Netflix has given us our first look at The Witcher series' star, Henry Cavill in costume as Geralt of Rivia to celebrate the show beginning formal production.



Get your first look at Henry Cavill in The Witcher! pic.twitter.com/1O2eWS1MkP — Netflix US (@netflix) October 31, 2018

Anna Shaffer - Triss

Rebecca Benson - Marilka

Shane Attwooll - Nohorn

Luke Neal - Vyr

Matthew Neal - Nimir

Tobi Bamtefa - Danek

Sonny Serkis - Martin

Roderick Hill - Fletcher

Inge Beckmann - Aridea

Charlotte O’Leary - Tiffania

Natasha Culzac - Toruviel

Amit Shah - Torque

Tom Canton - Filavandrel

Eamon Farren - Cahir

Joey Batey - Jaskier

Lars Mikkelsen - Stregobor

Royce Pierreson - Istredd

Maciej Musial - Sir Lazlo

Wilson Radjou-Pujalte - Dara

Netflix's The Witcher: Cast vs. Video Game Characters 14 IMAGES

In a clip shared on Cavill's Instagram page and the Netflix Twitter account , we see the actor in full costume and makeup, with the long silver hair Geralt also sports in CD Projekt Red's video game trilogy. We don't, however, see his prominent scars, or the beard he sported for much of The Witcher 3 (but there's a good reason for that, which we explore here ). Cavill is silent during the clip, but takes a swig from a flask to show that he's definitely in character.A full list of newly-revealed cast members is below:Some of the notable stars cast in the show include Twin Peaks' Eamon Farren as Cahir and House of Cards' Lars Mikkelsen as Stregobor. Anna Shaffer, who played Romilda Vane in the Harry Potter film series, will assume the role of Triss. Netflix previously announced two of the show’s female leads : Freya Allan as Ciri and Anya Chalotra as Yennefer.Check out our side-by-side comparisons of the cast versus their video game iterations in the slideshow below:No release date has been given for The Witcher series, aside from Netflix's vague 2019 window, but the script for the show is complete. Showrunner Laura Schmidt Hissrich previously said that it could be 2020 before the eight-episode project is ready.

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