Castlevania Nocturne season 2 | Release date speculation, trailer, latest news
Will we be going back to the castle?
When Netflix released Castlevania onto the service back in 2017, it made waves throughout both the anime and gaming communities.
Based on the popular games Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse and Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, the anime was widely acclaimed for its rich visual style, dipping heavily into the gothic overtones of the original games, alongside its willingness to lean into some pretty gnarly violence with a beautiful score as the cherry on top of what was already quite an accomplished vision.
The show went on to have three equally successful seasons, although it stumbled a little in the final season, generating a somewhat divisive reception based on the pacing as it reached its final episodes.
However, that hasn't stopped Netflix from seeing the value in keeping the Castlevania train going, as Castlevania: Nocturne is here.
Read on to understand everything we know about Castlevania: Nocturne, including a potential second season and more.
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Will there be a second season of Castlevania: Nocturne?
Yes!
Seeing as the original Castlevania series was widely acclaimed as one of the best anime projects Netflix had produced in a while and thanks to the rave reviews of the first season, Netflix has officially announced on 6th October 2023 that Castlevania: Nocturne will be returning for a second season, doing so in an announcement video you can check out below.
What is Castlevania: Nocturne?
Billed as the sequel series to Castlevania, Castlevania: Nocturne follows Richter Belmont, a descendent of main protagonists Trevor and Sypha from Castlevania, as he reluctantly teams up with a rag-tag group of misfits during the French Revolution to stop the apocalypse. Never a dull day if you're a Belmont.
Nocturne's story takes from both Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night; somewhat polarising as twins given the former's critical acclaim and the latter being an initial flop financially, later becoming redefined as a sleeper hit due to its cult popularity.
When is Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 coming out?
The show was initially announced to be in development on Deadline on 16th April 2021, with reports stating that the show would be set during the French Revolution and would feature new characters, rather than continuing with the original troupe from Castlevania.
Almost a full year later, at Netflix's 2022 Geeked Week, the title was unveiled as Castlevania: Nocturne.
Another year later, we had the official cast announcement on 27th July 2023, and finally, Castlevania: Nocturne released onto Netflix 28th September 2023. Here's the trailer in case you're wondering if it's for you.
In regards to a second season of the show, given that it's only just been announced to have been renewed for a second season, it may take some time for the anime to return to our screens. However, if we look at the gap between Castlevania's seasons, it may give us some idea of when to expect season 2 of Castlevania: Nocturne.
Castlevania season 1 premiered on 7th July 2017, with its second season debuting just over a year later on 26th October 2018 - due to the similar animation styles and much of the same production crew working on Nocturne, it seems possible that we could expect season 2 of Castlevania: Nocturne to premiere in Late 2024.
Who could return for Castlevania: Nocturne season 2?
There was a bit of a change-up behind the scenes for Castlevania: Nocturne - Clive Bradley has replaced Warren Ellis as the new writer for the series, with Kevin Kolde stepping in as the new showrunner, who also was the co-executive producer on the original series.
In terms of the cast, it seems very likely that all of the below should return, especially that final cast member:
- Richter Belmont - Edward Bluemel
- Annette - Thuso Mbedu
- Maria Renard - Pixie Davies
- Erzsebet Báthory/Sekhmet - Franka Potente
- Adrian 'Alucard' Tepes - James Callis
Castlevania: Nocturne season 1 is available to watch on Netflix. You can sign up for Netflix from £4.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.
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