{"id":980743,"date":"2025-10-17T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/?p=980743"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T15:48:29","slug":"liam-hemsworth-geralt-smile-the-witcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/tv\/liam-hemsworth-geralt-smile-the-witcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Hemsworth\u2019s Geralt Is Actually Going to Smile Now on The Witcher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Big changes are coming in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/the-witcher\/\">The Witcher<\/a><\/em> season 4, the most obvious of which is the fact that the show is swapping out its lead actor for the show\u2019s final two seasons, with <em>The Hunger Games <\/em>star Liam Hemsworth officially taking up the mantle of Geralt of Rivia from Henry Cavill. No one knows quite what to expect from Hemsworth\u2019s turn as the White Wolf, nor is anyone entirely sure this show can pull off a stunt like this in a satisfying way.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\r\n\n\t\t<div class=\"ad-dog__cnx-container\"><script id=\"0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796\">\n\t\t\tcnx.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tcnx({\n\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: \"106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t}).render(\"0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796\");\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>Luckily for Hemsworth, Geralt\u2019s story within the world of the show is at a point that lends itself <em>very <\/em>easily to change. Badly wounded and still sporting psychic damage from the battle with the dark sorcerer Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu), Geralt is probably as weak as we\u2019ve ever seen him, which means season 4 is a perfect moment to reevaluate where the character is in his personal journey. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/tv\/the-witcher-season-3-part-2-wastes-henry-cavills-last-moments-as-geralt\/\">The series\u2019s third season concluded with Geralt determined to find Ciri (Freya Allan)<\/a>, though his search will likely take him in the wrong direction, chasing the false version who has been raised up by Emhyr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The journey to track down his Child of Surprise will see Geralt forge new relationships\u2014with last season\u2019s new addition, Milva (Meng&#8217;er Zhang), and the ragtag D&amp;D party-esque group of friends he acquires, known as his hansa. But they will also involve a shift in attitude that (get this) actually allows Geralt to <em>smile<\/em> sometimes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLiam has such a cheeky grin, and it is one of the very first things that we actually talked about when we had our first Zoom ever,\u201d showrunner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-witchers-final-seasons-liam-hemsworth-and-showrunner-lauren-schmidt-hissrich-on-replacing-henry-cavill-and-crafting-a-really-good-payoff-to-the-series?utm_source=twitter\">Lauren Schmidt Hissrich told <em>IGN<\/em><\/a> in a wide-ranging conversation. \u201cOne of the things that he talked a lot about was for this dry wit that Geralt has, and that, in all honesty, he didn&#8217;t feel like was very present in the show. It was something he asked if I would be open to seeing more of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Hemsworth, this isn\u2019t just a personal choice for him as an actor, but a reflection of where Geralt is emotionally at this point in the show.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wanted it to be able to show these moments of him opening up a little more,\u201d Hemsworth told <em>IGN<\/em>. \u201cMy interpretation of this character is Geralt is a deeply empathetic person. As much as he&#8217;s lived a very isolated life, and is reluctant to open up to people or be vulnerable with people, apart from, say, Ciri and Yen and Jaskier\u2026 [At] this point in the story, we&#8217;re really seeing him go through a lot of changes. So I wanted to earn those moments. Because when we find him, he&#8217;s dealing with doubt. He&#8217;s struggling. 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