Henry Cavill will officially say goodbye to his beloved role as Geralt of Rivia after season 3 of The Witcher. This is probably one of the most shocking news in the world of television at the end of 2022, because the actor has expressed his endless passion for the world of Monster Hunter many times.

Cavill is a passionate fan of the original novel series, and has also spent a lot of time playing CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher game series. That is why the audience believes that he is the most suitable face to take on the role of the hunter Geralt. And this was clearly demonstrated through the actor’s excellent performance in the first two seasons, thereby contributing to turning The Witcher into one of the most popular TV projects that Netflix has ever produced.

Currently, the reasons leading to the regretful separation between Henry Cavill and The Witcher are still a mystery. However, many sources have pointed out that there were many disagreements between the actor and the production team in the content creation stage. Cavill always had a certain respect for the original novel series by writer Andrzej Sapkowski and wanted the script to follow the original as closely as possible. Meanwhile, the writing team wanted to include many of their own creative elements. Some people even openly mocked and boycotted The Witcher novel series.

The conflict between Cavill and the crew had already been brewing during the production of season 2, and the actor almost had to say goodbye to his beloved role right from that season. Recently, some reports said that the production team was very unhappy with the actor’s attitude towards the script, and his reluctance to accept their new vision for The Witcher.

In other words, the production team felt disrespected by their leading man, and believed that Henry Cavill had put his personal passion above the overall direction of the project. For fans, Cavill’s passion and loyalty to the original is a very welcome thing. However, for the producers, the actor’s actions were nothing more than an opposition and an obstacle to building The Witcher according to their ideals.

The conflict between the two sides continuously broke out throughout the production of the second season, when Cavill objected to many of the changes made by the writing team. That made the set always immersed in a tense atmosphere, and Cavill himself became increasingly irritable and difficult to work with. This was also part of the reason why the production team realized that they could not continue to stick with Cavill and were forced to replace him in the future. The only positive point is that the actor will still play Geralt in the third season, instead of being fired right before the start of season 2.