Henry Cavill and showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich have made no secret of how persistently the actor pursued the role of Geralt of Rivia for Netflix's live-action adaptation of The Witcher, and of how enthusiastic Cavill is about the franchise itself.

Speaking to Vanity Fair, Cavill explained that he devotes himself completely to any role he is given and Geralt is no exception. The actor stated that it is his goal to do these adapted characters as much justice as possible. Cavill then revealed the lengths he went through to accomplish that from a visual perspective for The Witcher, "I'd go stand out in the rain. Sometimes I'd roll around in puddles. I would just try and get as much of the world on me, so this character looked like he had lived within it." He then recalled that the commitment led to his eyes being damaged.

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"When we went to the Canary Islands, there was lots of very fine volcanic dust flying about in the air," the actor began, "And my eyes were getting more and more sore." Believing that it was due to the light, Cavill spent as much time as he could in the shade, without taking out the yellow contact lenses required for the character. This continued until his eye technician approached him and asked to take his contacts out. "I said, 'No I can't look different off-camera or when the other actors are looking at me," Cavill stated, "She said, 'I don't care. I'm taking the contacts out because you're going to damage your eyes. I'm doing it. Otherwise I'm stopping shooting.'"

Eventually, Cavill had his eyes checked in Budapest, "It turned out that whatever the dust was, volcanic, it ended up scratching my eye, because it got behind the contacts and was just rubbing there for however long," he said. The damage took three weeks to heal before the actor could continue filming with the contacts in.

Additionally, being a fan of the character and The Witcher franchise, Cavill revealed that he would often send Hissrich script notes, though he acknowledged, "Ultimately, [this was] Lauren's vision and it was my place to represent Geralt, my character, as accurately to the books as I possibly could." He continued, I would email her every now and again, when a new script came through and she would always be receptive of the emails. [But] it was entirely up to her whether she chose to apply the thoughts in [them]."

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Production on Season 2 of The Witcher began in February but came to a halt in March due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Netflix has announced that filming is currently scheduled to resume on August 17. While Hissrich has stated in the past that Season 2 is scheduled to air in 2021, no specific release date has yet been announced.

The Witcher stars Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, Freya Allan as Ciri and Joey Batey as Jaskier. Season 1 is now available on Netflix.