{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8650c5813bb637aa531de396","clusterId":"c_6f5596ec22884b1f93b63d0a","slug":"netflix-developing-live-action-persona-series","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Netflix Developing Live-Action Persona Series","summary":"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 credits include the final two seasons of Star Trek: Picard, 12 Monkeys, and 9-1-1. The series will be produced by 21 Laps Entertainment, the company behind Stranger Things, and Story Kitchen, the production outfit founded by Sonic the Hedgehog film producer Dmitri M. Johnson. Sega's Toru Nakahara, who produced the Sonic movie series, will also serve as an executive producer. Additional executive producers include Shawn Levy, Robert Atwood, Dan Levine, Michael Lawrence Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson. Variety's report did not specify whether the adaptation will follow the story of a specific Persona game. The Persona franchise, which launched in 1996 as a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei series, has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. The franchise includes six numbered titles and multiple spin-off games. Netflix declined to comment on the report. The series would join Netflix's growing catalog of video game adaptations, which includes The Witcher, Arcane, and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.","whyItMatters":"This marks the first live-action adaptation of the Persona franchise, which has previously been adapted into anime and stage productions, and brings together the production teams behind Stranger Things and the Sonic the Hedgehog films.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eChristopher Monfette is also attached to Marvel Studios\u0026#39; upcoming Disney+ series \u003cem\u003eVision Quest\u003c/em\u003e. Emily Feher of 21 Laps Entertainment is overseeing the project for the production company.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStory Kitchen, the production company founded by Dmitri M. Johnson, was launched in 2022. The company is also producing a live-action \u003cem\u003eTomb Raider\u003c/em\u003e series for Netflix and a live-action \u003cem\u003eLife Is Strange\u003c/em\u003e series for Amazon Prime Video. Charlie Covell, who worked on Netflix\u0026#39;s \u003cem\u003eThe End of the F***ing World\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKAOS\u003c/em\u003e, is attached as writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the \u003cem\u003eLife Is Strange\u003c/em\u003e project.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Persona franchise is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The most recent release is \u003cem\u003ePersona 5: The Phantom X\u003c/em\u003e, which launched in 2025. \u003cem\u003ePersona 4 Revival\u003c/em\u003e, a remake of the 2008 game, is scheduled for release on February 18, 2027, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC with Xbox Game Pass, and PC via Steam. Atlus confirmed in June that \u003cem\u003ePersona 6\u003c/em\u003e is in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, Xbox Cloud, and PC via Steam.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMultiple Persona games have been adapted into anime and stage productions since the 2000s, but this is the first live-action adaptation for the franchise. The series would join Netflix\u0026#39;s catalog of video game adaptations that includes live-action productions such as \u003cem\u003eThe Witcher\u003c/em\u003e and animated projects including \u003cem\u003eArcane\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCyberpunk: Edgerunners\u003c/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Netflix is developing a live-action Persona series with Christopher Monfette (Star Trek: Picard) as showrunner and 21 Laps (Stranger Things) producing. No word yet on which game it will adapt.","twitterPost":"Persona is getting a live-action TV series on Netflix, with the Stranger Things production company and the Sonic movie producer involved. Monfette to write and showrun.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Netflix is developing a live-action television series based on the Persona video game franchise. 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