Death Note (2015 TV drama)

On April 2015, it was announced that a live action television series based on Death Note manga will begin airing from July 2015 on NTV. Masataka Kubota stars as Light Yagami and Kento Yamazaki as L in the series.

Plot
Light Yagami was a normal high school student living with his father and sister. And yet, he lived in a society wiith an imperfect justice system. One night, after encountering a school bully, he finds a strange black notebook, which allows the user to kill a person.

Trivia

 * There are several changes made for the series:
 * Light's mother, Sachiko Yagami, is killed prior to the series.
 * Light likes Misa Amane and knowingly kills her parents' murderer.
 * More of Light's life is shown before he picks up the notebook.
 * Ryuk's voice actor, Shido Nakamura, returns to reprise his role.