Castlevania is a 2017 English-language Animation Action series developed by Adi Shankar and Warren Ellis written by Warren Ellis and directed by Sam Deats, Adam Deats and Spencer Wan and produced by Toshiyuki Hiruma, Maki Terashima, Brad Graeber and Jason Williams under the banner of Frederator Studios in collaboration with Powerhouse Animation Studios, Shankar Animation, Project 51 Productions and Mua Film. airing on Netflix. The show premiered on July 7, 2017. When Lisa Tepes, beloved wife of Vlad Tepes AKA Dracula is acused of witchcraft and burned at the stake by an overzealous bishop, Dracula declares war on the people of Wallachia and unleashes an army of murderous demonic creatures from hell. Luckily, Trevor Belmont, last survivor of the Belmont clan, a disgraced family known for hunting all kinds of monsters, is still in town and agrees to take the fight to the lord of vampires. Written by Ricky Lyon. Castlevania features Richard Armitage, James Callis, Alejandra Reynoso, Graham Mctavish, Tony Amendola, Matt Frewer and Dave B. Mitchell. The series is based on Castlevania by Konami. The music was composed by Trevor Morris. The series has a running time of 23-31 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 22 episodes during it's run of 3 seasons. Distribution rights for the series were acquired by Netflix Streaming Services.