The announcement video was streamed online
Netflix began streaming a video on Friday announcing that Castlevania: Nocturne, the spin-off series of Frederator Studios’ Castlevania animated show, is getting a second season:
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The film premiered on September 28.
The new series stars Richter Belmont (a descendant of main characters Sypha and Trevor from the original series) and Maria Renard. The film is set in France during the French Revolution of 1792. Netflix revealed that the film is a “unprecedented origin story” by Richter.
Richter and Maria are main characters in the game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, and they also appear in other games in the series including Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Kevin Kolde is the showrunner and Clive Bradley is credited as creator and writer. Project 51 Productions is producing the series with production services from Powerhouse Animation.
Entertainment news website Deadline reported in April 2021 that Netflix was eyeing a new series set in the same universe with a new cast of characters. Original series executive producer Kevin Kolde, director Sam Deats, and assistant director Adam Deats revealed in June 2021 that a spin-off series was in the works.
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The first four-episode season premiered worldwide on Netflix in July 2017. The second eight-episode season premiered worldwide on Netflix in October 2018. Viz Media released the series as home videos. The third season premiered in March 2020 with 10 episodes. Netflix aired the fourth season of the original series in May 2021. The season has 10 episodes.
Netflix describes the series:
A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly monsters controlled by Dracula himself. Inspired by classic video games.
Sam Deats directs the series, Warren Ellis serves as writer and executive producer, and other executive producers include Fred Seibert, Kevin Kolde and Adi Shankar.
The film’s British cast:
The Japanese voice cast includes Ryotaro Okiayu, Shinichiro Miki, Naoya Uchida and Ayaka Shimoyamada.
Source: Netflix’s YouTube channel