The cast of Netflix's The Witcher has grown a bit, and three new characters have been announced for Season 4, including a character familiar to fans of the game trilogy: the dwarf Zoltan Chivay, one of Geralt's best friends, will be played by Danny Woodburn.

I didn't recognize the name, but as soon as I saw the promo photo, I thought he looked a lot like the guy from "My Neighbor Seinfeld." That is, the guy who played Kramer's hot-headed friend Mickey Abbott. Zoltan is thoughtful and calm (at least compared to Jalpen Zigrin), but when push comes to shove, he can cut you in half with an axe.

For fans of The Witcher games, it may seem odd that Zoltan is now joining the cast, due to the fact that the Netflix series is based on the books and his presence is not that important. However, according to this interesting thread on Reddit, Jalpen is actually a more prominent character and closer to Geralt, but CD Projekt decided to replace him with Zoltan and used some of Jalpen's quotes from the books in the first "Witcher" game.

Anyway, it is very cool to see Zoltan in the show. Also joining the cast for Season 4 are Sharlto Copley as bounty hunter Leo Bonhart and James Purefoy as Nilfgaardian agent Stefan Skellen. Neither is in the game, but played an important role in the book. For the next season, they will be joined by Laurence Fishburne, who signed on in January as senior vampire Regis.

Of course, Season 4 is also notable for the debut of Liam Hemsworth in the title role, replacing Henry Cavill, who stepped down after Season 3. Unfortunately, a release date for the next season has not yet been set. It could be later this year, but with Netflix stating that it will "return to production in the spring of this year," sometime in 2025 would be a smart guess.