Of the many popular series currently airing on Netflix, the animatedCastlevaniaseries is one of the most well-received shows on the platform. The last season ended nearly two years ago, but today marks the return of Netflix’sCastlevaniawith ten new episodes for both avid fans and newcomers to enjoy.
The NetflixCastlevaniaseries is arguably one of the best Netflix exclusive shows to be released.Castlevaniadebuted back in July of 2017 and is based on the storyline of the NES classic,Castlevania 3. Despitethe first seasononly having four episodes, the series was met with widespread success and fans immediately demanded more.
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The second season released a little over a year later and was met with even more attention. The episode count had doubled in size and introduced a plethora of new and memorable characters. Nearly two years had gone by without any news of a third season, until it was suddenly announced thatthe third season would release in March of 2020.
Following the release of theCastlevaniaseason 3 reveal trailer, fans were shocked and excited to find out that the third season was only a few short weeks away from release. A few weeks have passed and as of today, fans of the series can finally enjoy the continued adventures of Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard.
It’s still surprising how well this series has done since its release. As many members of the gaming community are well aware,live action or animated adaptations of video game franchisestend to fall flat. The amount of commercial and critical flops in terms of video game movies far outweigh the select good examples, unfortunately. So forCastlevaniato find the intense degree of success and favor from the gaming community is quite impressive.
All of this being said, it is rather unfortunate that the creators of Netflix’sCastlevaniahave yet to adapt any other video game series in this style. Adi Shankar, the creator of the seriesdefinitely has the talent and creativityto pursue other franchises. Imagine if Shankar and his team made an animatedMetroidseries or an animatedLegend of Zeldaseries. The possibilities are endless. Regardless, hopefully fans will enjoy the newest installment of Netflix’sCastlevania.
Castlevaniais available now on Netflix.
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