Geralt of Rivia puts his sword down for a moment.
Netflix has stopped production of The Witcher season three due to COVID-19.
The news comes amid unconfirmed online rumors that star Henry Cavill tested positive for the virus, but the streamer only says that filming “has been paused due to COVID and we will get to work as soon as it is safe to do so”. Cavill’s representative also declined to comment.
This isn’t the first time the UK-based production has had to stop due to the virus, with the show previously stopping filming in season two in 2020.
The news comes on the heels of last week’s San Diego Comic-Con, where fans wondered if the Superman actor might be making an appearance for DC’s Shazam! and Black Adam panels, then booed when Adam star Dwayne Johnson seemingly accidentally suggested that someone else could take over the iconic role. Johnson also reassured in an interview, “Henry is a buddy, and he’s a phenomenal Superman, and Henry Cavill is the Superman of our generation, relative to the other Supermans in the past.”
the witch’The upcoming third season does not have a premiere date yet.
The current BA.5 variant of COVID-19 is considered the most easily transmissible to date and has managed to infect notable figures ranging from overnight host Seth Meyer to President Joe Biden.