After the delay that the pandemic has brought to the production of The Witcher Season 2, the second season of the series is facing another delay as Henry Cavill, the show's titular character, got injured on set.
Cavill, who plays Geralt of Rivia, is the face of The Witcher series. Cavill has been outspoken and proud in doing almost all of his stunts and swordplay in the Netflix show.
While on set, an accident happened to Cavill while on an assault course and 20ft in the air despite wearing a safety harness. Cavill got a minor hamstring injury and is expected to be on the sidelines for a short period of time. During the accident, reports say that it could not be determined whether the cause was due to the harness Cavill wore which might have resulted in a strain on his muscles or if he had hit something while still on the air.
With the leg injury, Cavill and the production team are concerned that he has to wear heavy armor and with his condition, Cavill might not be able to do it.
Still, the show must go on and so will the filming be. While Cavill is still on recovery, the production of The Witcher continues.
It may be recalled that the production of the second season of The Witcher has been delayed twice: the first was when Kristofer Hivju tested positive with the coronavirus and the second when the UK had its lockdown last spring and multiple members on set exhibited COVID-19 symptoms.
Now back on track, the production team has been making an effort to complete the second season of The Witcher in time for the release of the show on Netflix. With the scheduled turning over of the work to special effects company Platige Image by July 2021, the series could be released shortly after that, with August 2021 as the earliest.
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