Filmarks 2026 Summer Drama Expectation Ranking: VIVANT Season 2 Leads by Wide Margin
The ranking highlights the decisive advantage of established sequels like VIVANT Season 2 over new dramas, while also showing that first-time lead roles and original screenplays still generate strong interest.
Reporting from 1 source: Magmix.
Filmarks, the Japanese review service, published its 2026 summer drama expectation ranking based on Clip! (want-to-watch) counts. VIVANT Season 2 took first place with 9,912 Clip!, far ahead of second-place Kokuhaku: 25-nenme no Himitsu (2,195 Clip!). The top 10 includes dramas starring Aoi Yu and Hokuto Matsumura, as well as multiple medical-themed works.
The film and drama review service Filmarks has released its 2026 summer drama expectation ranking, aggregating Clip! (want-to-watch) registrations. The list covers terrestrial dramas airing from June to August 2026. VIVANT Season 2 holds a commanding lead with 9,912 Clip!, followed by Kokuhaku: 25-nenme no Himitsu at 2,195 and T-Shirt ga Kawaku made at 2,034. The ranking also includes several medical dramas and works featuring first-time leading actors or screenwriters.
- Last Note: 10th place, 730 Clip!
- First Cry: Mother-Child Emergency Rescue Team: 9th place, 735 Clip!
- Crossroad: The Promise of Emergency Rescue: 8th place, 741 Clip!
- Kimi no Suki wa Muteki: 7th place, 803 Clip!
- Sayonara Noir: 6th place, 877 Clip!
- Ichijigen no Sashiki: 5th place, 1,158 Clip!
- Midnight Taxi: 4th place, 1,535 Clip!
- T-Shirt ga Kawaku made: 3rd place, 2,034 Clip!; stars Aoi Yu in her first TBS lead role
- Kokuhaku: 25-nenme no Himitsu: 2nd place, 2,195 Clip!; Hokuto Matsumura's first solo lead in a terrestrial drama
- VIVANT Season 2: 1st place, 9,912 Clip!; sequel to the hit 2023 drama starring Masato Sakai
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.