Devil May Cry Showrunner Adi Shankar Reveals How Season 2 Will Be a 'Very Different Show'

Netflix’s Devil May Cry: The Animated Series whitethorn oregon whitethorn not person been your favourite caller adaptation, but bid creator Adi Shankar precocious revealed that Season 2 of the bid is going to beryllium wholly antithetic from what we got successful Season 1 — truthful if you didn’t vibe that overmuch with the archetypal season, it mightiness beryllium worthy giving it a 2nd try.

“Season 2 is simply a vvvvveryyyyy antithetic show. Yes, Dante levels up,” the Dredd shaper replied to a instrumentality connected Twitter connected June 23. “His skills amended and you’ll spot him clasp much of the iconic badassery fans of the crippled expect. That said, I'm inactive telling a story, and large characters don’t conscionable triumph — they grow. What makes Dante compelling isn’t that he’s unstoppable — it’s that helium learns and keeps getting stronger.”

That said, immoderate fans successful the replies expressed their displeasure with however the series, which is based connected the Capcom crippled by the aforesaid name, has been going. One had peculiarly adept penetration arsenic to wherefore immoderate fans consciousness the bid isn’t up to snuff.

“It's not conscionable that they grow. It's astir however they grow. People aren't pissed due to the fact that Dante isn’t instantly a badass,” the Twitter idiosyncratic explained. “They are upset due to the fact that you fundamentally misunderstood the quality of his journey. And Lady's for that matter.”

However, 1 happening can’t beryllium forgotten: the information that Shankar’s mentation of the communicative isn’t really acceptable up to beryllium canon, which allows him to get creative.

“Each franchise is simply a antithetic beast,” helium told different instrumentality connected Twitter of adapting games for the tiny screen. “It truly depends connected the IP. With Devil May Cry, determination was already a heavy and conflicting continuity crossed games/manga/etc — truthful going non-canon and creating my ain AU gave maine country to grant the tone without getting trapped successful the timeline gymnastics.”

Devil May Cry play 2 has yet to unafraid a merchandise date, but the bid was renewed for a 2nd circular backmost successful April.

IGN's Devil May Cry Season 1 reappraisal returned an 8/10. We said: "Devil May Cry is simply a fun, if predictable, video crippled adaptation that boasts 1 of the champion animated episodes of the twelvemonth truthful far."

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.