Hot off announcing his plans for a Duke Nukem adaptation, Adi Shankar, showrunner of the Netflix animated series Devil May Cry, has revealed that Season 2 will be a whole new beast compared to its predecessor, embodying more of the video game’s feel that fans expect.
“Season 2 is a vvvvveryyyyy different show.” Shankar wrote on X\Twitter in response to a fan question, “Yes, Dante levels up. His skills improve and you’ll see him embrace more of the iconic badassery fans of the game expect.”
“That said, I’m still telling a story, and great characters don’t just win — they grow,” he continued, “What makes Dante compelling isn’t that he’s unstoppable — it’s that he learns and keeps getting stronger.”
Still, some fans took to the platform to express their disappointment in the series, especially regarding its portrayal of the well-known franchise side-character Lady and the changes made to its overall plot. To this end, Shankar was quick to clarify that his version of the story wasn’t set up to be canon.
“Each franchise is a different beast,” he told another fan on the platform, “It really depends on the IP. With Devil May Cry, there was already a deep and conflicting continuity across games/manga/etc — so going non-canon and creating my own AU gave me room to honour the spirit without getting trapped in the timeline gymnastics.”
With his comments, Devil May Cry’s Season 2 is shaping up to be quite different from the first, but it remains to be seen if this change will fall in line with what fans of the games are expecting. The series was renewed in April this year, although it has yet to secure a release date.
Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise “duds” like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3. He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying.
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