The cameras, they are a-rolling on the set of Death Note, Adam Wingard’s R-rated adaptation of the Japanese manga series.

Created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note is something of a cult phenomenon in the Land of the Rising Sun, spanning live-action features, TV series and even a musical. It’s now bound for a western release under the watchful eye of Wingard (The Guest), and Netflix confirmed today that principal photography is now underway.

Plans are in place to shoot across the States and Canada, with Nat Wolff (The Fault In Our Stars, Paper Towns) taking point as Light Yagami, an unassuming high school student who stumbles upon the titular, mysterious book. As Yagami-san soon realizes, anyone whose name appears in the Death Note will find that their days are numbered, and it’s up to our hero to track down the true, God-like owner of the cursed notebook.