2026 · Japanese Dramas
Korean & Japanese drama lineup by quarter, 2026
137 titles
Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo
Mar 26 · TBS · 2 episodes
Action & Adventure
Cast Yuki Yamada, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Aoi Nakamura
Written by Masaaki Sakai
Punch-Drunk Woman
Jan 11 · Nippon TV · 15 episodes
Crime
Cast Ryoko Shinohara, Naohito Fujiki, Sawamura Rei
Written by Yoshihiro Izumi, Keita Toume
Silent Truth
Jan 13 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Mystery
Cast Ryoma Takeuchi, Mao Inoue, Koji Seto
Written by Atsuko Hashibe, Dai Yokozeki
Reboot
Jan 18 · TBS · 10 episodes
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Cast Ryohei Suzuki, Erika Toda, Ren Nagase
Written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa
Umanai Onna wa Dame desu ka? DINKs no Totsukitoka
Mar 30 · TV Tokyo · 5 episodes
Drama
Cast Emma Miyazawa, Kodai Asaka, Hiromitsu Kitayama
Written by Ayako Kitagawa
The Boy Next World: My Destiny
Feb 1 · Fuji TV · 12 episodes
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Shoma Nagumo, Takuto Hamaya, Souta Uemura
Written by MAME, Runa Inoue
Gimbap and Onigiri
Jan 12 · TV Tokyo · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Eiji Akaso, Kang Hye-won, Moon Ji-hoo
Written by Yoshitatsu Yamada, Yukiko Sode
DREAM STAGE
Jan 16 · TBS · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Tomoya Nakamura, Elaiza Ikeda, Yoji Iwase
Written by Masahiro Yamaura, 紗嶋涼
Kenzo Kitakata: SUIKODEN
Feb 15 · WOWOW Prime · 7 episodes
Drama
Cast Yuji Oda, Takashi Sorimachi, Kazuya Kamenashi
Written by Bun-O Fujisawa, Kenzo Kitakata
Brothers in Arms
Jan 4 · NHK G · 23 episodes
Drama
Cast Taiga Nakano, Sosuke Ikematsu, Sei Shiraishi
Written by Hiroyuki Yatsu
Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest
Feb 12 · MBS · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast NOA, Sakaguchi Tamami, Kotaro Tanaka
Written by Erika Toyama
Tokyo MPD PR Unit 2
Jan 13 · Fuji TV · 17 episodes
Drama
Cast Sota Fukushi, Naoto Ogata, Ai Yoshikawa
Written by Hideki Yasunaga, Sayaka Abe
眠狂四郎
Mar 24 · NHK · 1 episodes
Cast Hiroki Hasegawa, Yuina Kuroshima
Soda Master
Jan 14 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Takashi Sorimachi, Nao Omori, Kenjiro Tsuda
Written by Ryota Kosawa
Sounds of Winter
Jan 14 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Hana Sugisaki, Ryo Narita, Amane Okayama
Written by Rikiya Imaizumi
Mirai's Future Son
Jan 13 · TBS · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Mirai Shida, Yu Amano, Akihisa Shiono
Written by Kumiko Asō, Nishioka to Neil
Delinquent to Doctor
Jan 12 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Kanna Hashimoto, Osamu Mukai, Ryubi Miyase
Written by Nonji Nemoto
Scent of the Wind
Mar 30 · NHK · 40 episodes
Drama
Cast Ai Mikami, Juri Kosaka, Naoko Ken
Written by Tomoko Yoshizawa
Mr. Kurosaki's Pure Love Never Stops
Jan 7 · Nippon TV · 12 episodes
Drama
Cast Hana Toyoshima, Jyutaro Yamanaka, Riku Onishi
Written by You Saitou
We Are Bad Barbers
Jan 10 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Drama · Action & Adventure
Cast Ayumu Nakajima, Takuya Kusakawa, Konosuke Harada
Written by Masayuki Ino, Yugo Sakamoto
The Clock Mansion Murders
Feb 27 · Hulu · 8 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Tomoya Oku, Munetaka Aoki, Takashi Yamanaka
Written by Yukito Ayatsuji, Kaori Fujii
The Ransom is Kidnapping
Jan 8 · Nippon TV · 11 episodes
Drama · Crime
Cast Ryo Katsuji, Miori Takimoto, Izutani Rana
Written by 大林利江子 今西祐子 上野大輔 生崎文乃
Themis's Uncertain Court
Jan 6 · NHK G · 8 episodes
Mystery
Cast Kenichi Matsuyama, Yui Narumi, Yuri Tsunematsu
Written by Hideya Hamada
Countdown to Yes
Jan 13 · YTV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Kakeru Amemiya, Kaname Yoshizawa, Shoki Nakayama
Written by Mash Morino
Kono Ai wa Machigai desu ka: Furin no Shokuzai
Jan 8 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Drama
Cast Mayu Miyamoto, Kenta Izuka, Moemi Katayama
Written by 今西祐子, 齊藤よう
Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Fateful Showdown in Kyoto
Mar 27 · U-NEXT · 6 episodes
Action & Adventure
Cast Yuki Yamada, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Kanata Hosoda
I'm Kishi Knight: Your Private Tutor
Jan 5 · BS Asahi · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Sawamura Rei, Tanaka Koki, Eriko Sato
Written by Hiromasa Okujima, Naho Kamimura
GARO: Sentinel of the East
Feb 6 · Tokyo MX · 8 episodes
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Wataru Kuriyama, Miki Nanri, Taichi Kodama
The Bedmate Game Sharehouse in Japan
Mar 26 · Vigloo · 1 episodes
Contrast
Mar 13 · FOD · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Haruhi Iuchi, Akune Haruse, Nao Tomisato
Written by itz, Kana Yamada
Stove League
Mar 28 · WOWOW Prime · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Kazuya Kamenashi, Neru Nagahama, Shono Hayama
Written by Masatoshi Nakamura
Rojiura Hotel
Mar 6 · Lemino · 10 episodes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Toru Nakamura, Yuzuki Nakashima, Miu Murayama
Written by Date-san, Daisuke Ono
Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu
Feb 10 · Prime Video · 3 episodes
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Cast Yasukaze Motomiya, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Nakaya
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
Jan 9 · tv asahi · 8 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Ryuhei Matsuda, Hikaru Takahashi, Koji Ohkura
Written by Fumio Moriya, Shuichi Okita
Matori & Kyoken Men in the Back Alleys
Jan 21 · MBS · 9 episodes
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Cast Daigo Nishihata, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Osamu Mukai
Written by Hiroshi Shinagawa, Takashi Hattori
Ryakudatsu Datsukon
Jan 6 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Mystery
Cast Rio Uchida, Kentaro Ito, Yurika Nakamura
Written by Mei Yamada
Because It’s All For You
Jan 10 · tv asahi · 10 episodes
Mystery
Cast Ryusei Fujii, Ryuya Shimekake, Hiroe Igeta
Written by Hisako Fujihira, Kanna Wakasugi
We Are Worse at Love Than Pandas
Jan 10 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Moka Kamishiraishi, Toma Ikuta, Kavka Shishido
Written by Nonji Nemoto
Moto Kasouken no Onna
Jan 16 · TV Tokyo · 9 episodes
Mystery
Cast Marika Matsumoto, You Yokoyama, Tasuku Sato
Written by Yoshiyuki Mitsumasu, Yukiko Okazaki
Small Fry Heroes
Jan 7 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Fuma Kikuchi, Non, Yuki Morinaga
Written by Koji Kato
Yukari's Charm is Unfair
Feb 5 · Tokyo MX · 8 episodes
Cast Hayato Takao, Miho Watanabe, Hiyori Hamagishi
Written by 金杉弘子
The Faceless Patient
Jan 8 · Kansai TV · 10 episodes
Mystery
Cast Makoto Hasegawa, Inoue Sora, Higuchi Hina
Written by 八代理沙 本間おと 山口健人
If Only You Weren't the One
Jan 9 · MBS · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Higuchi Hina, Masashi Ikeda, Naoya Kusakawa
Written by Naho Kamimura
BEAT RUNNERS
Jan 5 · Tokyo MX · 11 episodes
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Kensho Ono, Kaori Nazuka, Kappei Yamaguchi
Written by Sotaro Hayashi
MAD5
Jan 5 · 5 episodes
Comedy
Cast Kunihiro Kawashima, Hollywood Zakoshisyoh, Kazuma Ikeda
Reiwa ni Kannou Shousetsu Tsukuttemasu
Jan 8 · TV Osaka · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Yoshimi Tokui, Nashiko Momotsuki, Shuichiro Naito
Written by Shota Gajin
Radio Star
Mar 30 · NHK · 28 episodes
Drama
Cast Momoko Fukuchi, Masahiro Komoto, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Written by Kazuhisa Kotera
One in a Million: Tax Squad
Jan 8 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Nanako Matsushima, Hayato Sano, Neru Nagahama
Professional: Insurance Investigator Ren Amane
Jan 8 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Hiroshi Tamaki, Sae Okazaki, Shinya Kote
Written by Tetsuya Oishi
Haguregumo
Jan 4 · NHK BS · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kana Kurashina, Issey Ogata
Written by 倉本聰, 金子成人
Kyotojin no Hisokana Tanoshimi Rouge: Keisho
Jan 4 · 7 episodes
Cast Moeka Hoshi, Takako Tokiwa, Kanji Ishimaru
It Is My Husband
Jan 5 · Fuji TV · 12 episodes
Mystery
Cast Nao Matsushita, Yuki Sakurai, Hio Miyazawa
Written by Satoko Okazaki
Lunch Break Lovers
Jan 18 · ABC TV · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Kei Inoo, Honoka Matsumoto, Ryosuke Mikata
Written by 春日小春
Saint Love Survivors
Jan 8 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Drama
Cast Anna Ishii, Tatsuya Ueda, Aimi Satsukawa
Written by Yo Kawahara, Atsuki Tomori
AKIBA LOST
Jan 13 · Nippon TV · 6 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Hiromitsu Kitayama, Sayuri Matsumura, Momoko Tanabe
Ladies on Top
Mar 6 · MBS · 8 episodes
Comedy
Cast Hayato Takao, Kohaku Shida, Takuma Usa
Written by Miki Matsugasako, Haruna Takekawa
Dream Way
Mar 29 · MUSIC ON! TV · 2 episodes
Cast Hiromu Honda, Roi Hamagawa
The Main and Favourite Duties of Ms. Kurishita
Jan 9 · 12 episodes
Cast Nonoka Obuchi, Karin Osanai, Tomoyo Kurosawa
Written by 佐野大
STU48のウチら好きになりんちゃい
Mar 30 · ABEMA · 6 episodes
Cast Hiroyuki Iguchi, Maaya Wada, 岡田 あずみ
Game Change
Jan 8 · BS-TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Motoki Nakazawa, Ren Ishikawa, Aloha Takamatsu
Written by Hanako Aono
I Thought Looks Didn't Matter
Jan 8 · TV Tokyo · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Araki Sugou, Ayame Goriki, Yuki Tokito
Written by 當銘啓太 川崎僚 清水匡
TOKYO Miko Ninja
Jan 8 · 1 episodes
Drama
Cast Riko, Itsuki Fujiwara, Yuna Hoshino
Mikakunin Nikki
Jan 11 · 2 episodes
Comedy
Cast Oshirō Maeda, Alisa Sakamaki, Koki Nishida
The Refutation of Sirius
Jan 10 · WOWOW Prime · 5 episodes
Drama
Cast Yuto Nakajima, Nimura Sawa, Daichi Kaneko
Written by Tetsuya Oishi, Yusaku Matsumoto
大喜利GIRIGIRI
Jan 11 · 1 episodes
Cast Yuki Iwai, Yu Sawabe, Ukon Onoe
102ⁿᵈ Proposal
Mar 19 · FOD · 12 episodes
Drama
Cast Erika Karata, Seiya, Kentaro Ito
Written by Osamu Suzuki
Blizzard Chase
Jan 2 · NHK G · 2 episodes
Mystery
Cast Kanata Hosoda, Tsuyoshi Muro, Yukie Nakama
Written by Hayashi Mori, Keigo Higashino
THE FLOOR
Mar 28 · 1 episodes
Cast Junichi Okada, Takashi Ukaji, Ourin
Oshiete Kudasai, Fujishima-san!
Jan 10 · Tokyo MX · 3 episodes
Drama
Cast Robin Furuya, Karin Tsuji
Written by Noriko Kozuru
Ima, Doko ni Iru no? Oshi ni GPS Tsukete Mita
Mar 8 · 1 episodes
Drama · Comedy · Mystery
Cast Higuchi Hina, Alan Abe, Mashiho
Lost and Found
Mar 18 · NHK BS Premium · 6 episodes
Mystery
Cast Anna Yamada, Shawn Thia, Kokoro Morita
Written by Kiyotaka Inagaki
Kaedama Bravo!
Jan 5 · 20 episodes
Drama
Cast Kana Kita, Hana Amano
Written by Ayuka Kishimoto
Yokohama Neighbors
Jan 10 · Fuji TV · 16 episodes
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Cast Ryusei Onishi, Yoshitaka Hara
Written by Yoshino Ichinohe, Akihiro Toda
Konkatsu Battlefield 37
Jan 10 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Rosa Kato, Maki Fukuda
Written by モラル, 井上テテ
Tsui no Hito
Jan 14 · TBS · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Hayato Kakizawa, Jun Nishiyama, Mariko Tsutsui
Written by 倉光泰子, 川﨑龍太 金子鈴幸
Sempura: Best Friends, Sometimes Lovers
Jan 6 · DMM TV · 30 episodes
Drama
Cast Gennosuke, Ishikawa Haruhito, Kotaro Matsubara
Written by 河飯じろう, 片岡けんた
ギャルゲーハウス
Feb 13 · SWIPEDRAMA · 2 episodes
Drama
Cast Baek Lee-on, Jeong Min-jeong, Kim Sun-kyung
Uso ga Uso de Uso wa Uso da
Jan 11 · FOD · 4 episodes
Mystery
Cast Rinko Kikuchi, Ryo Nishikido, Pistol Takehara
Written by Miku Ubukata
World Scout: The Final Piece
Feb 24 · ABEMA · 12 episodes
Cast Rino Sashihara, Hiccorohee, Sakura
Rosanjin's Stove
Mar 6 · NHK G · 4 episodes
Drama
Cast Tatsuya Fuji, Kotone Furukawa
Written by Yuji Nakae
Bad Choice Good Love
Mar 11 · ABEMA · 3 episodes
Drama
Cast Yu Miyazaki, Coki Yamashita, Himena Irei
Written by Ayumi Shimo
A Slightly Mysterious Story
Feb 27 · 4 episodes
Drama
Cast Yuri Yokomichi, HaLuki Nanai, Luna Ichinose
推しのハウスメイドになりました
Feb 20 · Kanta · 1 episodes
Drama
Cast Cha Jun-ho, Ren Komai, Kokoro Aoshima
LOVE TIME TRAVEL -ラブタイムトラベル-
Jan 2 · tv asahi · 2 episodes
Cast Natsuko Yokosawa, Hiromu Honda, Roi Hamagawa
宇宙人の幸福(ハピネス)論
Mar 25 · Nihon Eiga · 1 episodes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Takato Okura, Kosaku Koizumi, Masaya Sakuragi
Written by 生﨑文乃
Piece of Safe
Mar 11 · Nippon TV · 1 episodes
Mystery · Crime
Cast Mirei Sasaki, Momoko Tanabe, Shunsuke Motoi
Written by Takeshi Miyamoto
Konaida Obasan tte Iwareta yo
Feb 25 · 1 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Naoko Iijima, Keiko Horiuchi, Mummy-D
Written by Ayuka Kishimoto
Unrequited Love
Mar 26 · NHK G · 2 episodes
Drama
Cast Mana Ashida, Amane Okayama, Rena Takeda
Written by Yoshikazu Okada
My Stepbrother Is My Favorite Novelist!?
Feb 28 · 4 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Yuga Ando, Ichinose Taiyo, Hiromu Kuroda
Written by Mai eto
堂本光一×井上芳雄 INTERMISSION(インターミッション)
Mar 8 · 1 episodes
Cast Koichi Domoto, Yoshio Inoue
Tabi to Boku to Neko
Mar 6 · TV Tokyo · 4 episodes
Drama
Cast Daisuke Nakagawa, Kentaro Maeda, Rion Fukumuro
Written by Ayuka Kishimoto, Ryûta Kawasaki
ガラスの指輪と絆創膏
Jan 17 · HTB · 4 episodes
Drama
Cast Ayame Goriki, Yuno Nagao, Kazuki Kitamura
Written by Atsuki Tomori, Yoshikazu Sugiyama
うちの弁護士はまたしても手がかかる
Jan 4 · 1 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Tsuyoshi Muro, Haruka Kinami, Michiko Kichise
Written by Yuuya Nakazono
Beyond Childhood Friends
Jan 28 · BUMP · 30 episodes
Cast Oda Keisuke, Shimamura Yudai
Written by 阿部健太郎
CUT.編集された世界
Feb 8 · tv asahi · 1 episodes
Cast Airu Kubozuka, Riko, Kohshu Hirano
Adulterous Nightmare Bus Tour
Feb 18 · YTV · 1 episodes
Comedy · Drama · Mystery · Soap
Cast Airi Matsui, Asuka Kishi, Masato Wada
I’m Taking Care of My Ex’s Cat.
Mar 7 · Fuji TV · 2 episodes
Cast Yuki Kashiwagi, Shouma Kai, Fujiko Kojima
Written by Masashi Suwa
診療中！こどもネタクリニック
Jan 19 · 1 episodes
Comedy
Cast Masaru Hamaguchi, Satoshi Mukai, Maaya Uchida
夜行列車タイムマシン
Mar 31 · 1 episodes
Cast Yuki Kaji, Rie Shibata, Rena Matsui
その日、どんな日？～気になる予定を追ってみた～
Mar 15 · 1 episodes
Cast Koji Mukai, Atsuhiro Tsuda
The Hounds Of Asterisk
Mar 4 · 1 episodes
Comedy · Mystery
Cast Nick Rock, Inna Kustodovich, Catherine Halliday
Written by Darryl Shaw
Kara-chan & Shito-san &,
Mar 28 · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Hikaru Iwamoto, Genta Matsuda, Shoma Arashi
Written by Minato Takano
即決二択クイズ!!イダテン
Feb 8 · Nippon TV · 1 episodes
Cast Yoshihiko Inohara, Miyu Kuroda
機動戦士ガンダム 閃光のハサウェイ TVエディション
Jan 6 · 4 episodes
カズレーザー＆石井亮次も知らない神研究！シャーベル賞
Mar 30 · 1 episodes
Cast Kazulaser, 石井亮次
秦さんちのお台所
Mar 1 · 1 episodes
Cast 秦めぐみ, Tomoko Tabata
落ちれ！
Jan 21 · 3 episodes
Cast Hitoshi Matsumoto
内村さんと有吉さん
Mar 18 · 1 episodes
Cast Teruyoshi Uchimura, Hiroiki Ariyoshi
新春！オールよしもと初笑いスペシャル
Jan 2 · 1 episodes
Cast Takashi Okamura
最新！ミュージック・ジャパンTV カウントダウン
Mar 28 · 1 episodes
1月13日スタート！火曜ドラマ「未来のムスコ」見どころ徹底ナビ！
Jan 7 · 1 episodes
LIVE SDD 2026 〜全国247万人の飲酒運転撲滅の誓い〜
Mar 23 · 1 episodes
天下騒乱 徳川の陰謀
Jan 3 · 1 episodes
ごほうび温泉
Feb 1 · 12 episodes
Cast 涼風花, 久嬢由起子
怒りん坊将軍
Jan 6 · 1 episodes
港猫～北海道の港で暮らすネコたち～
Feb 22 · TVh · 1 episodes
マネーのまなび
Jan 5 · 9 episodes
私立デュオリンゴ学園
Mar 2 · 3 episodes
健康ONEクリップ
Jan 10 · 3 episodes
DANCE TRAIN
Jan 31 · 1 episodes
Hello! Project「ソロフェス！2026」
Feb 28 · 1 episodes
中島・重岡・岩本の仲良しトリオ旅 大使になりたいッ！
Mar 6 · 1 episodes
The Idolm@ster Gakuen: Story of Re;IRIS
Jan 1 · 1 episodes
さすらい釣り師 糸田三平
Feb 15 · 1 episodes
上沼×サンドの最幸運グランプリ２０２６
Jan 2 · 1 episodes
森泉の韓国アイドル猫めぐり
Feb 22 · BS TV Tokyo · 1 episodes
Cast Izumi Mori
Teppan Asa Live Juutto!
Mar 30 · YTV · 1 episodes
居酒屋ぼったくり
Jan 4 · 1 episodes
Written by 阿相クミコ, 久万真路
踊るゾンビ学校
Jan 11 · 1 episodes
Written by 平一紘 川邊優子
プロ野球開幕戦「巨人×阪神」[字][デ]【６４年ぶり】Ｇ新人開幕投手が誕生×佐藤輝＆森下
Mar 27 · 1 episodes
ねこにずむ
Mar 22 · 1 episodes
良質で文化的な最大限度の乃木坂46を営む。
Feb 10 · 1 episodes
MBS×映像
Mar 11 · 1 episodes
Tokusou Gattai Robo Jobraver: Gyakushuu no Joker!
Mar 6 · 3 episodes
ワチャラチャ忍忍
Mar 25 · 1 episodes
FANTASTICS スペシャル
Mar 14 · 1 episodes
サビドラ
Jan 7 · 1 episodes