Yes, there really is a secret live-action The Witcher movie on Netflix that you can stream right now, and it has a surprising leading star.
The movie ties into The Witcher Season 4 which was released on the streaming service on October 30 2025. The fourth chapter in the series sees Liam Hemsworth take over the role of Geralt from Henry Cavill following the star’s departure at the end of The Witcher Season 3.
The fourth season saw Geralt go on the hunt for Ciri (Freya Allan) who became lost in the Continent and fell in with a group of thieves called the Rats, while Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) tries to stop Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu) from plaguing the country with chaos and blood.
Netflix also dropped secret live-action movie that set up The Witcher Season 4, and it fills in the backstory of a new group of characters.
The Rats: A Witcher Tale is streaming right now
The Rats: A Witcher Tale is a prequel to The Witcher Season 4 and provides more context about the gang of thieves that Ciri starts working with. Okay, maybe it wasn’t a complete secret, but Netflix certainly released the movie without much fanfare or celebration about the project. Perhaps that’s because the streamer didn’t want to take the spotlight away from Season 4, which was already facing an uphill battle because of Cavill’s exit.
The Rats: A Witcher Tale sees Mistle (Christelle Elwin) and the gang hatch a plot to rob a fighting arena, only to discover that it’s guarded by a monstrous being called the Jalowick. To add some much needed strength to the team, they bring in a has-been Witcher called Brehen to help them pull off their daring heist. Brehen is played by none other than Dolph Lundgren.
That’s right, there’s a Witcher movie starring Dolph Lundgren on Netflix, and the streamer has barely publicized it. There aren’t many reviews of The Rats: A Witcher Tale, so it doesn’t have a critic score on Rotten Tomatoes — although it does have a wince-worthy 18% audience score. So be prepared that it might not be a cinematic masterpiece.
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