Downtime is an eight-episode Netflix drama series set to premiere worldwide on September 17, starring Mayu Matsuoka and Riisa Naka, with a full cast of 25 announced.
Netflix will premiere its original drama series Downtime on September 17. The eight-episode show stars Mayu Matsuoka and Riisa Naka, following a plastic surgeon who loses her university hospital post and joins a cosmetic surgery clinic run by a charismatic doctor. The full cast of 25 was revealed in July, including Shotaro Mamiya, Minami Tanaka, Hiromi Nagasaku, and Atsuro Watabe, alongside Riku Hagiwara.
The series depicts the light and shadow of the cosmetic surgery industry. Matsuoka plays plastic surgeon Fumi Numata and Naka plays charismatic cosmetic surgeon Rin Toyama. The production is supervised by Takasu Clinic, with detailed fact-checking and guidance for all cosmetic surgery depictions. Scene photos released in September show the two leads performing surgery, with patients' special makeup handled by a team led by Amazing JIRO, known for work on the Netflix series I'll Fall into Hell.
The series follows The Naked Director and Tokyo Swindlers as the latest installment in Netflix's run of dramas depicting the hidden sides of unknown worlds, this time turning to Japan's accelerating cosmetic surgery trend. Director Yuki Saito, known for Unmet: A Neurosurgeon's Diary, teams with screenwriter Junya Ikegami, who worked on The Blood of Wolves and The Queen of Villains. Producers include Harue Miyake of Tokyo Swindlers and Katsuhito Motegi, who directed The Queen of Villains. All eight episodes stream at once.
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Netflix has released 10 scene photos from its upcoming series "Downtime," which stars Mayu Matsuoka and Riisa Naka in lead roles and depicts the light and shadow of the cosmetic surgery industry. The series is set to stream worldwide on September 17. The released photos show Matsuoka as plastic surgeon Fumi Numata and Naka as charismatic cosmetic surgeon Rin Toyama performing surgery, alongside appearances by Shotaro Mamiya, Minami Tanaka, Reiji Nakagawa, Kōki, Hana Amano, Yumi Adachi, Naoko Ken, and Shunsuke Kazama. The special makeup for patients is handled by a team led by Amazing JIRO, known for work on the Netflix series "I'll Fall into Hell." Custom-made prosthetics applied to each actor reproduce the process from immediately after surgery through the recovery period to the final result. The production is supervised by Takasu Clinic, with detailed fact-checking and guidance conducted for all cosmetic surgery depictions. Director Yuki Saito, known for "Unmet: A Neurosurgeon's Diary," teams with screenwriter Junya Ikegami, who worked on "The Blood of Wolves" and "The Queen of Villains." Producers include Harue Miyake of "Tokyo Swindlers" and Katsuhito Motegi, who directed "The Queen of Villains." The series also published a keyword list explaining industry terms such as "Chokubi" and "Shadow Doctor."
Aug 7
Netflix will premiere the original drama series Downtime on September 17, starring Mayu Matsuoka and Riisa Naka. The eight-episode show follows a plastic surgeon who loses her university hospital post and joins a cosmetic surgery clinic run by a charismatic doctor. The cast includes Shotaro Mamiya, Minami Tanaka, and Riku Hagiwara.
Jul 15
Netflix announced a September 17 release date and a teaser trailer for its drama series 'Downtime,' which explores the cosmetic surgery industry. The full cast of 25 was revealed, including Mayu Matsuoka, Riisa Naka, Shotaro Mamiya, Minami Tanaka, Hiromi Nagasaku, and Atsuro Watabe. The series will stream all eight episodes at once.