Death Note: New Generation: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Death Note: New Generation is a live-action miniseries based on the manga series Death Note written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It is a sequel to Death Note 2: The Last Name and a prequel to Death Note: Light Up the New World.

The miniseries focuses on the three new lead characters of the film Death Note: Light Up the New World: Tsukuru Mishima, Ryuzaki, and Yuki Shien. Each episode provides backstory for one of the characters and bridges the 10-year gap between the previous films, which canonically took place in 2005-2006, and the new film taking place in 2016.

Series details

• Title: Death Note: New Generation
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 2016-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-09-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Hulu Japan
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 23 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26278
• IMDb ID: tt6332396
• TVDB ID: 319593

Cast and credited roles

• Masahiro Higashide — Tsukuru Mishima
• Ikematsu Sosuke — Ryūzaki
• Masaki Suda — Yuki Shien

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-09-16; final listed air date 2016-09-30; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Death Note: New Generation on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.