Henry Cavill is The Witcher. That is how Netflix originally promoted the actor’s debut in the series back in 2019, and that now is what many fans believe despite Cavill’s time in the role coming to an end. As any disillusioned supporter of a movie or TV show does these days, that means a petition has been raised to “force” Netflix to bring the Superman star back to the role that he seemingly chose to leave. Make of that what you will.

While the Change.org petition attracted over 25,000 signatures by midnight on Wednesday, the number has doubled over the following several hours to be rapidly approaching 50,000 at the time of writing. The petition reads:

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Andrzej Sapkowski himself said about Henry Cavill: “I was more than happy with Henry Cavill’s appearance as The Witcher, he’s a real professional. Just as Viggo Mortensen gave his face to Aragorn, so Henry gave his to Geralt and it shall be forever so.”

Henry isn’t leaving The Witcher because of Superman, Netflix executives have once again made a grave decision against delivering for their fans. The reason why The Witcher is such a popular show is the fans’ love of the source material of books and games, that are hated by and have actively been mocked by the writers and showrunner. Henry Cavill is one of those big fans, he knows all of it inside out and wanted to stay true to Sapkowski’s world, which is why Netflix wants to replace him.

Let us show them in pure numbers (and thus lost money, because that’s all they really care about) that none of us Witcher fans will stand with them and will abandon the show (and potentially our subscriptions) after The Witcher season 3 is concluded. Netflix can only exist because all of us pay them monthly to produce content that is entertaining for us, unfortunately all public information points towards a production team making decisions that are completely opposite to the fans’ - our - interests.

We already had to suffer through the disaster that was the end of Game of Thrones - NETFLIX don’t repeat the exact same mistake of holding onto writers and showrunners that believe themselves to be superior to the actual creator of the stories that made them successful.

Did Henry Cavill Leave The Witcher Because of Clashes With Producers?

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The Witcher hit Netflix with an instant huge following, which has only continued to grow through the second season and several spin-offs. When Cavill announced late in October that he would be leaving his lead role of Geralt of Rivia after the third season, with Liam Hemsworth stepping in to take over the role, fans went into meltdown. Cavill had previously talked about The Witcher having a seven-year plan, which he was more than happy to be a part of at the time, so the shocking news that he was leaving the role of Geralt was not something anyone was prepared for.

Since the announcement, there have been rumors that Cavill, who is a huge fan of the source material, has been unhappy with some of the changes made to the storylines and characters of the show. While those unfamiliar with the novels and video game series would not be any the wiser, it seems that Cavill began clashing with the show’s producers before starting filming on season three. While there has been no definite confirmation of whether this is what ultimately led to Cavill’s departure from the series, the petition’s supporters certainly think that Netflix should have done more to keep their star.