Light Turner is a brilliant, resentful student who one day finds a supernatural notebook: whoever writes a person's name in it, picturing their face, causes their death. Guided by Ryuk, a mocking demon only he can see, Light begins to mete out his own brand of justice by eliminating criminals, dragging his crush Mia into an ever-darkening spiral. His crusade draws the attention of L, an enigmatic and brilliant detective determined to unmask him. An American adaptation of the celebrated manga, a supernatural thriller about absolute power, morality and the thin line between justice and megalomania.