Usually, it takes weeks to a few months for a series to be renewed. That wasn’t the case forNetflix’sDevil May Cry, created by film producer, screenwriter, and directorAdi Shankarand animated by South Korean Studio Mir. Just one week after its release on June 06, 2025, the animated fantasy action series was renewedfor a sophomore season. With only eight episodes,Devil May Cryholds an approval rating of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, withCollider’s Aidan Kelley calling it “one of the best new animated shows of 2025.” Praise this high might be nerve-wracking for most creators, with the pressure of keeping it up for the next season. However, Adi Shankar used the debut season as a “gateway drug” and said the next will be “different.”
During an interview withEsquire, Shankar said his plan was always to expand the popular animated fantasy action series,and for Season 2, the storytelling is going to pivot. The series follows a demon hunter for hire, Dante, as he attempts to foil a demonic invasion of Earth headed by a powerful demon dubbed White Rabbit. Dante also finds himself in conflict with a skilled soldier named Mary.
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My plan was always to build and expandDevil May Cry. Season 1 had to be the gateway drug, but season 2, the storytelling is going to pivot. Season 2 is going to be different, stylistically and tonally, from season 1. Virgil is a big, very important character.It’s essentially a new show.
I have goals. I want to bodyArcane, surpass it in viewership…Arcaneis the Joker lighting cash on fire, and it’s great. With season 2 ofDevil May Cry, I want to beat that. Show up to a tank fight with a water balloon and destroy the tank. Because that’s cool.
Devil May Cryis based on the Japanese video game franchise ofthe same name by Capcom, a Japanese video game company. It stars Johnny Yong Bosch as Dante (Kue Lawrence voices young Dante), Scout Taylor-Compton as Mary Ann Arkham (Evie Hsu voices young Mary), Hoon Lee as the White Rabbit, Chris Coppola as Enzo Ferino, Kevin Conroy as William Baines, and more.
What Drew Shankar To ‘Devil May Cry’?
Withso many belovedfranchises in Capcom’s catalog, many wanted to know why creator Adi Shankar choseDevil May Cry. There wasn’t a complex reason, as Shankar revealed, it was actually the video game company that suggested it during their meeting. He’d been a fan ofDevil May Crysince 2001 and was so inspired by it, so the suggestion worked perfectly.
Capcom suggestedDMC.Castlevaniawas coming out. I showed up to a meeting with Capcom—I remember because I used to wear makeup and costumes, that was my gimmick then—and I wouldn’t stop talking aboutDino Crisis. [I said] “I want to bring backDino Crisis.” I was dressed like a character fromDevil May Cry. They start whispering in Japanese, and they’re like, “What aboutDevil May Cry?” I was like, “Yeah, I’m in…. I was also inspired byDevil May Cry. I’ve been a fan since 2001. There was just a part of me that didn’t want to tip my hand how much I liked it.
