The eight-episode series is streaming worldwide on Netflix as of July 2, 2026, and has ranked first on Netflix Japan's weekly Top 10 for two weeks and entered the global Top 10 for non-English series.
The original Netflix series Gas Human (also referred to as Gas Man in promotional materials) is a reboot of Toho's 1960 tokusatsu film The First Gas Man. It was directed by Shinzo Katayama and executive produced by Yeon Sang-ho, who also wrote the screenplay. The series was announced in June 2026 with a trailer that revealed its July 2 premiere date, along with key art and a cast including Shun Oguri, Yu Aoi, UTA (in the title role), Suzu Hirose, Kento Hayashi, and Yutaka Takenouchi.
Production ran from September 2024 to April 2025 across about 120 locations, with over 1,000 sites scouted. The shoot achieved the first full closure of Tokyo Station's front plaza for a Japanese film production, after 18 months of negotiations. Southern All Stars' 1980s song Itoshi no Ellie was used as an insert song, a choice that Yeon Sang-ho described as a fateful match.
Upon release, Gas Human debuted at number one on Netflix's weekly Japan Top 10 and at number seven on the global Top 10 for non-English series. It later held the top spot in Japan for two weeks and entered the global Top 10. Cinema Today analyzed the series' popularity, attributing it to the way the gas man premise exposes pre-existing societal fractures rather than simply causing panic, a theme the analysis noted Yeon Sang-ho has refined in previous works.
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Cinema Today analyzes why Netflix's 'Gas Human' has been a hit, ranking first on Netflix Japan for two weeks and entering the global Top 10. The series, a reboot of Toho's 1960 film, uses its gas man premise to expose societal distortions rather than cause panic. The analysis credits the story, cast (including Suzu Hirose and Kento Hayashi), and direction by Shinzo Katayama.
Netflix's original series "Gas Man" debuted at #1 on Netflix's weekly Japan Top 10 and #7 on the Global Top 10 for non-English series. The show is a completely original story based on Toho's 1960 tokusatsu film "The First Gas Man," marking the first Toho-Netflix collaboration. A newly shot special art featuring the cast and creators has been released.
Southern All Stars' classic song 'Itoshi no Ellie' is used as an insert song in the Netflix series 'Gas Human,' a reboot of Toho's 1960 film 'The First Gas Human.' The 8-episode series, directed by Shinzo Katayama with a screenplay by Yeon Sang-ho, streams worldwide on Netflix. Yeon Sang-ho pushed for the song, calling the match fateful.
Netflix and Toho have released the main trailer and key art for the eight-episode series "Gas Man," a reboot of Toho's 1960 special effects film "The First Gas Man." The series, directed by Shinzo Katayama and executive produced by Yeon Sang-ho, follows detectives Kenji Okamoto (Shun Oguri) and Kyoko Kono (Yu Aoi) as they pursue a killer who can turn his body into gas. The trailer shows the Gas Man, played by debut actor UTA, announcing a press conference where he will reveal his methods and next target. Suzu Hirose and Kento Hayashi play video streamer siblings, and Yutaka Takenouchi plays a former yakuza-turned-company president. Filming ran from September 2024 to April 2025 across about 120 locations, with location scouting covering over 1,000 sites. The production achieved the first full closure of Tokyo Station front for a Japanese film shoot after 18 months of negotiations. The series streams worldwide on Netflix from July 2.