While the exact release date of Netflix's
The Witcher remains a mystery, Deadline is reporting that the Henry Cavill-led show will premiere in Q4 2019 – at some point between October and December.
The 8-episode season has recently finished filming in Hungary, with some new footage being shot in Ogrodzieniec Castle in Poland. According to Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos, that quarter will see some of their biggest "
film investments [will be] coming through like Irishman [...] and also a big new original series that we’re currently shooting in Hungary called The Witcher, that is an enormous European IP, very popular game and Book IP, that we think is going to make a really fun global series.”
Showrun by Lauren S. Hissrich (
The Defenders, The Umbrella Academy),
The Witcher will tell the story of Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter who does his best to be a decent human being in an indecent world. Sean Daniel, Jason Brown and Platige Images' Jarek Sawko and Tomek Bagiński are producing the series, with Henry Cavill (
Man of Steel, Mission Impossible: Fallout) playing the main role.
Based on the best-selling fantasy series, “The Witcher” is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.
The Witcher will premiere on Netflix in Q4 2019.