Super Castlevania IV

Netflix's animated Castlevania series has revealed its voice-cast and it's a good one.

UPDATE 25/05/2017 4.20pm: Netflix's Castlevania series will launch on 7th July in the UK as well, the streaming service confirmed.

ORIGINAL STORY 25/05/2017 1.02am: Netflix's animated Castlevania series will debut on 7th July, at least in the US and Latin America, and the streaming video company has released its first trailer for the show.

We're still awaiting official confirmation for a UK release date, but hopefully it won't be far behind its North American Netflix brethren.

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Netflix is bringing Konami's spooky Castlevania series to TV.

Season one launches this year, with a second season already locked in for 2018, according to producer Adi Shankar.

If that name sounds familiar, Shankar's work includes the R-rated Dredd, Machine Gun Preacher and The Grey.

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Castlevania turned 30 overnight.

Castlevania is a series with heritage. Since its introduction in 1986 it's rarely skipped a year, with 40 released titles spanning consoles, PCs and arcades. Over nearly 30 years, the backbone remains the same. The plot is an eternal repetition of the need for the Belmont clan (and occasional affiliates) to destroy Dracula who, against all odds, keeps getting resurrected in all manner of bizarre circumstances. Features and details may change, or occasionally be absent, but they're indelible parts of the series, always remembered, always returning.

The co-creator of the SAW series, James Wan, has signed up to direct a film based on the Castlevania games.