The fourth season of Netflix’s The Witcher has already come and gone, while the fifth and final chapter is completed and currently deep in post-production. The last installment of the Liam Hemsworth, Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra–led series is expected to arrive sometime next year. In the meantime, new interviews continue to surface, offering fresh insights from the cast and crew. One of the most surprising updates came from Freya Allan herself.
In a new interview with NME, Freya Allan revealed that she “spent a solid amount of time” considering whether she would leave The Witcher after Season 3 following Henry Cavill’s departure. In the end, she chose to stay, saying, “Once I’d made that choice, I made the most of every moment.”
Allan also opened up about why she hesitated. “Season three was a really difficult season for everyone. I cried because I wanted to finish the show with the guy that played my adoptive father. For the first time, I was seeing what life away from The Witcher could look like and then the lead moves on…” Her emotional reflection highlights how Cavill’s exit disrupted not only the storyline but her own journey with the series.
She shared that the cast was determined to make Liam Hemsworth feel welcome as he stepped into Cavill’s iconic role. “Fans just love to hate on something. We’ve made it clear that we’re welcoming him with open arms,” Allan said, though she admitted the transition was strange. “It was very weird.” Even in Season 4, she still pictured Cavill’s face whenever Ciri thought about Geralt. “He’s the Geralt I grew up with.”
During the same interview, Allan revealed that after Cavill left, she took on his role of advocating for scenes and lines that weren’t originally written into the scripts. “I really want to give fans what they want,” she explained. She noted that Cavill had always been “so knowledgeable and loyal to the books” and frequently pushed for certain lines to be included. “When he left, I was inspired to take on that role.”
Because of that dedication to the source material, Allan was surprised by some of the criticism aimed at the new season. “The thing that’s surprised me most about season four is how many people have criticised things that are straight from the books.” She even considered making a burner Reddit account to defend those scenes, but in the end decided against it.
Looking ahead to the grand finale, Allan hinted at just how emotionally demanding it was to film next year’s closing season. “That final season took everything out of me, but I feel so incredibly satisfied.”
