Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 – Release date, trailer, latest news

This new season will see Richter and the vampire hunters joined by Alucard, as they race to stop Erzsebet Báthory's dark and terrible plans for the world.

The series is loosely based on the popular Castlevania games, and like its predecessor has been praised for its visual style and its willingness to lean into some pretty gnarly violence.

But when will season 2 be releasing on Netflix, and what can fans expect? Read on for everything we know so far about Castlevania: Nocturne season 2.

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 officially announced on 6th October 2023 that Castlevania: Nocturne would be returning for a second season, doing so in an announcement video you can check out below.

When is Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 coming out?

It was confirmed in December 2024 that the second season of Castlevania: Nocturne would debut on Thursday 16th January 2025.

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, the first season of Castlevania: Nocturne released onto Netflix 28th September 2023. This second season is arriving around 16 months later.

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.

Season 2 will see Richter and his band of vampire hunters, now joined by Alucard, in a race against time, as Erzsebet Báthory, the Vampire Messiah, seeks the full power of the goddess Sekhmet so she can plunge the world into endless darkness and terror.

Who will 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, the following are expected to return for season 2:

• Edward Bluemel as Richter Belmont
• Pixie Davies as Maria Renard
• Thuso Mbedu as Annette
• Sydney James Harcourt as Edouard
• Natassja Kinski as Tera Renard
• Zahn McClarnon as Olrox
• Franka Potente as Erzsebet Báthory/Sekhmet
• James Callis as Adrian 'Alucard' Tepes
• Richard Dormer as Emmanuel / The Abbot
• Iain Glen as Juste Belmont
• Aaron Neil as Mizrak

Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 trailer

You can watch the trailer for Castlevania Nocturne season 2 right here now.

Castlevania: Nocturne season 1 is available to watch on Netflix. Season 2 will release on Thursday 16th January 2025. 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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