Netflix’s Castlevania showrunner Adi Shankar is officially developing a new anime series for Netflix based on Devil May Cry.
Announced during Netflix’s DROP 01 virtual event, the Devil May Cry anime was also given a short teaser that shows a smiling Dante flipping while shooting his guns (which may be Ebony & Ivory!) and dodging attacks from an off-screen enemy.
We don’t know exactly when this new series will arrive on Netflix, but the streamer provided a description of the anime that will undoubtedly get fans excited for what’s to come.
BIG NEWS!!! DEVIL MAY CRY, the anime series from Capcom, Studio Mir, and Adi Shankar is coming soon to Netflix. #NetflixDrop01 pic.twitter.com/tcOjYQbJv8
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) September 27, 2023
“In this animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game, sinister forces are at play to open the portal between the human and demon realms,” the official description reads. “In the middle of it all is Dante, an orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire, unaware that the fate of both worlds hangs around his neck.”
The Devil May Cry anime is being developed by Netflix, Capcom, Studio MIR, and Shankar. Shankar will also serve as executive producer alongside Capcom’s Hideaki Itsuno and Studio MIR’s Seung Wook Lee. Itsuno served as director for multiple Devil May Cry games and Lee is from a team that also helped create The Legend of Korra, My Adventures with Superman, Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defender and The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, and much more.
Shankar shared a few thoughts about the new series, which will run for eight episodes in its first season and will be written by Alex Larsen.
“I’m honored that Netflix and Capcom have entrusted me to shepherd the DEVIL MAY CRY franchise. Alex Larsen and I love these characters, we are part of the fandom, and vow to surpass the exceptionally high bar we set for ourselves,” Shankar said.
Devil May Cry was first released on PlayStation 2 in 2001 and many sequels followed. The last mainline entry was 2019’s Devil May Cry 5, and we said its “trio of outstanding combat styles set a new high bar for the series, and its mysterious story keeps things interesting along the way.”
For more from Netflix Drop 01, check out the first look at Netflix’s Tomb Raider series, a clip from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the teaser trailer for Blue Eye Samurai, and the release date, trailer, and cast announcements for Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix.
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