Soon, there will be only darkness
and terror will be all they know.
Netflix today let the main trailer and key art for Castlevania: Nocturne out of the shadows, giving fans a dangerously close look at the vampire-haunted world of revolution, magic and violence that awaits in the next installment of the Castlevania universe. The series premieres Thursday, September 28, but will get an early digital screening as part of the streamer’s DROP 01 virtual event, showcasing Netflix’s hottest animated genre series.
The global livestream event will be broadcast on Wednesday, September 27 at 9 a.m. PST / 12 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. BST via Netflix Twitch. You can also catch DROP 01 on TUDUM.com/Drop01 and the following official Netflix YouTube channels: YouTube.com/Netflix / YouTube.com/NetflixBrasil / YouTube.com/
Castlevania: Nocturne Synopsis: France, 1792 — the height of the French Revolution. In a remote part of western France, the counter-revolutionary aristocracy has forged an alliance with a terrifying Vampire Messiah, who promises to “eat the sun” and unleash an army of vampires and nightcreatures to crush the revolution and enslave humanity. Annette, a sorceress from the Caribbean, seeks out Richter Belmont, last descendant of the long-fabled family of vampire hunters, to lead the resistance.
From showrunners Kevin Kolde (Castlevania) and Clive Bradley (Trapped), the 8 x 25′ series is produced by Project 51 Productions and animated by Powerhouse Animation for Netflix. Bradley also serves as creator/writer. Sam Deats and Adam Deats share directing duties. Zodwa Nyoni, Temi Oh and Testament also wrote episodes for Nocturne.
The series stars Edward Bluemel as Richter Belmont, Thuso Mbedu as Annette, Pixie Davies as Maria Renard, Sharon D. Clarke, Richard Dormer, Iain Glen, Sydney James Harcourt, Elarica Johnson as Drolta, Nastassja Kinski as Tera, Zahn McClarnon as Orlox, Aaron Neil, Franka Potente as Erzsebet Bathory and Sophie Skelton as Julia Belmont.
