Gaming franchises and television adaptations have often gone hand-in-hand with plenty of animated cartoons, Japanese anime, or even live-action TV shows based on popular games or series. Major gaming properties likeHaloandThe Witcherhave received TV show adaptations in recent years.League of Legendsanimated seriesArcanewas one of the most popular shows on Netflix during its November 2021 debut. Now, a recent interview from Sega has revealed that the gaming juggernaut may be eyeing several Atlus franchises to get the TV and movie treatment.
Sega bringing Atlus properties to a television or movie setting would be far from the first time the developer has adapted its franchises for other media. Sega’s recentSonic the Hedgehogmovies have proven successful at the box office with each earning over $300 million and $400 million respectively. Sega also recently revealedaStreets of Ragemovie is in productionwithJohn Wickcreator Derek Kolstad leading the project. Now, Sega is looking at the potential of live-action adaptations for multiple Atlus franchises includingPersonaandCatherine.
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A recent interview fromSonic the Hedgehogmovie producer Toru Nakahara revealed Sega is considering live-action versions of popular Atlus titles likePersona,Shin Megami Tensei, andCatherine. Nakahara spoke aboutAtlus' worlds and charactersas being ripe for further exploration, saying that Sega sees an “opportunity to expand the lore” beyond the original games. Nakahara did not elaborate on any projects currently in production or potential studios for the live-action adaptations, simply confirming the company is exploring its options.
While Sega surprised fans with its consideration of a live-actionPersona, the potential TV show would not be the first timePersonahas made its way into TV and movies. Every main-seriesPersonagame sincePersona 3has received an anime adaptation betweenPersona 3’s four movie adaptation andPersona 4and5both getting TV anime series.Persona 4: The Animationalso later received a second season withPersona 4: The Golden Animationadapting some of the new content in the enhanced remake,Persona 4 Golden.
Live-actionPersonaprojects would come as just the newest addition to a franchise that is filled with spinoffs ofPersona 4andPersona 5. The franchise has seen multiple fighting games with theArenagames, aWarriors-style game,dungeon crawlers, and even rhythm games likePersona 4 Dancing All Night.Persona 5also received its own slot machinein Japanese casinos earlier this year. A live-actionPersonaTV show or movie would add another entry to the franchise’s expansive library of diverse experiences.
