The Belmont family's feud with Dracula and his bloodsucking followers is coming to Netflix in a new Castlevania animated series.

Netflix announced today that they will release Castlevania Season 1, Part 1 sometime this year. Based on Konami's dark fantasy video game franchise that kicked off in 1986, the Castlevania animated series is written by Warren Ellis and will follow the Belmont family as they go up against Vlad Dracula Tepe, with the fate of Eastern Europe hanging in the balance.

A specific release date, casting details, and images of the series (the above image is from the NES box art for the Castlevania video game) have not yet been revealed, but you can check out the official info on the series from Netflix below, as well as an excerpt from the press release. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more details as they are announced.

Castlevania series details from Netflix: "Inspired by the classic video game series, Castlevania is a dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself. The animated series is from Frederator Studios, a Wow! Unlimited Media company, written by best-selling author and comic book icon Warren Ellis and executive produced by Warren Ellis, Kevin Kolde, Fred Seibert and Adi Shankar."

From the Press Release (via The Futon Critic): "NEW YORK, Feb. 8 -- Internet TV knows no time slot, no genre and no geographic bounds. Freed from these constraints, Netflix is able to program for over 93 million unique tastes of entertainment lovers around the world, from the romantic comedy lover in Paris to the sci-fi aficionado in Sao Paulo and everyone in between. That's why in 2017, the streaming service will deliver the biggest and most diverse slate in Netflix history -- with more than 1,000 hours of new series, films, stand-up specials, documentaries and more for members around the world.

"We aren't in the business of creating 'one size fits all' programming, or building slates to fill a finite number of hours of a programming grid," said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix. "We're catering to a dynamic world full of people with different tastes - and as a result, no two Netflix experiences are alike - we want to have something for everyone to enjoy."

Netflix's goal is to create an experience that consistently presents the right content to the right member at the right time. Over time, the service has improved its algorithms and developed a global recommendation system, delivering an even more personalized experience that helps members easily find a diverse set of movies, TV shows and more that they otherwise may not have been able to discover.

"The beautiful thing about the internet is that it has ushered in a new era of television centered on delivering the best possible experience to millions of people around the world -- with the singular goal of connecting people with stories they'll love," said Todd Yellin, Vice President of Product. "Human beings have incredibly diverse and unique tastes -- each person is more than the demographic group they belong to. At Netflix, we not only have a catalogue that meets the needs of these tastes and moods, but we use our technology to ensure we surface the right story to the right person at the right moment."

 

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