Henry Cavill bids farewell to The Witcher co-stars, says characters at risk of being "oversimplified"

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Henry Cavill has praised his co-stars on The Witcher, complimenting their work bringing characters to life that could otherwise have been «oversimplified».

Cavill was speaking at Netflix's Global Fan Event, Tudum over the weekend. There, the actor was joined on stage by fellow Witcher stars Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra, and Joey Batey to discuss the show's upcoming third season, which will apparently feature «a very shocking death». Also, those of us who have not read the books are going to be «blown away» by season three's «big bad».

But, of course, what most people wanted to hear about was Cavill's departure from the show, something he announced towards the end of last year.

Cavill addressed his departure by moving the spotlight onto his co-stars.

«It was such a pleasure and an honour to be working with you guys,» he said to his fellow actors on-stage. «You guys bring so much nuance and detail to these characters, which are often at risk of being oversimplified, and what you guys have done with the characters has involved work, care, and effort.

»And believe me, working with you guys was the biggest pleasure. So, [I] just want to say I'm gonna miss you. I'm gonna miss you very much."

While Cavill has not spoken further about his decision to step back from the role of Geralt, many have surmised he was not happy with the direction the show was going, with the production team drifting too far from the literary source material.

In the past, the actor has openly expressed his desire to make his version of Geralt as true to the books as possible, while his co-star Freya Allan, who plays Ciri, has referred to him as a «Witcher bible».

In an interview with Fortress of Solitude ahead of the show's second season, Allan