New Death Note Clip Introduces Light to Ryuk

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A new clip from Netflix’s upcoming manga-to-film adaptation of Death note has been released and BOY does it end on a tense cliffhanger! The clip sees the main character Light meet Ryuk for the first time and the potentially terrifying consequence that this encounter may result in.

Willem Dafoe and Nat Wolff star alongside Margaret Qualley, Keith Stanfield, Paul Nakauchi, and Shea Whigham. Roy Lee (The Ring) and Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes) are producing Death Note with Jason Hoffs and Masi Oka. Jonathan Eirich and John Powers Middleton are executive producing with Miri Yoon and Brendan Ferguson. It was directed by Adam Wingard (Blair Witch).

Death Note will be hitting Netflix on August 25th.

Cast and crew of Death Note at the San Diego Comic-Con

Synopsis:
Based on the famous Japanese manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note follows a high school student (Wolff) who comes across a supernatural notebook that gives him the ability to kill anyone by writing their name while picturing their face. Drunk on power, he begins to kill those he deems unworthy of life.

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