Netflix is developing a live-action TV series based on the Persona video game franchise, with Shawn Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment and writer Christopher Monfette attached to the project.
Netflix has entered early development on a live-action television series based on Atlus's Persona role-playing game franchise. Shawn Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment is producing, with Christopher Monfette serving as showrunner, writer, and executive producer.
Monfette brings significant genre experience to the project, having served as a writer on Star Trek: Picard, 12 Monkeys, and 9-1-1. He will helm the adaptation as both showrunner and lead writer. On the producing side, Shawn Levy and Robert Atwood are executive producing through 21 Laps Entertainment, the production company behind Stranger Things and the Night at the Museum film series. Levy's involvement signals Netflix's confidence in the property as a potential tentpole franchise.
Additional executive producers include Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson. Sega, which owns Atlus and the Persona intellectual property, has Toru Nakahara attached as an executive producer, ensuring the game publisher maintains creative oversight on the adaptation.
The Persona series is a spinoff of Atlus's long-running Shin Megami Tensei franchise and debuted on the original PlayStation in 1996. Each mainline entry features its own distinct story, setting, and cast of characters, typically following high school students who discover the ability to summon powerful beings called Personas while navigating both everyday life and supernatural threats. This anthology-style structure gives the adaptation team considerable flexibility in choosing source material.
The franchise has experienced a major commercial surge in recent years. Persona 5, released in 2016 for PlayStation, became a cultural phenomenon and the best-selling entry in the series, introducing millions of new players worldwide. Persona 3 Reload launched in 2024 as a ground-up remake of the beloved 2006 original. Looking ahead, Persona 4 Revival is scheduled for February 2027, and Persona 6 is currently in active development at Atlus.
Which specific game entry the Netflix series will adapt has not been confirmed. Given that each mainline title operates independently, any entry could serve as the basis, though Persona 5's massive global popularity and modern Tokyo setting make it a natural candidate for a live-action treatment.
The Persona project fits into Netflix's broader strategy of adapting major gaming properties for television. The streamer has found significant success in this space, and the addition of a beloved Japanese RPG franchise to its development slate underscores the platform's ongoing investment in game-to-screen adaptations. With Levy's track record of shepherding genre properties into mainstream hits and Sega's direct involvement through Nakahara, the adaptation has a strong foundation of both creative and IP stewardship.
No cast, release window, or plot details have been announced. The project is in early development, meaning it has not yet received a formal series order from Netflix. Further details are expected as the production progresses through the development pipeline.
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