‘The Witcher’ season 3 recordings SUSPENDED: Henry Cavill tests positive for COVID-19

According to the Redanian Intelligence website, tapings for ‘The Witcher’ season 3 have been suspended after star Henry Cavill, who plays protagonist Geralt of Rivia, tested positive for COVID-19.

Filming has been on hiatus since July 25, just before tackling a major battle scene.

Recently, six new members were chosen for the next episodes: Ryan Hayes, Michalina Olszanska, Kate Winder, Martyn Ellis, Harvey Quinn and Poppy Almond.

Hayes will play Artaud Terranova, a mage who participated in the coup on the island of Thanedd; Olszanksa will be an unnamed witch; Winter will be Putney; Ellis will play Barker; and, finally, Quinn and Almond haven’t had their characters revealed, but they might be two wizards.

In an interview with ComicBook, Adjoa Andoh (“Bridgerton”) revealed that she still doesn’t know if she’ll be reprising her role as Nenneke in the new iteration.

“I don’t know. Nenneke is in the books, but they developed the narrative in different ways. It will depend on what they want to do with this version of the character. It all depends on what the creators of the series want to do with the material of the books and how they want to adapt it. Let’s wait, she said.

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It should be remembered that the third season will mainly adapt “A Time of Contempt”, a book in which Nenneke does not have a leading role in the story, therefore the possibility that the actress does not return in the next cycle wouldn’t be a big surprise.

The new cast also includes Robbie Amell as Gallatin, a warrior who leads an army that fights alongside Nilfgaard; Meng’er Zhang as Milva, a skilled hunter; Hugh Skinner as Radovid, a young royal, brother of King Vizimir; and Christelle Elwin as Mistle, a member of the Rats, a gang of misfit teenagers who steal from the rich and give themselves to themselves…and sometimes the poor.

In the plot of the new season…

“As the monarchs, mages, and beasts of the continent vie to capture her, Geralt hides Ciri in Cintra, determined to protect her newly reunited family from those who threaten to destroy her. Charged with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer the takes her to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where she hopes to learn more about the girl’s untapped powers.Instead, they find they’ve landed on a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and betrayal. Now they must face everyone or risk losing each other forever.

Created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, the series is based on a literary saga written by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.

Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), a lonely monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people are often meaner than beasts. But when fate leads him to a powerful witch and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the growing and unstable continent together.

The cast also includes Millie Brady, Freya Allan, Anna Shaffer, Jodhi May, Anya Chalotra and Björn Hlynur Haraldsoon.

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