Devil May Cry will return to Netflix for a third season, which will conclude the animated video game adaptation.
Inspired by the Capcom franchise of the same name, Devil May Cry follows demon hunter Dante (Johnny Yong Bosch) as he goes up against frightening and malevolent forces from a hellish alternate dimension.
Castlevania creator Adi Shankar is behind this adaptation, which has earned generally positive reviews from critics, while attracting some ire from video game fans due to its changes to the source material.
Shankar wrote in a statement that the series was always intended to conclude with its third season, describing its structure as akin to “Dante’s Divine Comedy with guns and a red coat”.
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He explained: “Season 1 was Inferno. Season 2 was Purgatorio. Season 3 will be Paradiso… Since inception, The Force Edge Saga was designed as a movie trilogy, disguised as a television series.”
In a separate post on his personal X account, Shankar marked the renewal by declaring himself a “generational talent” and “ratings god,” who can “expand” the reach of high-profile franchises and “make the algorithm bend the knee”.
“I set out to prove that video game adaptations do not have to be flavourless corporate sludge assembled in a content factory by emotionally vacant brand managers who secretly loathe the source material,” he wrote. “Mission accomplished.”
Shankar added: “One last thing… [Season 3] is not going to be a normal third ‘season’ of a TV show. With season 3, I am doing something very different. I am crafting a blueprint for how this game is won.”
The Devil May Cry cast also features Scout Taylor-Compton (Nashville), Robbie Daymond (The Mighty Nein) and Graham McTavish (Outlander).
Shankar is currently developing adaptations of other popular games, including PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (aka ‘PUBG’) and Duke Nukem, which may come to fruition after Devil May Cry takes its bow.
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David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.
