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Netflix, the streaming service provider released a trailer of or its new original film, "Death Note on Mar. 22. Meanwhile, several posts on Twitter defended why the recasting was justified for the film.

"Death Note" Plot Details

The film is an adaptation of an extremely popular Japanese anime series. This upcoming original Netflix film is based on a famous manga from Japan, which first came out in 2003. In 2006, it was subsequently adapted into an anime.

The immensely popular story of "Death Note" features Light Yagami, a student in a high school. The boy stumbles upon a notebook that has the unique power to end the life of any person, whose name is mentioned in its pages.

Light initially regards it as a joke and discards this notebook to continue with his routine life. But soon he gets curious and eventually discovers that the notebook is indeed real, Metro wrote.

Light now decides to make the world pure by ending evil entities, with the help of this newfound power in his hands. He decides to play God, striking people after people. Things take a new turn when a superbly talented detective tries to hunt him.

But it appears to be tough, as it is hardly possible to end people's lives without even going close to them. The series manage to open some interesting questions like what mankind would do if they had power over death and life.

"Death Note" Whitewashing Controversy: Twitter Posts Justify Need of Recasting

The "Death Note" franchise in Japan has inspired a musical, a television drama, and four movies. The adaptation by Netflix appears to be a move by the franchise to dominate the mainstream industry.

There was shock in some quarters when fans found that the new adaptation of the anime show has changed its original entity to some extent. Light Yagami's character was renamed as Light Turner and the role is portrayed by Nat Wolff, who is a white actor.

Moreover, most of the cast in the film is white and its location was shifted from Tokyo to Seattle. However, there were several tweets that tried to justify why the recasting was done by Netflix, Queen's Journal noted.

The posts explained that white actors were used since the film was an American adaptation. Therefore the new location and the cast will reflect America more accurately.

Meanwhile, subscribers can enjoy "Death Note" on Netflix over the weekend.