Osamu Mukai Stars in WOWOW Medical Drama 'MR - Medical Representative'
This marks the third WOWOW adaptation of Yo Hisakata's medical novels, continuing the network's focus on ethically charged medical dramas.
Key Facts
- Osamu Mukai stars as Masaki Kio in the WOWOW drama 'MR - Medical Representative', which is based on Yo Hisakata's novel 'MR'.
- The series follows Kio, a medical representative at Tenpo Pharmaceutical, as he works to get the company's diabetes drug 'Pancel' selected as a first-line treatment in clinical guidelines.
- The plot involves interference from a rival foreign company and a drug injury lawsuit involving Tenpo's cancer drug 'Novelma'.
- This is the third WOWOW adaptation of Hisakata's work, following 'The Third Mistake' (2009) and 'God's Hand' (2019).
- The drama is written by Takashi Kosaka and directed by Hiro Kanai, and will air and stream on WOWOW this fall.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
WOWOW will air and stream 'MR - Medical Representative', a medical drama based on Yo Hisakata's novel, this fall. Osamu Mukai stars as Masaki Kio, an MR navigating the pharmaceutical industry's conflicts between sales and ethics. The series is the third WOWOW adaptation of Hisakata's works.
Osamu Mukai will lead the cast of 'MR - Medical Representative', a WOWOW drama adaptation of Yo Hisakata's novel 'MR'. The series follows Masaki Kio, an MR at mid-sized pharmaceutical company Tenpo Pharmaceutical, who works to get his company's diabetes drug 'Pancel' selected as a first-line treatment in clinical guidelines. Interference from a rival foreign company and a drug injury lawsuit involving Tenpo's cancer drug 'Novelma' drive the plot. The script is by Takashi Kosaka, direction by Hiro Kanai. This is the third WOWOW adaptation of Hisakata's work, following 'The Third Mistake' (2009) and 'God's Hand' (2019).
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Sources
- Cinema Today 向井理主演で久坂部羊の小説をドラマ化 連続ドラマW「MR -医薬情報担当者-」今秋放送・配信