The Witcher season 5 is rumored to be delayed until 2027 and I'm concerned about the finale of the Netflix fantasy series

Date:
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:35:21 +0000

The Witcher season 5 might not arrive until 2027, according to new reports
from Whats on Netflix.

The website wrote that "a few eagle-eyed fans may have noticed that the upcoming season has recently been quietly scrubbed from Netflix s public-facing promotional websites and media center for 2026." They added: "Weve done a little digging and can confirm that the release has indeed shifted to next year, though Netflix has neither confirmed this publicly nor is thought to have locked in a specific 2027 release window just yet".

Season 5 is set to be the final conclusion of The Witcher 's adaptation focusing on Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri fighting to survive a continent-wide war. But I'm worried it's going to fall flat especially since there doesn't seem to be any sense of urgency getting it out.

We've been burned before after a disappointing fourth season. Indeed, our entertainment writer Jasmine Valentine noted that the events of season three were recapped terribly in her The Witcher season 4 review.

On top of this, it has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of the bunch, with a 59% critic score and a truly awful 19% audience one. Ouch.

With confusing lore and a divisive Liam Hemsworth following on from Henry Cavill's departure as Geralt, it's even more frustrating that we're waiting
so long for it to come to the best streaming service .

Sometimes good things come to
those who wait, and we've seen that with titles like Apple TV' s Severance, which had a huge three year gap between seasons. However, The Witcher has a lot of work to do to give fans a satisfying conclusion.

I'm hoping the delay means that they could be delivering a better season than the predecessor, because it's not impossible for a show to step it up after being poorly received in the past. But if we end up waiting two years or more for a disappointing finale, it's going to leave a bad taste in our mouths.

We are still waiting on official word from Netflix but as it stands, it's
very unlikely we'll see The Witcher season 5 in 2026.

Link to news story:

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/netflix/the-witcher-season-5-is-rumored-to -be-delayed-until-2027-and-im-concerned-about-the-finale-of-the-netflix-fantas y-series

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