Duffer Brothers to Adapt ‘Death Note’ into a Netflix Live-Action Series
Stranger Things is everywhere nowadays. Volume 4’s groundbreaking final episodes have successfully taken over social media and are reigning on top right now.
Now would be the best time for Duffer Brothers to announce new projects and milk out as much as possible from the hype.
Inspired by the show, they formed the Upside Down Pictures production company and revealed some exciting new projects no one was prepared for.
Duffer Brothers, the creators of Stranger Things, are now working on a live-action series adaptation of the Death Note manga. The brothers will produce it for Netflix at their new label Upside Down Productions.
Other projects from the company also feature a Stranger Things spin-off series and stage play. The plot and further details regarding the spin-off aren’t out yet, leaving fans anxious and free to cook up theories around it.
Coming to Death Note, everyone falls short of words while trying to praise Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s masterpiece. This is one of those series that can never come under the overrated category, and no amount of adaptations is enough for its fans.
The franchise’s 2015 TV drama was a massive success considering how live-action adaptations are not well received by otakus. However, this one changed their views forever as all Death Note fans loved how well it was made.
So, Who was the smarter one: Light or L? Final Answer
Both stories have a similar psycho-thriller theme that fans absolutely love and are obsessed with.
With Duffel Brothers’ experience in giving us productions like Stranger Things and Wayward Pines, I can’t wait to see their vision for Death Note.
About Death Note
Death Note is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. Published by Shueisha, the manga has a total of 12 volumes. An anime adaptation of the story aired for 37 episodes from October to June 2007.
The series revolves around Light Yagami, an extremely smart highschooler who stumbles onto a notebook owned by Ryuk, a shinigami. If the user follows a specific set of rules, the notebook allows him/her to kill anyone by writing their name down in the notebook while picturing their face.
About Stranger Things
Stranger Things revolves around the town of Hawkins, Indiana, where a secret government laboratory conducts experiments of the supernatural and paranormal kind. The experiments create an opening to an alternate dimension called the Upside Down, and the town is plagued with terrible accidents.
Source: Netflix’s Official Twitter Account
Sometimes we include links to online retail stores and/or online campaigns. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. For more information, go here.
