New Witcher report claims Henry Cavil was looking to leave show after season 2

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He and the producers apparently "didn't see eye to eye"

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A new report claims that Henry Cavill's surprise departure from Netflix's The Witcher might not have been a surprise after all.

Redanian Intelligence, a website dedicated to reporting exclusively on the hit Netflix show, claims that Cavill was looking to leave as early as season 2.

Allegedly, Cavill was considering leaving the series after the second season because he and the producers “weren’t seeing eye to eye” in terms of content and Geralt’s overall role in the show. However, it was reported in 2021 that the actor had renewed his contract and would be getting a salary upgrade of $1 million per episode, more than double his original salary of $400k (via The Hollywood Reporter).

Some speculate that Cavill's return as Superman in the DCEU is the cause for this exit. According to Dwayne Johnson, that return has been six years in the making, but he and the Black Adam team were repeatedly told no by the previous Warner Bros management. The actor appeared in Black Adam's post-credit scene in his full Superman garb for the first time since 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which shocked viewers and DC fans alike.

Lauren Milici
Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.