VIVANT Season 2 Sets July Premiere, New Truths Expected
The sequel picks up after a first season that ended with the apparent death of the villain but left deliberate ambiguity about whether he survived, making the July premiere a key moment for the mystery.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
The second season of the Sunday Theater drama VIVANT, starring Masato Sakai, will begin on July 26. The first season aired in summer 2023 and became a cultural phenomenon, nominated for the U-Can Shingo Ryukogo Taisho buzzword award for the term BEPPAN/VIVANT. The new season is expected to reveal truths left unresolved in the finale, including the fate of antagonist Nogon Beki.
The second season of the Sunday Theater drama VIVANT, starring Masato Sakai, will premiere on July 26. The first season aired in summer 2023 and was nominated for the U-Can Shingo Ryukogo Taisho buzzword award for the term BEPPAN/VIVANT. The series follows Yusuke Nogi, a trading company employee who becomes entangled with a secret Self-Defense Forces unit called BEPPAN and an international terrorist organization called Tent. The first season ended with Nogi shooting his long-lost father, Tent leader Nogon Beki, but left clues that Beki may still be alive. The new season is expected to reveal new truths about the unresolved mysteries.
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- Eiga Natalie 「VIVANT」続編スタート前におさらい！前作で未回収の謎や伏線、第2シーズンの注目ポイントまとめ