Netflix is notorious for canceling shows well before their stories end, but the Castlevania continuation, Nocturne, keeps one of their best shows alive.

Castlevania: Nocturne quickly cemented itself as one of the more phenomenal video game adaptations, and this new season makes clear that season 1 was in no way a fluke. A smidge of the surprise is gone, but it continues to play to its already impressive strengths well, and Netflix would be foolish not to bring it back for more.

Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 is set for release on January 16 on Netflix. We expect it will launch at midnight Pacific/3:00 AM Eastern. Those in the UK with an aversion to the dark will be pleased to know that's 8:00 AM GMT. For other regions, use the time zone converter.

Castlevania: Nocturne remains just as thrilling in season 2 with the kind of innovative fight sequences that live-action cinema can only dream of. The show's signature charm is still intact too, although the original Castlevania series remains superior.

Season 2 of Castlevania: Nocturne releases on Netflix on January 16. The new season will run for eight episodes, and all eight will drop at once on Netflix on the premiere date.

Netflix is yet to confirm whether Castlevania: Nocturne has been renewed for season 3 or cancelled, with director Samuel Deats telling fans on X that the show was "on hiatus" until the streamer reaches a verdict.

The original Castlevania show, which ran before the release of Castlevania: Nocturne season 2, ran for four seasons. In the show, Dracula was the main antagonist of the first two seasons and his arc came to a natural conclusion as well. However, he still maintained a presence at least thematically throughout the series.

I'm talking about the animated series on Netflix, which found its groove in Season 2 by combining surprisingly articulate conversations between murderous vampires and ruminations on loss and legacy with explosive action sequences.

We’re at a point now where anything that debuts on Netflix with Castlevania in the title is a guaranteed good time, which if you’d told me just a few years ago, I never would have believed. The first season of Castlevania: Nocturne shouldn’t have worked,

Castlevania Nocturne Season 2 is finally here. Where Castlevania was a story about broken adults reforging bonds that had been severed and healing from an increasingly evil world, Castlevania: Nocturne is a coming-of-age story.