Henry Cavill poses as his character Geralt of Rivia in new The Witcher 2 stills

It resumed production for the second series in August after the coronavirus pandemic halted filming.

And Henry Cavill has posed as his character Geralt of Rivia in new The Witcher 2 stills ahead of the upcoming second season.

The actor, 37, looked worlds away from his usual clean shaven and slicked back brunette hair. 

Henry wore a long curly silver wig, which was styled into a halfback hairdo, and rocked matching coloured stubble.

Wearing black armour which highlighted his toned physique, the actor as his character posed with a sword.

Posting the two pictures to his Instagram account, Henry penned: ”’It may turn out,” said the white-haired man a moment later, ”that their comrades or cronies may ask what befell these evil men. 

”Tell them the Wolf bit them. The White Wolf. And add that they should keep glancing over their shoulders. One day they’ll look back and see the Wolf.” – From the writings of Andrzej Sapkowski @WitcherNetflix #Witcher2.’

The Witcher’s own and official Instagram account also posted the pictures, they captioned them: ‘Good day to everyone in Blaviken who told Geralt that he needed new clothes. And what will destiny bring tomorrow?’  

Fans were quick to share their excitement with one fan saying: ‘Looking forward to season 2!! can’t wait such a great show!’

Another person commenting: ‘SO EXCITED FOR WITCHER S2!!!!!!!’

A different account saying: ‘Season 2 please season twooooooo.’ 

While another viewer added: ‘Season 2 release date,’ followed by a crying face emoji. 

In August fans were left delighted after The Witcher resumed production for its second series.   

Filming on the Netflix fantasy drama, starring Henry, had to be put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

But Stephen Surjik, who directed two episodes in its first season, told fans on Wednesday the show was up and running again. 

Sharing a snap on Instagram, he said: ‘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 said the cast and crew are having to maintain social distance on set amid the new restrictions.

The show’s resumption is even earlier than Netflix had indicated back in June.

The Witcher’s Twitter account said the cast and crew would reunite on August 17 as they announced the news in the form of a Jaskier poem.

They said: ‘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.’

The release date for the highly-anticipated second series is not yet known.

It was commissioned by Netflix before the first series had even aired last year as the streaming site predicted its popularity. 

An incredible 76 million households watched the show, a record for a first season on Netflix. 

It comes after Netflix announced last month they were making a prequel series to The Witcher, called Blood Origin.

The limited six-part live action series will be set in the Elven world around 1,200 years before the Netflix original and is based on The Witcher fiction books created by Andrzej Sapkowski.  

The first series was shot in Budapest and was released in December 2019, whereas Blood Origin will begin shooting in the UK and no official release date has been announced. 

The original Netflix show followed the journey of the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia [Cavill] a mutated monster hunter who travels across the mythical land on his quest to slay monstrous beasts.

Geralt is one of the few remaining Witchers on the continent and he struggles to find his way in the wicked world as he is often misunderstood by others.