The Witcher stars stranded on boat as bomb found

Liam Hemsworth in black suit and white shirt and black tie with white pattern at the premiere of the show's fourth season smiling at cameras. He has facial hair and short brown hair.Getty Images

Liam Hemsworth stars in the Season 4 of The Witcher

Antonia Matthews
BBC Wales

The stars of Netflix fantasy drama The Witcher have revealed they were left stranded on a boat on a north Wales lake when "19th Century bombs" were found nearby.

In an promotional interview about the show's fourth season, Liam Hemsworth and co-star Joey Batey spoke about how they had "a pretty exciting time in Wales" while filming on Llyn Padarn in Gwynedd.

Batey explained the cast spent two weeks on a boat and one day were told by crew on shore that they had to stay on the water.

"There were no crew on the boat - there was just us hiding protein bars and snacks around this raft - and then we radioed 'can we come back to shore please' and they said 'well, don't panic'," Batey said.

The actors were then told the bomb squad were on their way.

Batey recalled the crew telling them that "the safest place for you now is on the boat".

He also said the reaction of fellow actor Laurence Fishburne, who plays Emiel Regis, made him laugh "so much".

"You just went 'of course there is - what else would there be?'," he joked with Fishburne in the interview.

Liam Hemsworth and other cast members on set in costume. He wears a black leather jacket, gold necklace with medallion and a weapon on his back tied to his chest with a strap that goes across his body. He has long blonde hair tied back partially and is flanked by other actors in costumeSusie Alnutt/Netflix

Liam Hemsworth has stepped in to play the title character in the series after replacing Henry Cavill

Hemsworth said that when he returned to his trailer, he heard a loud bang.

"I was in my trailer and I was eating lunch, and then I heard this explosion, and I was like 'it couldn't have been the bomb exploding? Is everyone alright?'," he said.

Former The Witcher lead actor Henry Cavill was replaced as main character Geralt of Rivia by Hemsworth in the latest season of the Netflix show, which is based on a popular series of novels and video games.

Joey Batey at premiere for the show's fourth season in front of promotional background in dark red and black showing a tower. He stands facing the cameras in a black shirt and black suit jacket, with short brown hair swept across his foreheadGetty Images

British actor Joey Batey plays the bard Jaskier in the fantasy drama

The Australian has stepped in for the final two seasons to portray the title character, a monster hunter with supernatural abilities known as the White Wolf.

Other scenes in the show were also filmed in Wales, including at Doldabarn Castle in Gwynedd and a quarry near Llyn Padarn.

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