Anime NYC: Netflix Previews New Seasons of ‘Blue Eye Samurai,’ ‘Sakamoto Days,’ ‘Devil May Cry’ & More!

From Anime NYC Thursday night, Netflix debuted new trailers and images for upcoming renewed seasons from its growing adult-targeted anime slate, including Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, Devil May Cry, Blue Eye Samurai, Sakamoto Days and Record of Ragnarok.

Netflix has become a go-to destination for adult animation, featuring a slate of acclaimed series like Emmy-nominated Arcane and Love, Death + Robots, fan favorites Castlevania and Castlevania: Nocturne, and the upcoming Magic: the Gathering, Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 and more.

 

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

Netflix revealed the official teaser, launch date of October 14 and casting of Kirby Howell-Baptiste as the voice of agent Zinnia McKenna for Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch. A trailer for the project was previewed at Annecy earlier this summer.

Splinter Cell is an animated show based on the award-winning series of espionage video games from Ubisoft. It features Sam Fisher (voiced by Liev Schreiber), a black ops agent working for the U.S. government division “The Fourth Echelon.”

The series is directed by Guillaume Dousse and Félicien Colmet-Daage, with John Wick scribe Derek Kolstad as head writer and executive producer. Exec producers also include Helene Juguet, Hugo Revon & Gerard Guillemot for Ubisoft Film & Television. Animation studios are Sun Creature and Fost.

 

 

Devil May Cry

A thrilling new teaser and 2026 launch year for Season 2 of Devil May Cry unleashed more demon-bashing madness … and Dante’s twin brother!

Sinister forces are at play to open the portal between the human and demon realms. In the middle of it all is Dante (voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch), an orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire, unaware that the fate of both worlds hangs around his neck.

Season 1 of the video game adaptation debuted at #4 on the global top 10 list with 5.3 million views in just three days, reaching he top 10 in 87 countries and with a launch score of 95% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The series is showrun by Adi Shankar, with animation production by Studio Mir.

 

 

Blue Eye Samurai

Fans also got an early peek at Season 2 of the critically acclaimed Blue Eye Samurai, which swept the 2024 Annie Awards and took home the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program as well as three Individual Achievement in Animation juried awards. New images and a first-look featurette were revealed.

Blue Eye Samurai is an adult animated action-drama set in Edo-period Japan. The story centers on Mizu (voiced by Maya Erskine), a mixed-race master of the sword who lives a life in disguise seeking the deliverance of revenge. The voice cast also features George Takei, Masi Oka, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brenda Song, Darren Barnet, Randall Park and Kenneth Branagh.

The series is created, written and executive produced by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green. As announced in April alongside his overall deal with Netflix, Ultraman: Rising co-director John Aoshima will join the crew as a guest director for Season 2. Erwin Stoff is executive producer. Jane Wu is supervising director and producer. Blue Spirit is the animation studio.

 

 

Sakamoto Days

The madcap retired hitman adventure of Sakamoto Days will return in Part 2, previewed with a mid-season trailer and slew of new images during the Netflix showcase. Season 1 Part 1 of Sakamoto Days spent 10 consecutive weeks on the Netflix Global Top 10 TV (non-English) list; Part 2 began rolling out on July 14.

Once the greatest hitman of all, Taro Sakamoto (voiced by Matthew Mercer) retired in the name of love. But when his past catches up, he must fight to protect his beloved family.

Also featuring the voices of Dallas Liu, Rosalie Chiang, Rosie Okumura, Xolo Maridueña, Aleks Le, Vinnie Hacker and Jacob Bertrand, the anime series is directed by Masaki Watanabe (Battle Spirits, Code Geass) with series composition by Taku Kishimoto. TMS Entertainment is the animation producer.

 

 

Record of Ragnarok

Last but not least, the power of gods and humans from around the world and through time are unleashed in a new trailer for Record of Ragnarok III, ushering in the final battle between the divine and mankind!

Inspired by the epic end-of-the-world battle foretold in Norse myth, Record of Ragnarok unfolds as the gods deign to give humankind one final chance to prove the worthiness of their existence. The saga continues in Season 3 with 13 one-on-one battles for the survival of humanity, pitting gods against humans from across the world. Witness the fateful seventh battle: the final fight to break the 3-3 tie between the gods and humans. Blood flows and fists fly in these intense battles of strong convictions!

Based on the award-winning manga created by Azychika (art), Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui (story), the Record of Ragnarok anime series hails from Warner Bros. Japan Anime Production and streams on Netflix.