"The Witcher" Season 3 Halts Production after Henry Cavill Contracts Coronavirus

Production halted on Season 3 of Netflix’s hit fantasy series "The Witcher" after lead star Henry Cavill tested positive for the coronavirus.

According to Redanian Intelligence, production on Season 3 was suspended on July 25, without previous warning, just as the series got ready to shoot a big battle scene.

The series is centered around the witcher Geralt of Rivia (Cavill), a mutated monster hunter, struggling to find his place in a world in which people often prove more wicked than beasts.

This is not the first time the pandemic's prevented fans from returning to the Continent as quickly as possible. Production of Season 2 was also halted due to the pandemic in 2020, pushing the release of the season to December 2021.

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The series became one of Netflix’s most successful original productions upon its release in 2019 and is currently one of its biggest productions.

The franchise kept expanding despite the outbreak getting in the way of new seasons being released annually. Last August, the giant streamer released the animated movie "The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf", which focused on Geralt’s mentor, Vesemir (Kim Bodnia).

There is also a limited series in production titled, "The Witcher: Blood Origin", a prequel set 1200 years before the events of the main series, and which will explore the state of the world during the event known as “Conjunction of the Spheres”.

The historical event marks the fusion of different dimensions, with men, dwarves, and monsters coming to the lands that used to belong to elves.

Currently there is no official release date for "The Witcher" Season 3 or "The Witcher: Blood Origin".