‘The Witcher Season 3: Vol. 2’ Trailer Previews Henry Cavill’s Final Episodes
The second half of The Witcher Season 3 is a farewell to Henry Cavill’s Geralt filled with fire, sword fighting, and love.
Volume 1 closed on a cliffhanger. It adapts the first half of The Time of Contempt. In the novel, Ciri, Geralt, and Yennifer travel to Aretuza to hide from those hunting for the princess and provide a place for Yen to train Ciri. Instead of a safe haven, they land on a battlefield of corruption, treachery, and dark magic. They have to protect each other to survive, all while hunting down a villain in their midst.
Check out Abe’s review of the first half of the season here.
Volume 2 Trailer
Without giving away any major spoilers, The Witcher Season 3: Volume 2 will likely follow the second half of Time of Contempt. Expect the climax of all the intrigue, betrayal, and scheming that unfolds during the finale at Aratuza in Volume 1. Followed, of course, by the consequential aftermath.
This is Henry Cavill’s last season as Geralt. The creative team aimed to give him and his Geralt a good send-off. Producer Steve Gaub spoke about how important it was to get that right.
“I think the most important thing for us was to make sure [Cavill] was very proud of those last [scenes], invariably those last moments are the ones you leave an audience with, and those last couple episodes a re very strong episodes for him. I think he left with his head held high and passing the reins as many franchises end up doing, passing a title character from one actor to another, and we’re going to be in great hands with Liam.“
– Producer Steve Gaub, Yahoo News
The Witcher Season 3: Volume 2 Cast & Details
The core cast and crew are returning from the first half of the season. As mentioned above, this is Henry Cavill’s last season as Geralt. He’s being replaced in Season 4 and Season 5 by Liam Hemsworth. The creators have promised a “lore-accurate” transition between the two actors.
“As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it. Entrusted with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where they hope to uncover more about the girl’s untapped powers; instead, they discover they’ve landed in a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery. They must fight back, put everything on the line – or risk losing each other forever.”
The Witcher Season 3: Volume 2 drops on Netflix on July 27th.
