Netflix is developing a live-action Persona TV series
Netflix is developing a live-action Persona TV series, with Christopher Monfette set to write, executive produce, and showrun the adaptation alongside producers 21 Laps and Story Kitchen, Variety reports. Shawn Levy's company and Sega executive producer Toru Nakahara are also attached, though no release date or plot has been announced. The Persona live-action adaptation would bring Atlus and Sega's hit RPG franchise to streaming at a moment when game-based series are a major priority for Netflix.
Key Takeaways
- Netflix is developing a live-action series based on the Persona video game franchise, per Variety.
- Christopher Monfette will write the show and serve as executive producer and showrunner.
- 21 Laps, Story Kitchen, and Sega producer Toru Nakahara are attached as executive producers.
- Persona spans six main games and 15 spinoffs, with Persona 6 officially confirmed for development.
- No premiere window or plot specifics have been announced for the adaptation.
Who Is Making the Persona Live-Action Series at Netflix?
Variety learned from sources that Netflix is actively developing the Persona live-action adaptation. Monfette is attached to write the series and lead it as showrunner, with Shawn Levy and Robert Atwood of 21 Laps executive producing alongside Story Kitchen's Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson.
Toru Nakahara of Sega will also executive produce. 21 Laps is currently under an overall television deal with Netflix, aligning the Persona project with the producer behind Stranger Things.
What Is the Persona Video Game Franchise?
Developed by P-Studios, a division of Atlus, and published by Sega, Persona has become a wildly popular RPG series. Plots vary by entry, but games typically follow Japanese high school students balancing daily life and friendships while facing supernatural threats.
The franchise includes six main entries, with Persona 6 confirmed in development as of June 2026, plus 15 related spinoffs. It began as a Shin Megami Tensei spinoff when Revelations: Persona debuted in 1996. The most recent release was Persona 5: The Phantom X in 2025, and Persona 4 Revival is scheduled for February 2027.
Why Does This Adaptation Matter for Streaming?
Video game IP has become a core strategy for streamers chasing built-in fanbases. If the Persona live-action adaptation moves forward, it would join Netflix's growing slate of game-based series, following projects such as Arcane and Tomb Raider adaptations at the streamer.
Story Kitchen, founded in 2022 by Sonic the Hedgehog producer Johnson and former agency partner Goldberg, specializes in turning games into film and TV. Its current slate includes live-action Tomb Raider and Life Is Strange series at Amazon Prime Video, signaling experienced hands on a notoriously difficult genre.
For more developments on game-to-screen projects, see our Streaming & TV Alerts coverage.
What Is Christopher Monfette's Track Record?
Monfette previously wrote for Syfy's 12 Monkeys, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard, and Fox and ABC's 9-1-1 franchise. He is also attached as a writer and co-executive producer on Marvel's upcoming Disney+ series VisionQuest.
21 Laps has backed hit Netflix originals including The Perfect Couple and Last Man Standing, plus blockbuster films such as Backrooms and Deadpool & Wolverine, which Levy directed and co-wrote. Variety first reported the Persona development; read the full breakdown at Variety.