Netflix has confirmed that The Witcher‘s fifth and final season is set to hit the streaming service later this year.
Netflix has officially confirmed that The Witcher‘s fifth season, which will be its last, is scheduled to arrive on the streaming service later this year. The announcement puts a (semi) firm end date on the long-running fantasy series, which debuted in 2019 and became one of Netflix’s biggest early scripted hits.
The news follows the release of The Witcher Season 4, which premiered at the end of October last year. The two seasons were produced back to back, a move that had already fuelled expectations that the final chapter would not be far behind. Netflix has now listed Season 5 as a 2026 release in the “coming soon” section of its website, while also confirming it will land before the end of this year. Currently, there’s no clear release date beyond the 2026 window.
Alongside the announcement, Netflix shared an official synopsis for The Witcher Season 5 that sets the stakes for the final run. “The time of the end is nigh: dark forces are aligning all across the Continent with villainous designs on Ciri. Even if Geralt and Yennefer can save their daughter and fulfill their last wish of reuniting as a family, they’ll have to face obstacles — and enemies — the likes of which they’ve never faced before.”
Showrunner Lauren Hissrich has previously explained that Seasons 4 and 5 were conceived as a single, extended narrative rather than two entirely separate arcs. Actor Joey Batey, who plays Jaskier, echoed that approach in comments to ScreenRant. “It sort of feels like Season 4, Part 1 and 2. I think that’s how I read it.”
The Witcher’s final stretch comes after a steady decline in viewership over the years. Despite a strong debut, audience numbers have dropped with each new season. Netflix reported that Season 1 reached 76 million households, measured as viewers who watched at least two minutes. By comparison, Season 2 recorded 18.5 million views in its opening days, Season 3 dropped to 15.2 million, and Season 4 fell further to 7.4 million views across its first four days of availability.
Season 4 also marked a major shift for The Witcher series, with Liam Hemsworth stepping into the role of Geralt following Henry Cavill’s departure after Season 3. Hemsworth will return for the fifth and final season, alongside Anya Chalotra as Yennefer and Freya Allan as Ciri.
While the show may be coming to an end, The Witcher game series is going strong. The last instalment in the series, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released over a decade ago, but The Witcher 4 is currently in development, having been announced at The Game Awards in 2024, alongside a tech demo which dropped in June.
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