Netflix's My Hero Academia Movie Finally Finds a Writer With Superhero Credentials
After years in limbo, Netflix's live-action My Hero Academia movie has tapped a new writer—and fans of superhero blockbusters will definitely recognize their work.
Netflix's live-action My Hero Academia has finally shown a pulse. After years of stop-start development, the project just landed a writer, which usually means someone is actually typing pages instead of just taking meetings.
The team and the timeline
- Writer: Jason Fuchs is scripting. You might know him from Argylle (yes, that one) and as co-creator/co-showrunner on the upcoming horror series It: Welcome to Derry. The superhero angle that will get fans' attention: he shares story credit on 2017's Wonder Woman alongside Zack Snyder and Allan Heinberg.
- Director: Shinsuke Sato, who previously pulled off a solid live-action anime translation with Bleach, is still in the chair.
- Timeline: My Hero Academia was first announced back in 2018. Netflix officially got involved in 2022. Only now do we have a writer attached, which tells you how long this thing has been circling the runway.
So, what are they adapting?
Based on Kohei Horikoshi's manga, My Hero Academia follows Izuku, a kid born without superpowers (quirks) in a world where almost everyone has one. After a chance encounter with iconic hero All Might, Izuku inherits a quirk and heads into the very specific chaos of superhero high school. Cue training arcs, messy villain battles, and a lot of growing up under a cape.
Why Fuchs is an interesting pick
His resume is eclectic, but that Wonder Woman story credit is the one that will calm nerves. It suggests he knows how to build a clean, heroic arc inside a massive world. That said, translating MHA's tone and ensemble is a different beast entirely. Sato handling Bleach helps, but this is still a high-wire act.
Meanwhile, in anime land
The anime side is wrapping up: an eighth and final season is set to land later this year. If Netflix times this right, they get a ready-made finale bump to help launch the live-action version. If they miss the window, well… that heat cools fast.
The bigger picture: live-action anime keeps churning
Studios are still betting big on anime adaptations. Destin Daniel Cretton is steering a live-action Naruto, and Netflix has its own take on Solo Leveling in the pipeline. On the flip side, the long-gestating Akira has once again slipped away: after years of trying to get it made, Warner Bros. gave up the movie rights in July. If you wanted a neat snapshot of how volatile this space is, there you go.
Bottom line: My Hero Academia finally has momentum. Fuchs plus Sato is a promising combo on paper. Now we see if Netflix lets them make a hero story that actually feels, you know, heroic.