These days, if a Netflix series makes it to three seasons, we have to consider that a win. And it looks like the Netflix anime series Devil May Cry will indeed make it to three seasons, and then call it a day. The news comes via Polygon. The adult urban-fantasy anime series, based on the popular Capcom video game franchise, premiered its first season in 2025, with a second season dropping this year. The final season will hit the streaming giant probably in 2027. The series follows a mercenary demon hunter named Dante as he tries to stop a demonic invasion of Earth. Series showrunner Adi Shankar had this to say in a statement about Devil May Cry coming to an end:
For those of you who have been paying attention to the episode names, I have been showing you the structure the entire time. This was always Dante’s Divine Comedy with guns and a red coat. Season 1 was ‘Inferno.’ Season 2 was ‘Purgatorio.’ Season 3 will be ‘Paradiso.’ These three seasons make up ‘The Force Edge Saga.’ Since inception, ‘The Force Edge Saga’ was designed as a movie trilogy disguised as a television series.
The Devil May Cry series has attracted a sizable viewership on Netflix since it came out last year. But if they always designed it as a three-season arc, it’s best to let it end on the creator’s terms. Big hit for Netflix or not, the series was not without controversy. A character on the show was allegedly based on right-wing streamer Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt, who was banned from Twitch.
This was not the first Devil May Cry animated series, of course. A previous anime series came out in 2007, and ran for 12 episodes. The video games first appeared back in 2001. Capcom credited the show’s popularity with helping the game Devil May Cry 5 surpass 10 million in sales. Johnny Yong Bosch will return for season three to voice Dante, with Robbie Daymond returning as Vergil, and Scout Taylor-Compton as Lady. An exact premiere date for season three is still unknown.