As part of their Netflix Anime panel at Anime Expo, Netflix announced two new anime series, along with the renewal of popular series Aggretsuko for a second season, as well as date announcements and first look images for upcoming titles in their growing anime slate, including the following:
New Series ULTRAMAN will launch in Spring 2019. An action drama centered around a man possessing the spirit and DNA of the legendary hero “Ultraman” as he wears a metallic ultra suit and fights against evil. Production Company: Production I.G, Sola Digital. Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki
Castlevania Season 2 will launch on October 26, 2018. Returning to Netflix for a second season, Castlevania, inspired by the classic videogame series, 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 Tepes himself. Trevor Belmont, last survivor of his house, is no longer alone, and he and his misfit comrades race to find a way to save humanity from extinction at the hands of the grief-maddened Dracula and his sinister vampire war council. Director: Sam Deats. Writer / Executive Producer: Warren Ellis. Executive Producers: Adi Shankar, Fred Seibert, Kevin Kolde.
Cannon Busters will launch on April 1, 2019. The show follows the adventures and exploits of S.A.M, a high-end friendship droid who’s joined by a quirky, discarded maintenance robot and a brash, deadly fugitive. Together, the unlikely trio embarks on an unforgettable journey in a fantastic and dangerous world in search of S.A.M’s best friend, the heir to a kingdom under siege. Creator / Director / Executive Producer: LeSean Thomas.