Netflix is developing a live-action series based on the “Persona” video game franchise, Variety has learned from sources.
Christopher Monfette is attached to write the adaptation in addition to serving as executive producer and showrunner. Shawn Levy and Robert Atwood of 21 Laps will also executive produce along with Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson via Story Kitchen. Toru Nakahara of SEGA will executive produce as well. 21 Laps is currently under an overall TV deal with Netflix.
Netflix declined to comment.
“Persona” has proven to be a wildly popular RPG franchise. While the plot varies game to game, they typically focus on Japanese high school students who must go through normal daily routines and build and maintain friendships while also dealing with supernatural threats.
Developed by P-Studios (a division of Atlus) and published by Sega, there have been six main entries in the “Persona” franchise to date, with the seventh entry — “Persona 6” — officially confirmed to be in the works in June 2026. There are also 15 related spinoffs in the franchise. The games originated as spinoff of the Japanese game series “Shin Megami Tensei,” with “Revelations: Persona” debuting in 1996. The most recent entry was “Persona 5: The Phantom X” in 2025. “Persona 4 Revival” is due to be released in February 2027.
