Castlevania: Nocturne is a revolutionary epic that does the franchise’s best games justice

A tight shot of a vampire woman with black lipstick and a pair of elbow-length gloves. The woman's eyes are glowing pink, as are her eyebrows, and the black horns protruding from her forehead.

Drolta Tzuentes as she appears in Castlevania: Nocturne. | Image: Netflix

Netflix’s newest Castlevania animated series reworks elements of the franchise’s best games into an epic history lesson about freedom and the French Revolution.