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Death Note

Death Note

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Death Note

"Justice is coming."

2017

1h 41m

4.3(4194 votes)

Crime

Fantasy

Horror

Thriller

Overview

Light Turner finds a supernatural notebook and uses it to mete out death, attracting the attention of a detective, a demon and a girl in his class.

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Netflix

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Production Companies

Vertigo Entertainment

Lin Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Nat Wolff

Nat Wolff

Light Turner

LaKeith Stanfield

LaKeith Stanfield

L

Margaret Qualley

Margaret Qualley

Mia Sutton

Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham

James Turner

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Ryuk (voice)

Jason Liles

Jason Liles

Ryuk

Paul Nakauchi

Paul Nakauchi

Watari

Jack Ettlinger

Jack Ettlinger

Kenny Doyle

Matthew Kevin Anderson

Matthew Kevin Anderson

Agent Young

Chris Britton

Chris Britton

Peltz

Creative team

Directed by: Adam Wingard
Written by: Jeremy Slater
Vlas Parlapanides
Produced by: Roy Lee
Masi Oka

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