Superman star Henry Cavill has joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming fantasy series, The Witcher.
About The Witcher
Based on the best-selling fantasy series, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.
SHOWRUNNER/EP | Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s The Defenders, Umbrella Academy) DIRECTOR/EP | Alik Sakharov (House of Cards, Game of Thrones) — 4 episodes, including the first episode DIRECTORS | Alex Garcia Lopez (Marvel’s Luke Cage, Utopia, Marvel’s Daredevil, Fear The Walking Dead) — 2 episodes, Charlotte Brändström (Outlander, Counterpart, Disparue) — 2 episodes
The Witcher will consist of 8 episodes.