Devil May Cry views

Netflix’s *Devil May Cry* opened with 5.3 million views in its first Netflix tracking week and landed at No. 4 globally. (netflix.com) Netflix said the animated series also reached the Top 10 in 87 countries after its April 3, 2025 debut. One week later, the streamer renewed it for Season 2. (netflix.com 1) (netflix.com 2) On April 22, 2026, Netflix released a Season 2 trailer and set the return for May 12. The new season centers on Dante and Vergil, pushing the show back into Netflix’s 2026 release calendar. (aol.com) (about.netflix.com) The series comes from Adi Shankar and Studio Mir, with Johnny Yong Bosch voicing Dante in an adaptation of Capcom’s action-game franchise. Season 1 ran for eight episodes. (netflix.com) (inverse.com) Netflix has spent years building out game adaptations, especially in animation, with *Castlevania*, *Castlevania: Nocturne* and *Splinter Cell: Deathwatch* alongside *Devil May Cry*. The company highlighted that broader anime slate again at AnimeJapan 2026. (collider.com) (about.netflix.com) Capcom said that cross-media strategy helped on the game side too. In June 2025, the company said *Devil May Cry 5* passed 10 million units sold after the April 2025 Netflix launch, tying the show to renewed franchise awareness. (capcom.co.jp) (nasdaq.com) Critical reception gave Netflix another data point in favor of the formula. Rotten Tomatoes lists Season 1 as “certified fresh,” and Metacritic shows a 75 metascore based on eight critic reviews. (rottentomatoes.com) (metacritic.com) The immediate test now is whether Season 2 can turn that fast debut into a longer-running franchise on Netflix. The first season’s opening numbers were strong enough to get a renewal in days; the next batch arrives on May 12. (netflix.com) (aol.com)