Lesley and Ben are resurrecting back from the dead with a new episode of Syndicated for the new year. We’re joined by OSTeam’s Max to talk about the hit Netflix animated action show, Castlevania. We talk about the show’s video game origins, the video game animated adaptions we’d love to see, the delineation between this Western adult animation and anime (including talks of an upcoming anime season), violence in animation, vampire lore, Konami, and actor Peter Stromare.We’re really excited to talk about Adult Animation together for Season 2 of Syndicated with Lesley and Ben. We have a wonderful line up of shows and guests coming up in the next few months. Your support means a ton to us and we’d appreciate your help spreading this show by word of mouth and leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.Syndicated with Lesley and Ben is a twice monthly podcast about television, genre and storytelling in which your hosts watch one episode of a new show and explore the history of television one episode at a time. From family room sitcoms to space exploration shows, reality TV to procedurals and game shows, we’re going to cover it all and give you the context you need to understand the wonderful world of television and the stories we love. Our Logo is by Terra Bosart, the theme song is by Mandra Sigma and the show is edited by Ben Hamlin.