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Kevin Williamson to Write Universal Monsters Show Described as “Adult ‘Vampire Diaries'”
Hot off of Scream 7‘s franchise-best opening, writer-director Kevin Williamson is heading back to the world of television with a project that will see him tackling even more horror icons.
“Netflix and Universal were very kind to let me go direct Scream 7 and put some projects on hold, and now I’m focused on those,” Williamson tells Esquire.
“The one I’m writing right now is a show. You might call it an adult ‘Vampire Diaries.’ It’s based in the Universal monster land. I get to play with some of those characters like Dracula and Frankenstein and the Wolf Man and have fun there.”
Williamson co-created “The Vampire Diaries,” the supernatural teen drama that aired on The CW for eight seasons between 2009 and 2017. His TV pedigree also includes “Dawson’s Creek” and “The Following,” among others.
In theaters now, Scream 7 saw Williamson return to the director’s chair for the first time since 1999’s Teaching Mrs. Tingle. He co-wrote the script with Guy Busick (Scream 2022, Scream VI).
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “Williamson retains a strong grasp of crafting nerve-fraying set pieces as Ghostface wastes no time launching into stalk-and-slash attacks, putting Sidney immediately into survival mode.”
Williamson is also attached to co-write and executive produce an adaptation of Ashley Elston’s suspense thriller novel First Lie Wins.
Netflix announced today that the fan-favorite series “Devil May Cry” has been renewed for a third and final season following the recent debut of season two.
Created by “Castlevania” showrunner Adi Shankar, the animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game introduces a world where sinister forces seek to open a portal between the human and demon realms.
Caught in the middle is orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire Dante, unaware that the fate of the balance falls to him.
Across its two seasons, the series has appeared on the Netflix Global Top 10 for four weeks, with season one accumulating 21.7M views in 2025, and season two already off to a strong start, accumulating 6.4M views in just two weeks. All of which to say that the rapid renewal for the third and final season doesn’t come as a surprise.
“For those of you who have been paying attention to the episode names, I have been showing you the structure the entire time. This was always Dante’s Divine Comedy with guns and a red coat. Season 1 was Inferno. Season 2 was Purgatorio. Season 3 will be Paradiso. These three seasons make up ‘The Force Edge Saga.‘ Since its inception, ‘The Force Edge Saga‘ was designed as a movie trilogy disguised as a television series,” Shankar said of the announcement.
The voice cast for “Devil May Cry” Season 2 is led by Johnny Yong Bosch (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) as Dante, Robbie Daymond (“Critical Role”) as Vergil, and Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween) as Lady.
Daniel Kurland wrote in his second season review for BD, “Winning chemistry between Dante and Vergil, as well as a narrative that isn’t afraid to put other characters in the spotlight, helps this season overcome some of the past season’s hurdles. This is a tight, economical season that doesn’t overstay its welcome, but part of the charm and impact is weakened the second time around. “
Created by Hideki Kamiya, the first Devil May Cry game was released in 2001. There are now five main games in addition to several reboots, spin-offs, special editions, and mobile games.
Catch up on the first two seasons now streaming on Netflix.
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