Matrix Star Laurence Fishburne Will Suck Blood In Witcher Season 4

We don’t have a release date for the next season of Netflix’s live action adaption of yet, we do have an official piece of casting news. Legendary actor Laurence Fishburne, best known as , will join the fantasy drama series as the vampiric barber surgeon Emiel Regis The streaming giant on January 12.

first appears in Polish fantasy author Andrzej Sapkowski’s fifth book in series, , and becomes something of a main character until the novels end. Although he’s mentioned in the games, the higher vampire doesn’t actually show his face until 's 2015 expansion, . This will mark the fan favorite character’s first appearance on the television show.

With his cool persona and steely delivery, Fishburne has brought to life an assortment of characters in both films and games. He played Perry White in 2013's superhero flick ( ), The Bowery King in the revenge neo noir action thrillers , his most well known character Morpheus in games, Dr. Raymond Langston in two based games, and a large swath of other characters.

Man’s got acting chops. Fishburne’s introduction to the cast comes as star steps into the weathered boots of Geralt of Rivia, replacing Henry Cavill. In light of the writers’ and actors’ strikes of 2023, it’ll be some time before returns to Netflix, but Fishburne joining the cast is an exciting surprise..