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Netflix Orders Live-Action Spin-Off 'Parasyte: Tamiya' Starring Shioli Kutsuna

Producers say the series will deepen the franchise’s questions about what makes a human and whether different beings can coexist during its post-production run toward a 2027 release.

Overview

  • The series was announced in July 2026 and is slated to stream on Netflix in 2027 after entering post-production and editing, according to reporting from multiple outlets.
  • Yeon Sang-ho developed and co-wrote Parasyte: Tamiya with Ryu Yong-jae and returns to the franchise that produced 2024’s Parasyte: The Grey.
  • Shioli Kutsuna will lead as Ryoko Tamiya, portraying the character in three registers—her original human form, the parasite that inhabits her, and the creature caught between both worlds.
  • Wowpoint is producing and Japanese directors Kensaku Kakimoto and Kazuhiro Nakagawa are attached, with creators saying the show will introduce new approaches to story, cinematography and action compared with past entries.
  • The move builds on Parasyte: The Grey’s commercial success, which led Netflix to expand the live-action universe and to foreground themes of identity, survival and coexistence that creators link to modern concerns such as the rise of non-sentient AI.