Netflix Developing Live-Action Persona TV Series
The involvement of 21 Laps and Story Kitchen, both with track records in adapting games and genre properties for streaming, gives this project a stronger production pedigree than many prior video game adaptations.
Reporting from 4 sources: Anime News Network, Cinema Today, Game Spark, Anime Corner.
Netflix is developing a live-action television series based on Atlus and SEGA's Persona video game franchise, according to a report from Variety. The project has Christopher Monfette attached as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Monfette's previous credits include the last two seasons of Star Trek: Picard, 12 Monkeys, and 9-1-1. Shawn Levy and Robert Atwood of 21 Laps Entertainment, the production company behind Stranger Things, will executive produce alongside Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson of Story Kitchen. SEGA's Toru Nakahara will also executive produce. Variety's report did not specify whether the adaptation will be based on a particular game entry. The Persona franchise began as a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei series and debuted with its first game in 1996. The series has since grown to include six numbered titles and multiple spin-offs. The most recent mainline release is Persona 5, while Atlus confirmed in June that Persona 6 is in development. Netflix declined to comment on the report.
21 Laps Entertainment is the production company behind Stranger Things, and Story Kitchen previously worked on the Sonic the Hedgehog film series and the live-action Tomb Raider project. Monfette is also attached to Marvel Studios' upcoming Disney+ series Vision Quest.
The Persona series follows high school students who summon "Personas," manifestations of their alternate personalities, as they confront supernatural events in modern Japanese cities. The franchise has inspired multiple spin-off games, including Persona 4 Arena, Persona 4: Dancing All Night, and the Persona 5 rhythm game spinoffs. Persona 5 itself featured animation sequences from Production I.G.
Recent franchise releases include Persona 3 Reload, a remake that launched in February 2024 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Persona 4 Revival, a remake of the 2008 original, is scheduled for February 18, 2027, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Atlus confirmed in June that Persona 6 is in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Variety: Netflix Developing Live-Action Persona Series
- Cinema Today 「ペルソナ」実写ドラマ化がNetflixで進行中
- Game Spark Netflixが『ペルソナ』原作の実写ドラマシリーズ制作中！セガ・中原徹氏もエグゼクティブプロデューサーとして参加
- Anime Corner Persona Live-Action TV Series in Development at Netflix