The Witcher production shut down after Henry Cavill injured on set

Henry Cavill injured his leg after a particularly tricky action sequence, halting production of The Witcher season two.

The Witcher season two production has reportedly been suspended after star Henry Cavill injured himself while on an assault course.

Cavill, 37, was known to be wearing a safety harness while he was working at a height of 20ft when he injured his leg, asThe Sunreports. The action reportedly involved axes.

While the actor “did not require an ambulance”, shooting for the show will be delayed as he “can’t walk properly” and was told to rest.

Filming of The Witcher season two has been halted. Picture: Netflix.

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“The filming has been hit because of what happened to Henry. He was on an assault course and injured his leg,” a source told the publication.

“He just suddenly pulled up and was clearly in a lot of pain. It wasn’t clear if an object had hit his leg or it was some sort of hamstring or muscle injury.

“It wasn’t bad enough to need an ambulance but it’s messed up the filming schedule as he can’t walk properly.”

The source added that Cavill wouldn’t be able to move properly as he wore his incredibly heavy costume.

It’s not the first time the second season has been halted.

In October, the show resumed filming in August after production was suspended due to the COVID pandemic.

Stephen Surjik, who directed two episodes in its first season, revealed that filming had resumed at the time.

Henry Cavill has injured his leg on set of The Witcher. Picture: Getty.

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“It’s T minus 3 min to ignition and lift off for our second run at Witcher S2. Everyone is being cautious but spirits are high,” he wrote.

The official Twitter page also told fans that they were back on, in the form of a poem that is straight out of the fantasy series.

They wrote: “I’m dusting off my lute and quill/I have some news, some mead to spill. After all the months we’ve been apart/It’s time for production to restart. The Witcher and his bard - who’s flawless/Will reunite on set 17 August.”

There has been no word on the release date for season two.

Netflix had commissioned season two before the first season had aired last year, successfully predicting how popular the show would be.

According to data released by Netflix, 76 million households watched the show.