Netflix unveiled Liam Hemsworth’s look as Geralt of Rivia and The Witcher fans had mixed feelings

When the fantasy show The Witcher returns early next year, there will be a new actor playing the titular Geralt of Rivia. After Henry Cavill departed the Netflix show over apparent creative differences, that opened the door for Liam Hemsworth, who will now grunt, laugh, and swing swords at monsters in Cavill’s place.

With the latest iteration of the show still a ways away, Netflix took the opportunity to start building hype for the fourth season. On Wednesday, the streaming giant released a mostly nondescript teaser trailer that features Hemsworth as Geralt walking through a foggy forest. He eventually turns to the camera to show off his look as the show’s main character.

Its main purpose was just to show us what Hemsworth would look like while wearing the famous black armor and the braided white hair:

I have mixed feelings about this. While it’s nice to see the show continue as it can with Hemsworth, Cavill really did make the role his own. He fully embraced every little intricacy of Geralt and brought a gruff, sometimes stilted video game character to life. Hemsworth’s turn may well foster similar feelings soon enough, but it’s hard not to think of Cavill when even just seeing Hemsworth in this teaser trailer.