Castlevania Already Renewed For Season 2 On Netflix

The same day that the animated Castlevania series debuted on Netflix, Deadline reports that the streaming service renewed the show for a second season.

Based on the popular Konami video game series that debuted in 1986 and spawned dozens of sequels, the first season includes four episodes. The second season will have eight.

Written by comic book legend Warren Ellis, Castlevania is a dark medieval fantasy that follows the last remaining member of the disgraced Belmont clan as he tries to save Eastern Europe from the villainous Vlad Dracula Tepes. 

The voice cast includes Richard Armitage (The Hobbit trilogy) as Trevor Belmont, Graham McTavish (The Hobbit, Preacher) as Dracula, James Callis (Battlestar Galactica) as Alucard, Emily Swallow (Supernatural) as Lisa, Matt Frewer (Orphan Black) as The Bishop, Tony Amendola (Annabelle) as The Elder and Alejandra Reynoso (G.I. Joe: Renegades) as Sypha Belnades.

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