Devil May Cry on Netflix Gets Green Light for Its Third and Final Season

Dante is gearing up for one last adventure. The animated series Devil May Cry is set to return for a third and final season, as announced by Netflix. Showrunner Adi Shankar shared some insights in a press release:

“For those who have been following the episode titles, I’ve been laying out the structure all along. This has always been Dante’s Divine Comedy with guns and a red coat. Season 1 was ‘Inferno.’ Season 2 was ‘Purgatorio.’ Season 3 will be ‘Paradiso.’ Together, these three seasons form ‘The Force Edge Saga.’ From the beginning, ‘The Force Edge Saga’ was crafted as a movie trilogy disguised as a TV series.”

Studio Mir, known for their work on The Legend of Korra and X-Men ’97, will return to handle the animation. The original cast is back, featuring Johnny Yong Bosch as Dante, Robbie Daymond as Vergil, and Scout Taylor-Compton as Lady.

Based on Capcom’s action-packed game series, the show follows Dante, an orphaned demon hunter, as he strives to prevent a portal from opening between the human and demon worlds. The series also weaves in thinly veiled critiques of the Bush-era “War on Terror” politics, suggesting they were, and still are, quite problematic. Critics have generally praised the series, though fans have had mixed feelings due to deviations from the source material. Nonetheless, it has garnered a significant following, with the first season racking up 21.7 million views in 2025 and the recently released second season attracting 6.4 million views since its May debut. Capcom has credited the animated series with helping Devil May Cry 5 exceed 10 million in sales.

Beyond the discussions surrounding the quality of Devil May Cry, Shankar’s remarks have sparked their own share of controversy and confusion. After it was revealed that a character in the show was inspired by right-wing streamer Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt, who faced a Twitch ban for controversial comments, Shankar took to social media to seemingly praise him.

Shankar tweeted, “They laughed at you and worshipped the late-night talk show puppets who were built to distract them from the truth. Now the terrorist demons from hell are here!!! Keep spitting facts — truth has a resonance.” While this could be interpreted as a compliment, he later labeled a media outlet as “fake news” for allegedly misinterpreting his comments, leaving room for speculation about whether he was being sarcastic or trolling. Shankar has also criticized Trumpism in the past, yet attended the president’s 2025 inauguration, making him a complex figure in the realm of political beliefs and artistic expression.

The dynamic between Vergil and Mundus may take on a different tone in the anime.