A live-action Persona TV present is reportedly in improvement at Netflix.
The streamer has begun work on a sequence adaptation of Sega and Atlus’ critically acclaimed RPG franchise, in line with Selection. Star Trek: Picard and 9-1-1 alum Christopher Monfette is hooked up to jot down the present whereas additionally serving as its govt producer and showrunner.
21 Laps’ Shawn Levy and Robert Atwood are additionally hooked up to govt produce, as are Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson of Story Kitchen. Sega producer Toru Nakahara can even assist as an govt producer. Netflix declined Selection’s request for remark.
It is unclear if its plot will pull immediately from any explicit entry or inform a brand new story completely. 5 mainline video games, a treasure trove of spin-offs, and even a number of remakes have been launched because the franchise’s inception in 1996, giving the live-action Persona TV present loads of materials to drag from. The latest numbered entry, Persona 5, launched followers to the Phantom Thieves when it first launched in 2016 and expanded the story with Persona 5 Royal in 2024.
Though nothing story-wise is confirmed but, followers will certainly waste no time spinning theories about what components or characters might carry over to the sequence adaptation. Because the mission is early in improvement, launch date and casting particulars even have but to be introduced.
Netflix has most notably labored with 21 Laps on its sci-fi mega hit Stranger Issues, which ended late final yr. It was additionally concerned within the manufacturing of different tv tasks like The Good Couple and Final Man Standing. Its film credit embrace Deadpool & Wolverine (which Levy directed) and Backrooms, with future tasks like Star Wars: Starfighter (which Levy is additionally directing) within the playing cards.
Story Kitchen has pursued various online game diversifications prior to now. The corporate most famously backed Sega’s live-action Sonic the Hedgehog motion pictures, however its plans for the longer term together with tasks based mostly on Sifu, It Takes Two, Simply Trigger, Life is Unusual, and extra.
It could be a while earlier than Netflix’s live-action Persona TV present materializes into one thing extra. Whereas we look forward to updates, you possibly can examine how the streaming big is nonetheless making an attempt to convey its Gears of Conflict film to life. You too can atone for Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6, which was introduced after years of anticipation on the Xbox Video games Showcase earlier this month.
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