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Netflix has confirmed that The Witcher will end with Season 5. This news came right after Season 4 was released. Filming for the final season finished in late September 2025. During post-production for Season 5, the production team took a few months to apply many special effects and CGI. Season 5 features Liam Hemsworth as Geralt. He played the role for the full season. This is his first time leading the series since Henry Cavill left. Those who have watched Season 5 will notice that Liam wore Geralt's white hair and showed his tough personality.
The article explains to us the reason for the replacement of Henry Cavill with Liam Hemsworth. The reasons are discussed with respect to every Liam's moments from The Witcher Season 4.
Disclaimer: This article contains the writer's opinion. Reader discretion is advised.
Here is the list of the 9 best Liam Hemsworth moments in The Witcher Season 4:
9. Geralt's ghost walk (Episode 6)
Liam Hemsworth brought a fresh approach to Geralt during the haunted Elven ruins sequence at Fen Carn in Season 4 of The Witcher. Geralt and his companions realized that the rumours about a wraith were true. He has become much more emotionally accessible and communicative than Henry Cavill's stoic Geralt.
Hemsworth's Geralt asks his crew if Cavil could have pulled this off with few or no lines and essentially a granite-like presence. Hemsworth is now much superior since he reveals Geralt's protective nature and his eagerness to impart knowledge. This scene quickly segues into an effective character moment that showcases growth and humanity. Hemsworth proved his ability to express his genuine emotion at the same time, while Cavill was buried behind a sombre appearance.
8. Geralt stands up for two accused women (Episode 3)
One of the standout scenes where Liam Hemsworth proves to be the better Geralt than Henry Cavill is the entire trial by ordeal sequence in The Witcher Season 4 Episode 3. In this episode, Geralt encounters a rather terrified priest attempting to carry out the trial by ordeal on two young women who have been falsely accused of witchcraft. He adds wit and humour to the moment as Geralt calls for trial by combat against some inexperienced man. It is sharp and perfectly timed.
Cavill's Geralt would have done all that with cold efficiency and as few words as possible. Here, Hemsworth's Geralt emphatically shows his moral sensibility and cunning. It helps that Hemsworth doesn't mind letting Geralt smile and show a personality. He captures the book version so much better than Cavill ever could. Hemsworth lets Geralt's personality shine without losing an ounce of competence or honour.
7. Geralt's bridge of honor (Episode 8)
In the Season 4 finale, Geralt and Cahir are fighting side by side on a bridge, attacked by Nilfgaardian soldiers from all sides. Liam Hemsworth showed smooth and clear action. His every move is easy to follow. His fighting feels very real and strong. Henry Cavill's scenes often looked fast and hard to see. Hemsworth's Geralt works really well with Cahir, showing trust and growth in their teamwork.
Following the battle, Geralt gets knighted. Hemsworth says much with his quiet reaction. Obviously, his face is a mask of pride and pain because Geralt is no longer just a killer; he is a protector. This particular moment really proves that Hemsworth brings more feeling to the role. His Geralt is both brave and human. The scene really shows how much the character has changed.
6. Geralt's elixir of wrath (Episode 4)
The Witcher Season 4 Episode 4 shows that Liam Hemsworth is the perfect replacement for Henry Cavill through the torture sequence. Geralt is being tortured and used as leverage in the political games of Dijkstra. Hemsworth conveys Geralt's anguish with a tenderness that Cavill could never match. He is broken, yet his spirit is not. When Geralt downs an elixir that gives him superhuman strength, Hemsworth's execution is explosive yet controlled. His movements are raw with power while maintaining character.
Cavill would have done the same with detached efficiency. Hemsworth brings desperation and real urgency to it. When Geralt defeats the Nilfgaardian commander, Hemsworth's expression showed rage but also concern for Jaskier. That kind of emotional complexity makes Hemsworth superior to Cavill in every way.
5. Geralt's escape through fire (Episode 4)
During Season 4, Episode 7, Geralt finds himself in the cursed Ysgith Swamp. The Rusalka spirits trap him in scary dreams and illusions. Liam Hemsworth shows Geralt remaining calm and clever while solving a hard riddle. There is no sword fighting. He fights with his mind and heart. Hemsworth's Geralt reveals a knowledge that monsters may be both emotional and spiritual. It shows deep thoughtfulness and politeness.
When he frees the lost souls, the quiet joy feels real. At this point, a compassionate, thoughtful Geralt emerges into view. Hemsworth brings more emotion and wisdom than Henry Cavill did. Cavill often kept Geralt cold and unreachable. Hemsworth's Geralt feels truer to the book. Geralt is not only strong but also gentle and wise.
4. Geralt & Yennefer reunite (Episode 7)
It is in Season 4, Episode 7, that Geralt and Yennefer see each other again. It is the only scene they have together for the entire season. Liam Hemsworth expresses a lot here. His Geralt looks tired and melancholic, yet full of love. He shares the pain of having lost Ciri and lets Yennefer soothe him. His face shows tears, and his body relaxes.
This is quite different from Henry Cavill’s version, who often stayed cold and quiet. Hemsworth's Geralt is more real and more open in showing his emotions. Being close is a strength, not a problem. This scene proves that Hemsworth brought a new heart into the character. Geralt is a man in need of love, not just a warrior.
3. Geralt's path of no return (Episode 8)
As the Continent heads further into war, Geralt in The Witcher Season 4 Episode 8 finally realises his childhood ambition to become a knight. In contrast to Henry Cavill's stoic portrayal, this scene demonstrates how profoundly he has changed. Hemsworth makes Geralt see that knighthood is empty when his beloved ones are not with him. He is quietly desperate and uncertain with his facial expression as Queen Meve recognises him.
Hemsworth's Geralt swears after the knighting party, which is not even near Cavill's distant style. The moment shows that the main character's dreams have undergone a significant transformation. He has learned to appreciate family rather than success. The scene shows that Hemsworth has a better talent for expressing emotional complexity. His playing is full of a fallen man triumphing in connection as opposed to glory.
2. Geralt's detour into fire (Episode 3)
In the episode of The Witcher season 4, episode 3, Geralt (Liam Hemsworth) solves an inferior situation by making decisions with wit and moral clarity that do not lag behind Henry Cavill. Geralt requires a trial of arms battalions with an ignorant priest who labels the women as witches. When the priest answers with trial by ordeal, Hemsworth is frustrated and resigned in his acting. His body language also shows that Geralt realises the peril and the savageness of the situation.
Geralt emerges as a perceptive figure and Hemsworth injects some humor into the tense scenario. As Regis decides to take the hot horseshoe, Geralt in Hemsworth gives meaningful looks of great respect. This scene shows that Hemsworth injects some real intelligence and humanity into Geralt, where Cavill hardly managed to do so in the role.
1. Geralt meets Regis (Episode 2)
In The Witcher Season 4 Episode 2, Geralt (Liam Hemsworth) meets with Regis, which is a clear indication that Hemsworth is a greater actor than Henry Cavill in the role. As Geralt is taken care of by Hemsworth, he is also closed off, yet opens slowly when Regis goes to nurse him and brings moonshine. Hemsworth is more vulnerable and permits real contact, unlike Cavill, whose Geralt is less permeable. A man who is very difficult to believe, but in the end, challenges his faith is played by Hemsworth when Regis asks Geralt to accompany him into a separate room to fix his wound.
His slight facial movements expose inner changes in emotions. Hemsworth depicts Geralt as loving and needing family, as he dreams of Ciri and Yennefer. His acting portrays to us that isolation is weakness and not strength, like a character who is learning to live alone. Hemsworth knows that a real Geralt does not despise the assistance and appreciates the human bond as more important than seclusion.
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