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Netflix Adapts Iconic Persona RPG Series for Live-Action
29 Jun
Summary
- Netflix is developing a live-action series based on the Persona video game franchise.
- Christopher Monfette attached to write and executive produce.
- Persona typically follows Japanese high schoolers battling supernatural threats.
Netflix is developing a live-action series based on the acclaimed "Persona" video game franchise, according to sources. Christopher Monfette is attached to write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner for the adaptation.
Shawn Levy and Robert Atwood of 21 Laps, along with Story Kitchen principals Dmitri M. Johnson and Michael Lawrence Goldberg, and SEGA's Toru Nakahara, are also set to executive produce. The "Persona" games are known for their unique blend of high school life simulation and supernatural role-playing, where players navigate daily routines and friendships while confronting otherworldly dangers.
This project continues Netflix's strategy of adapting popular video game intellectual property, following successes like "The Witcher" and animated series such as "Arcane." Monfette brings experience from shows like "12 Monkeys" and "Star Trek: Picard." 21 Laps, which produced the hit "Stranger Things," is currently under an overall deal with Netflix.
