I n the modern age of streaming, very few shows last longer than a season or two. Netflix has developed perhaps the worst cancellation reputation of all streaming services. While

Castlevania: Nocturne quickly cemented itself as one of the more phenomenal video game adaptations, and this new season makes clear that season 1 was in no way a fluke. A smidge of the surprise is gone, but it continues to play to its already impressive strengths well, and Netflix would be foolish not to bring it back for more.

Those slow, thoughtful/dark/funny/weird scenes came to define Netflix's Castlevania just as much as its action. It was the odd balance of the two, so unexpected in an adaptation of a series where you smash in secret walls to find roasted turkeys and snag hearts hidden in candelabras, that made the show a rare treasure.

Castlevania: Nocturne remains just as thrilling in season 2 with the kind of innovative fight sequences that live-action cinema can only dream of. The show's signature charm is still intact too, although the original Castlevania series remains superior.

We’re at a point now where anything that debuts on Netflix with Castlevania in the title is a guaranteed good time, which if you’d told me just a few years ago, I never would have believed. The first season of Castlevania: Nocturne shouldn’t have worked,

Castlevania Nocturne Season 2 is finally here. Where Castlevania was a story about broken adults reforging bonds that had been severed and healing from an increasingly evil world, Castlevania: Nocturne is a coming-of-age story.

Season 2 of Castlevania: Nocturne releases on Netflix on January 16. The new season will run for eight episodes, and all eight will drop at once on Netflix on the premiere date.