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.

Throughout Season 2 of Nocturne, Erzsebet sought to absorb Sekhmet's powers. Richter's team-up with Alucard, Maria, and Annette was crucial in defeating Erzsebet. Drolta betrays Erzsebet to become Sekhmet's vessel,

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.

Unlike the original Castlevania seasons 1 and 2, Castlevania: Nocturne fell overwhelmingly short and has no hopes of saving at this point. The story feels very weak, and the characters are shallow, the dialogue is a bit clichéd, and even the pacing’s really clumsy.

Nocturne Season 2 on Netflix now, here’s what the spinoff anime series writers have to say about “woke” complaints.

The son of Dracula has been a big part of the Castlevania franchise ever since Alucard first appeared in the Nintendo Entertainment System entry, Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse. When the first season of the sequel series,

Those slow, thoughtful/dark/funny/weird scenes came to define Netflix's Castlevania just as much as its action. It was the odd balance of the two, so unexpected in an adaptation of a series where you smash in secret walls to find roasted turkeys and snag hearts hidden in candelabras, that made the show a rare treasure.

Castlevania: Nocturne returns to Netflix with a larger than life second season where Richter Belmont teams up with Alucard to battle the forces of evil.

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.