Following the announcement that Superman actor Henry Cavill will be taking on the role of Geralt of Rivia, comes new cast announcements for key characters including Ciri the Princess of Cintra and he sorceress Yennefer - to be played by Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra respectively.

The following cast photo has been posted.

Okay, you got us: The enigmatic sorceress Yennefer will be played by Anya Chalotra. Then there's Ciri. From the court at Cintra: Queen Calanthe is Jodhi May. Fledgling sorceress Fringilla is played by Mimi Ndiweni. pic.twitter.com/0njcnyKTk2

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From the top left, there's Henry Cavill playing Geralt, Anya Chalotra as the sorceress Yennefer, Freya Allan as Ciri. Plus additional characters and actors taking on the roles of Queen Calanthe, another sorceress by the name of Fringilla, Princess Renfri, Mousesack the druid, Queen Calanthe’s husband, the knight Eist, and head of the magical academy Tissaia.

With production on The Witcher series now in full swing the first eight episode season is set to premiere sometime in 2020.