fma-facts:

So to reiterate, just to nip it in the bud before people start freaking out about this:

The movie coming to Netflix in February is NOT “Netflix Fullmetal Alchemist”. It’s the 2017 Japanese FMA live action movie, made lovingly in Japan by dedicated fans of the series, with input from Hiromu Arakawa. Netflix may have obtained the rights to license it in the U.S., but they did not make the movie itself. It’s the same movie we’ve been hearing about since early 2016.

Netflix often buys the licensing rights to foreign shows, and then markets them as “Netflix originals”, but contrary to what it implies, that doesn’t always mean they were made by Netflix. Rest assured that this is not Death Note. I actually saw the FMA live action at its New York premiere back in November, and I can tell you that although the plot is different from anything we’ve seen before (think of it as an AU), it’s a fantastic Japanese movie that stays true to the spirit of FMA, with a great cast as well. So don’t miss it!