Being a flawless actor, Henry Cavill has portrayed several iconic characters throughout his Hollywood career. From notable giants like Superman in the DCEU to Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s The Witcher, there has never been a complaint about Cavill portraying a comic book or a novel character.
Even though Cavill was one of the reasons why The Witcher franchise took flight, destiny had other plans for the actor. With his last portrayal as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s The Witcher, the Nielsen streaming list placed the critically-bombed series in its top 10 and Henry Cavill may just be the reason why!
Henry Cavill’s Exit Made The Witcher Top 10 On Nielsen’s List
Back in 2019, the world rejoiced when Cavill appeared as Geralt in The Witcher. Bearing a striking resemblance to The Witcher games and the novel, fans realized that The Witcher was one of the few iconic series that faithfully adapted the source material.
After season 2 ended, the Man of Steel actor and showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich had a creative difference between them which led to the exit of Henry Cavill from the show. The actor announced that season 3 will be the last time he will be seen as the White Wolf and Liam Hemsworth will replace him in season 4.
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Season 3 which recently debuted on Netflix was review-bombed and was considered a big failure on Netflix’s part. With seasons 1 and 2 averaging around 8.5/10 on IMDB, the third season received an average rating of 6.0/10 on IMDB. Despite the negative backlash and sadness over Cavill’s departure, The Witcher managed to do one great thing.
As per Nielsen’s Top Ten Lists, Netflix’s The Witcher currently stands at the #4 position with a total of 868 million minutes streamed around the world. People around the world are speculating that the series managed to perform so well despite negative reviews because it was Cavill’s farewell after all. Stating that it was a way of paying respect to the actor, as Henry Cavill departs for greater heights.
Henry Cavill Found Freedom To Pursue Other Projects After The Witcher
Being free from the stress of portraying a mutated witcher with a hint of humanity, Cavill did not take a split second to rest as he found himself busy with other works. Collaborating with his longtime director and friend, Cavill found Guy Ritchie creating a movie titled The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Immediately jumping on the project, Cavill seems to have found a good movie once more.
Alongside this, the actor is also slated to star in Argylle wherein he will portray the role of a spy traveling around the world in hopes of solving a global conspiracy. And to add the cherry on top, Cavill is also working on his own project of adapting the Warhammer 40,000 video-game franchise into a series. The project is backed by Amazon Studios and with the Enola Holmes actor at the helm, the series is indeed going to be good.
Henry Cavill will be seen pretty soon in theaters in Argylle which has an expected release date of February 2, 2024. As for his Butcher of Blaviken role, The Witcher is available to stream on Netflix around the world.
Source: Nielsen
