see in the TV adaptation?
