Producer Adi Shankar confirmed to IGN on Friday that the animated collection primarily based on CAPCOM‘s Satan Might Cry sport franchise may have a number of seasons. Shankar and Alex Larsen (Yasuke) have accomplished writing the scripts for the primary season of the collection.

The primary season may have eight episodes and can function the characters Dante, Vergil, and Woman. IGN said the present will “reportedly” go into manufacturing in 2022, with no set launch date but.

Shankar introduced his acquisition of the collection in November 2018 and said that the collection “will be part of Castlevania in what we’re now calling the bootleg multiverse.”

Shankar instructed IGN, “I’ve acquired [the Devil May Cry] rights myself so the jabronis in Hollywood cannot f*** this one up too.” Shankar instructed IGN he attributed the announcement to the success of the Castlevania animated collection, stating it “actually over-performed.”

The Satan Might Cry sport collection beforehand impressed a 12-episode tv anime collection by Madhouse in 2007. ADV Movies and later Funimation launched the collection on dwelling video. Crunchyroll started streaming the anime in June 2017.

The Satan Might Cry 5 sport launched in March 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The sport obtained a particular version for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X in 2020.

The sport collection has additionally impressed novels, manga, and a stage play crossover with Sengoku Basara. A Satan Might Cry: The Reside Hacker stage play ran in Tokyo in March 2019.

Supply: IGN (Daniel Robson)