‘The Witcher’: Lauren Hissrich, showrunner of the series, reacts to the departure of Henry Cavill

“The Witcher” audiences aren’t taking very well to the tremendous change the series is about to go through after its third season. Indeed, according to various media outlets, including ComicBook; fans have organized a collection of signatures to protest Henry Cavill’s farewellrequest that for the moment has been supported by over 277 thousand people.

So did the shower of criticism and a yet-to-be-released third season some of the creators and team members come out in defense of the series.

Lauren Hissrich, showrunner of the series, decided to speak in an interview for TechRadar, in which revealed the details of the big problem posed by the departure of the protagonist:”there are a lot of fans commenting, a lot of voices…and we really understand that fans have reacted like that. What I will say is please come back for season 3 of ‘The Witcher’ so we can continue. Obviously [la marcha de Cavill] It’s something very big”.

In the third installment, which arrives next summer on Netflix, the public will see Cavill for the last time as Geralt de Rivia, and after this the future of the series will be in question, depending on whether his followers dare to continue with a face completely new: that of Liam Hemsworth. Even Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Matt D’Ambrosio and Troy Dangerfield, authors of “The Witcher”, have defended the series and the changes it brings on their Twitter profiles. However, they ended up getting into a tough argument with former series producer, Beau DeMayo. The dispute raised one of the biggest problems the series is going through, the lack of verisimilitude between the books and video games with the adaptation. Beau DeMayo allegedly abandoned this Netflix fantasy due to the lack of loyalty and respect of ‘The Witcher’ creatives. But while the former producer has gone so far as to state it the writers of the series acted in bad faith and made fun of the work of Andrzej SapkowskiHis colleagues think something very different.

It sucks to see all the hard work put into something tainted because of a bullshit narrative. I played the games before I read the books AND THEN I had the opportunity of a lifetime to work on the kind of show I’ve always wanted to be on. And guess what? It’s still a dream job!

? At the Mountains of Mattness (@drmattdambrosio) December 5, 2022

* “It’s great and fun [apreciese el tono sarcástico] try talking about how much you love your job and get responses like these [comentarios negativos sobre los guiones de la serie] why some asshole you worked with made up a bunch of lies to hide how he got fired for being an asshole, and now this is the narrative. It’s really hard to see all the hard work end up tainted with a crappy narrative. I played the games before reading the books, and then had the opportunity of a lifetime to work on the kind of show I always wanted to be on. And guess what? It’s still a dream job!”.

Good vibes between Geralt

Leaving aside all the whirlwind surrounding Henry Cavill’s departure for “The Witcher” Season 4, the actor wanted to show his support for the recent addition, a Liam Hemsworth who is having a hard time winning over fans: “The fantastic Liam Hemsworth will take over for the White Wolf. As with the greatest literary figures, I reverently pass the torch for my time as Geralt, and thrilled to see Liam’s take on this fascinating and nuanced man. Liam, this character has wonderful depth – enjoy diving in and seeing what you can find.”.