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'The Witcher': Henry Cavill debuts as Geralt in first teaser

By Annie Martin   |   Oct. 31, 2018 at 11:20 AM
Henry Cavill will play Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix series "The Witcher." File Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI Henry Cavill attends the Paris premiere of "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" on July 12. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI Henry Cavill attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Justice League" on November 13, 2017. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The Witcher is giving fans a first glimpse of Henry Cavill.

Netflix released a promo Wednesday of the 35-year-old British actor in costume as Geralt of Rivia.

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The clip shows Cavill doing a screen test on the set of the new series. The actor sports leather armor and Geralt's signature white hair.

"Get your first look at Henry Cavill in The Witcher!" the post reads.

The Witcher is based on the Andrzej Sapowski fantasy book series, which previously inspired a best-selling video game franchise. E! News said production on the show is underway in Hungary.

Cavill will star with Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra, who portray Ciri and Yennefer, respectively. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich will serve as showrunner and executive produce with Alik Sakharov.

Cavill is known for playing Superman in Justice League and other movies in the DC cinematic universe. His last series regular role was Charles Brandon on the Showtime drama The Tudors.