Henry Cavill, aka Superman, has just signed up to lead the cast of The Witcher saga, which will consist of eight episodes to be aired on Netflix.

Henry Cavill will play Geralt in #TheWitcher — an epic, eight-episode fantasy series based on the best-selling book series!! pic.twitter.com/fBv0Gpkif9

— See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) September 4, 2018

Based on the best-selling fantasy series, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family.

In it, Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.

Henry Cavill is on a role at the moment. He currently stars in the critical and box office hit Mission Impossible - Fallout, which has earned over $649 million worldwide.

Henry says he was dying to get this role  in The Witcher as he's a "massive fan" of Andrzej Sapkowski’s series of fantasy short stories and novels about the witcher Geralt of Rivia.

Henry is also about to star in Nomis alongside Sir Ben Kingsley and Stanley Tucci for director David Raymond.

GUYS I AM DYING.
HENRY CAVILL IS GONNA BE GERALT OF RIVIA AND I WANT TO CRY I'M SO HAPPY 😭😭#thewitcher #netflix #geraltofrivia pic.twitter.com/he5glAYQtA

— Meg Render is Querying THE HEARTS OF WOLVES (@renderegm) September 4, 2018