Devil May Cry showrunner calls himself 'generational talent' after final season

Devil May Cry returns for a third and final season, and showrunner Adi Shankar used a Twitter thread to make a bold claim: "I am a generational talent in the measurable sense." He framed the series as a planned trilogy and said Season 3 was always inevitable. Shankar argued his adaptation preserved the franchise's soul while expanding its audience, writing that his anime "wiped the floor with AAA IP adaptations" and declaring, "I am a ratings God ….

Two seasons in a row." He laid out a Dante-inspired structure for the run: Season 1 was Inferno, Season 2 Purgatorio, and Season 3 Paradiso, which together make up "The Force Edge Saga." Netflix reported that Season 1 drew 21.7 million views in 2025 and Season 2 has brought in 6.4 million views in two weeks.

What to expect from Season 3 remains unclear, but Shankar’s comments suggest he intends to do something different for the finale.

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