Netflix Japan Unveils Trailer for Live-Action Quiztopia
Netflix Japan released the main trailer and key art on Tuesday for Quiztopia, its eight-episode live-action adaptation of Reiichi Sugimoto and Shinkichi Kato's Kokumin Quiz manga.
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Why it matters
The trailer sells the premise rather than the cast: a quiz show as the state itself, with the eliminated sent to forced labor as entertainment, which is the part of the manga Netflix is choosing to lead with before December 17.
Key Facts
- Netflix Japan released the main trailer and key art for Quiztopia on Tuesday.
- Quiztopia is an eight-episode live-action adaptation of Reiichi Sugimoto and Shinkichi Kato's Kokumin Quiz manga.
- Takayuki Yamada stars as KK, the host of the National Quiz show.
- Teruyuki Yoshida directs and co-writes the scripts with Maggy.
- Quiztopia premieres on Netflix on December 17.
The English-subtitled trailer shows scenes with 8,000 extras and in-story commercials carrying the government's propaganda messages. Takayuki Yamada plays KK, the host of a National Quiz show that governs an alternate Japan. Teruyuki Yoshida directs and co-writes with Maggy. The series premieres December 17.
The alternate Japan of Quiztopia is run from a studio floor. Under the National Quiz Law, a surviving contestant can be granted wealth, fame, the death of an enemy, or ownership of a national landmark, and the forced labor awaiting eliminated players is broadcast as entertainment. Masahiro Takashima plays Commander Murakoshi, who leads the Reward and Punishment Squad that carries out the penalties the quiz results dictate. Eiko Koike is Shoko Kamijo, the producer behind the show, and Riko Ishida is Marii, a girl intent on killing KK. Teruyuki Yoshida directs the eight episodes and co-writes with Maggy, with music by Yasunori Nishiki.
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- Anime News Network Live-Action Quiztopia Series Unveils Trailer, Key Art