00:00Fans of The Witcher Saga get excited because on Wednesday Netflix dropped the first look
00:04of its star Henry Cavill in action as Geralt of Rivia, the iconic character at the center
00:08of the upcoming fantasy series.
00:10The eight-episode drama, based on the best-selling book series by Andrzej Sapowski, is described
00:15as an epic tale of fate and family.
00:18Cavill's Geralt of Rivia is a solitary monster hunter who struggles to find his place in
00:22a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
00:26The first look comes as production is set to begin in Hungary.
00:28Cavill will star alongside Freya Allen, playing Ciri, the young princess of Cintra and Anya
00:33Shalastra as Yennefer, the sorceress who is also a mother figure to Ciri.
00:37Cavill, who is said to be a massive fan of Sapkowski's shorts and series, will be returning
00:42to TV in a Ciri's regular role for the first time since his four-season portrayal of Charles
00:46Brandon on Showtime's The Tudors.
00:48The role also comes as the Man of Steel and Justice League actor is ending his big-screen
00:52run as Superman.
00:53Along with the first look at Cavill's Geralt of Rivia, Netflix is continuing to bulk up
00:58with the cast of The Witcher.
00:59Joining the cast are Aimeon Farron as Kahir, Joey Beatty as Jaskier, Lars Mikkelsen as
01:07Stregmore, Raju Pujolt as Dara, and Anna Schaefer as Triss.
01:11Lauren Schmidt-Hirsch, a former producer on Netflix Daredevil and The Defenders, will run the show
01:16and exec-produce alongside Alex Sakharov.
01:20Sean Daniel, Jason Brown and Kathy Ling at Hivemind Entertainment are also exec-producing the series,
01:25along with The Fallen's Tomek Baginski and Jarek Salco from Platich Image.
01:30Head to THR.com for more updates on this epic series.
01:33For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Ben Myers.
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