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Castlevania

Two shows, one continuity, three centuries apart. Nocturne is called a spin-off almost everywhere, and it is not one.

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Where to start with Castlevania

Start with Castlevania season one and do not let the word spin-off send you to Nocturne first. Season one is four episodes of about 24 minutes, roughly a single film, because it was written as one before Netflix picked it up. If it does not grab you, you have lost 95 minutes.

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    Castlevania, seasons 1 to 4 Castlevania

    Thirty two episodes that tell one complete story and finish properly. This is where Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades and Alucard come from, and it is a legitimate place to stop with nothing left hanging.

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    Castlevania: Nocturne Castlevania: Nocturne

    Set roughly 316 years later during the French Revolution, with Richter Belmont descended from the pair in the first show. Alucard returns played by the same actor, and his arc here is grief carried straight over from the earlier ending.

Then what? Nocturne is designed so you can start there cold, and a newcomer who does will not be confused. What they will lose is the reveal at the end of Nocturne's first season, which is built entirely as a payoff for people who watched the first show, and the whole of Alucard's second season arc, which only lands if you know what happened to him. Adi Shankar brands both shows plus Captain Laserhawk and Devil May Cry as the Bootleg Multiverse. That is producer branding. No crossover has ever appeared on screen and none of those other shows are needed here.

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