2026 · Japanese Dramas
42 Japanese dramas air in Q4 (Oct–Dec) 2026, including Merry Berry Love, Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?, Evening Drink Style Season 7. 3 have not premiered yet. Fuji TV, TV Tokyo, Nippon TV carry the most titles. Merry Berry Love led in ratings (3.3%). 33 are currently airing.
Japanese Dramas, October–December 2026: A GuideThe standout trend among Japanese dramas in the fourth quarter of 2026 is the return of long-running series. Fuji TV's Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji (literally "Emergency Ward 24 Hours") comes back with Series 6 after 13 years, TV Asahi's AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo reaches its 25th season, and Midnight Diner 6 begins airing. Many titles are also adapted from existing works: a Jun Ikeido novel, the Korean dramas Extraordinary Attorney Woo and God's Quiz, and the 1993 manga Quiztopia (Kokumin Quiz, literally "National Quiz") are each being turned into dramas.Read →Latest editors' notes
See all notes →- Just a Bit EspersJapan · TV · 2025 · A TV Asahi drama series about an office worker who is fired, loses everything and becomes an Esper with “just a bit” of psychic power, tasked with the job of sa…
- Gimbap and OnigiriJapan · TV · 2026 · A TV Tokyo drama about the romance between a Korean graduate student who comes to Japan to study animation and a part-timer at a neighborhood Japanese restauran…
- Merry Berry LoveSouth Korea · TV · 2026 · A romantic comedy about a Korean spatial planner who loses his fortune overnight and moves to a small Japanese island, and an island farmer who has taken over h…
- Last One Standing Season 4Japan · TV · 2026 · This is the fourth season of Last One Standing, a Netflix comedy series from Japan in which comedians step into a full-fledged drama and are eliminated on the s…
- Dead-End JobSouth Korea · TV · 2026 · In this Netflix series, Hyeok-jun, a young man hounded by debt, finds himself sent into one bizarre part-time job after another through Spider Staffing Agency,…
- The Proper Way to Write Love Season 2Japan · TV · 2026 · The second season of the TOKYO MX drama about hairstylist Hiro, who starts dating Natsuo to get revenge on the person tied to his “dark past” from high school.
Premiere schedule
3 titles that have not premiered yet, in order of their first air date.
- Tue, Nov 10Last One Standing Season 4Netflix
- Fri, Dec 4Quiz from GodPrime Video
- Thu, Dec 17QuiztopiaNetflix
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42 titles
Merry Berry Love
メリーベリーラブ
Oct 7 · Nippon TV · 1 episode
Comedy
Cast Ji Chang-wook, Mio Imada, Nam Yoon-su
Written by Lee Jae-yun
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
俺のこと、なんか言ってた？
Oct 22 · Netflix · 1 episode
Comedy
Cast Koji Yakusho, Masatoshi Hamada, Kento Kaku
Written by Kankuro Kudo
Evening Drink Style Season 7
晩酌の流儀 シーズン7
Oct 2 · TV Tokyo · 1 episode
Drama
Cast Chiaki Kuriyama, Kouhei Takeda, Nagiko Tsuji
Written by Yosuke Masaike
School Trip: Joined a Group I'm Not Close To Season 2
修学旅行で仲良くないグループに入りました シーズン2
Oct 18 · ABC TV · 1 episode
Drama
Cast Kodai Fujimoto, Hideyoshi Kan
Written by Subaru Yamashita, Kakuregi Uzura
Last One Standing Season 4
トークサバイバー！ シーズン4
Nov 10 · Netflix
Comedy · Mystery · Drama
Cast Daigo Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Hayakawa
Political Lupin
ポリティカルパン
Oct 7 · Fuji TV · 9 episodes
Cast Satomi Ishihara, Issey Takahashi, Yuumi Kawai
Written by Akiko Nogi
The Journey to Killing You Season 2
あなたを殺す旅 シーズン2
Oct 8 · Fuji TV · 6 episodes
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
Cast Masanari Wada, Hiroto Takahashi, Shintaro Yuya
Written by Natsuko Takahashi, Sai Asai
A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You Season 2
波うららかに、めおと日和 シーズン2
Oct 15 · Fuji TV · 1 episode
Drama · Comedy
Cast Kyoko Yoshine, Kyoya Honda
Written by Yoko Izumisawa
Hide and Seek
ハイド＆シーク 0秒前の彼女
Oct 4 · Nippon TV · 1 episode
Cast Sota Fukushi, Sara Shida, Shunsuke Kazama
kiDnap GAME
Oct 6 · Fuji TV · 1 episode
Crime · Drama
Cast Kentaro Sakaguchi, Lee Joon-gi, Alice Ko
Tengu's Kitchen Season 3
天狗の台所 シーズン3
Oct 1 · BS-TBS · 2 episodes
Drama
Cast Kiita Komagine, Keitatsu Koshiyama, Akihisa Shiono
Written by Ai Tanaka, Chihiro Amano
Shadows of the Ten Ninja
真田十勇士 SHADOWS OF THE TEN NINJA
Oct 23 · tv asahi · 1 episode
Cast Hikaru Iwamoto, Taishi Nakagawa, Masanobu Ando
Written by Yoshimitsu Sawamoto
The Blue Flowers and the Ceramic Forest
青の花 器の森
Oct 26 · NHK G · 32 episodes
Drama
Cast Rena Matsui, Hayate Ichinose, Naomi Nishida
Written by Yoko Izumisawa
Welcome back, First love.
おかえり、初恋。
Oct 8 · MBS · 1 episode
Drama
Cast Kouhei Higuchi, Meari Hayashi
LOST10
Oct 16 · TBS · 10 episodes
Mystery
Cast Ryusei Yokohama, Shun Oguri, Anne Nakamura
Written by Satoko Okudera
Quiztopia
国民クイズ
Dec 17 · Netflix · 8 episodes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Cast Takayuki Yamada, Kana Kurashina, Riko Ishida
When It Rains, It Pours Season 2
ふったらどしゃぶり シーズン2
Nov 5 · MBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Asahi Ito, Jun Muto, Shiori Akita
Written by Hiraki Mari
Doubt
ダウト－15年目の復讐－
Oct 1 · YTV · 2 episodes
Mystery
Cast Nimura Sawa, Taiki Sato, Yoshihiko Hosoda
Our Hakone Ekiden
俺たちの箱根駅伝
Oct 10 · Nippon TV · 1 episode
Drama
Cast Yo Oizumi, Sairi Ito, Tomohisa Yamashita
Written by Jun Ikeido
Borders
ボーダーズ 警視庁特殊事件対策班
Oct 16 · TV Tokyo · 1 episode
Cast Ikki Sawamura, Mahiro Takasugi, Tina Tamashiro
Written by Kazunao Furuya, Takeshi Aoshima