The Promised Neverland is escaping west, to the distant land of Amazon!
In a report published on the entertainment industry website Variety on Wednesday, June 10th, it was revealed that the hit manga series will get an English live-action adaptation that will stream on Amazon.
Rodney Rothman will direct the live-action adaptation, working off scripts penned by Meghan Malloy (both of whom you might remember from Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse). Masi Oka, Roy Lee, and Miri Yoon will serve as executive producers.
Originally a manga series written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu, which launched in August 2016 in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, The Promised Neverland has been a darling with fans and critics alike for years. This has led to it taking home multiple nominations and awards over the last four years, including Best Shonen at the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in 2018. Meanwhile, the anime adaptation took home the award for “Best Fantasy” at the Crunchyroll Awards this year.
The first anime season for The Promised Neverland aired in January 2019 during the Noitamina animation block. With animation produced by studio Cloverworks, direction from Mamoru Kanbe, and Toshiya Ono handling series composition, The Promised Neverland was eventually named one of the top anime series of the 2010s by multiple websites, including Polygon, Crunchyroll, and IGN.
Besides the anime adaptation, a live-action movie is currently scheduled to be released in Japan this December, while the second season will air in 2021.
Viz Media publishes the manga in English and describes the story as:
Emma, Norman, and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.
