VIVANT – EPISODE01-11

Drama: Vivant
Romaji: Vivant

Japanese: VIVANT
Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa, Yohei Miyazaki, Akiko Kato
Writer: Hiroyuki Yatsu, Lee Jen-Mei, Hayato Miyamoto, Nana Yamamoto
Network: TBS
Episodes: 10
Release Date: July 16 – September 17, 2023
Runtime: Sunday 21:00-21:54
TV Ratings: 14.3%
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Notes

“Vivant” takes over TBS‘ Sunday 21:00 time slot previously occupied by “The Last Man: The Blind Profiler” and followed by “Worst to First: A Teen Baseball Miracle” on October 15, 2023.

Synopsis

Nogi Yusuke is the chief of Marubishi Corporation’s Energy Development Division 2 and visited the Balka Republic to recover the extra $90 million that had been transferred to GFL, a company with whom he has been working on an infrastructure project. The money however, has been transferred to over 10 subcontractors and Yusuke decides to go to Aman Constuction, but was betrayed by the cab driver. Yusuke has no choice but was left in the middle of a desert and has to find ways to resolve all his problems.

Cast



Masato Sakai	Hiroshi Abe	Fumi Nikaido	Takaya Sakoda	Robin Furuya
Yusuke Nogi	Mamoru Nozaki	Kaoru Yuzuki	Takumi Yamamoto	Ryo Mizugami



Ai Iinuma	Satoshi Hashimoto	Enya Ichikawa	Kunito Watanabe	Fumiyo Kohinata
Riho Ota	Tomohiko Hara	Tetsuya Usami	Koji Kawai	Toshihiko Nagano



Ryo Ryusei	Martin Starr	Takashi Yamanaka	Erkhembayar Ganbold	Tsaschikher Khatanzorig
Kotaro Shinjo	Samu	Ari	Aru Zairu	Adieru



Nandin-Erdene Khongorzul	Marin	Doramu Tomisakae	Barslkhagva Batbold
Jyamin	Iria Saihan	Doramu	Chingisu

Additional Cast Members:

Season 2

Drama: Vivant
Romaji: Vivant
Japanese: VIVANT
Director: Yohei Miyazaki, Akiko Kato
Writer: Hayato Miyamoto, Lee Jen-Mei, Nana Yamamoto, Shoki Doi
Network: TBS
Episodes:
Release Date: July 26, 2026 —
Runtime: Sunday 21:00-21:54
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Notes

“Vivant” takes over TBS‘ Sunday 21:00 time slot previously occupied by “Gift.”
Related titles (drama series):
1. Vivant (TBS / 2023)
2. Vivant (TBS / 2026)

Episodes: TBD
Viewership ratings: TBD
Broadcast period: 2026-Jul-26 to 2026-Dec-??

Synopsis

The story continues, focusing on the existence of “Beppan”, an unofficial unit under the Self-Defense Forces, and explores topics such as public security, terrorism, and family bonds.