TV series
Death Note: New Generation
20161 season6.7 / 10
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.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Death Note: New Generation premiered September 16, 2016. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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Episode information updated Sep 3, 2026
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More about Death Note: New Generation
Cast
Sosuke IkematsuRyuzaki
Masaki SudaYuki Shien
Masahiro HigashideTsukuru Mishima
Rina KawaeiSakura Aoi
Shido NakamuraRyuk
Mina FujiiNanase Sho
Sota AoyamaMatsuda ToutaCredits
- Written by
- Katsunari Mano
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 3
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- デスノート NEW GENERATION
Networks & production
HuluJapan
Nikkatsu CorporationJapan
Django FilmJapan
Nippon Television Network CorporationJapan
Themes
based on mangaprequelpsychological mysterysupernatural