Netflix is reportedly expanding its video game adaptation slate with Shawn Levy. The streamer is developing a live-action series based on a beloved Japanese role-playing franchise, tapping one of its most successful production partners to bring it to the screen.
Persona live-action TV series in the works at Netflix
Christopher Monfette has been tapped to write the live-action Persona series and will work as executive producer and showrunner, Variety reported, citing sources. Monfette’s previous credits include writing for 12 Monkeys, Star Trek: Picard, and 9-1-1. He is also attached as a writer and co-executive producer on the upcoming Marvel Disney+ series VisionQuest.
Levy, Dan Levine, and Robert Atwood will executive produce through their 21 Laps banner, the company behind Netflix’s global phenomenon Stranger Things. Story Kitchen’s Dmitri M. Johnson, Timothy I. Stevenson, and Michael Lawrence Goldberg also join as executive producers, alongside SEGA’s Toru Nakahara. 21 Laps currently holds an overall TV deal with Netflix, and Emily Feher is said to be overseeing the project for the company.
The Persona franchise has earned a devoted global following since its 1996 debut with Revelations: Persona. The game series spans six main entries and 15 spinoffs, according to the outlet. Its stories typically center on Japanese high school students balancing everyday routines and friendships with battles against supernatural forces.
The franchise continues to grow. A seventh mainline entry, Persona 6, was reportedly confirmed to be in development in June 2026. The most recent release, Persona 5: The Phantom X, launched in 2025, while Persona 4 Revival is scheduled for February 2027.
Now, this adaptation would join Netflix’s growing roster of video game-based movies or series. The streamer has already found success with The Witcher, Arcane, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.
21 Laps recently wrapped the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, a series that helped establish Netflix originals as cultural juggernauts. Shawn Levy also directed and co-wrote the blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine, while the company produced the recent hit film Backrooms.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on SuperHeroHype.
