Netflix Drama Downtime Sets September 17 Premiere With Matsuoka and Nakarii
The series pairs two leading actresses in a medical drama that uses the recovery period after cosmetic surgery as its central motif, with a director and writer known for recent Netflix and TV dramas.
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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.
Downtime is an original Netflix series set in the cosmetic surgery industry, following plastic surgeon Fumi Numata after she is forced out of her university hospital job. She joins the clinic of Reina Toyama, a charismatic cosmetic surgeon who believes beauty can save people. The two clash over their opposing beliefs while patients are transformed.
The cast includes Shotaro Mamiya as the clinic's vice director, Minami Tanaka as the nursing chief, and Riku Hagiwara as a staff member. Atsuro Watabe plays Reina's father, the clinic's former director and current chairman. Yuki Saito, known for the drama Unmet, directs, with Junya Ikegami writing the script.
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